Monaco vs Fenerbahce Match Preview: At Salle Gaston Médecin, AS Monaco and Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul will play the final match of the quarterfinals of the Euro League Playoffs. This marks game 5, as this series is currently tied at 2-2 between these two clubs.
After winning game 4 of their series with a 65-62 victory over Fenerbahce, Monaco is looking for another win to lock up home court and hoping to secure a spot in the semifinals with a win tonight.
Fenerbahce, on the other hand, had an early lead but is now in the final game of the series, looking to save the series with a crucial victory tonight on the road.
Monaco vs Fenerbahce Game Info
- Date: Wednesday 8th May 2024
- Time: 10:30 PM IST
- How to Watch Live: Ten Sports, FanCode
- Venue: Spain
- Arena: Salle Gaston Médecin
MNC vs FEN Possible Starting Five
Monaco (MNC) Possible Starting 5: Petr Cornelie, Matthew Strazel, Mike James, Alpha Diallo, Donatas Motiejunas
Fenerbahce (FEN) Possible Starting 5: Georgios Papagiannis, Tyler Dorsey, Nick Calathes, Nigel Hayes, Dyshawn Pierre
FEN vs MNC Team Preview
AS Monaco Team Updates (2-2):
- The is one of the best seasons for Monaco as they finished third in the Euro league regular season as they only fell behind the second Panathinaikos by just an extra point.
- As Monaco were just one loss away to get eliminate from the playoffs, but they bounced back and beat Fenerbahce 65-62 in Game 4 at road as they also tied the series by 2-2.
- Elie Okobo has stepped up and scored 13 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists in 26 minutes, while Mike James has scored below his average numbers at 10 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists.
- AS Monaco is expecting that Mike James will find his rhythm in the last game of quarter-final of this series, as his form is required to get advanced in the playoffs.
Fenerbahce Beko Istanbul Team Updates (2-2):
- Fenerbahce struggles on the road in this season, as they only bag 6 wins and 13 losses in the current Euro League season.
- In Game 4, Fenerbahce’s shooting percentage of 36% was extremely low. The French team was unbeatable despite having a 17-9 offensive rebounding advantage.
- Marko Guduric scored the most 14 points in last game, as followed by Nigel Hayes with 10 points, and Scottie Wilbekin with 11 points.
- To improve their chances of success in this crucial match, Fenerbahce must reduce the turnovers and execute offensively more effectively.
MNC vs FEN Injury Updates
Monaco (MNC): John Brown (Questionable)
Fenerbahce (FEN): Yigit Mestoglu (injured), John Motley (Questionable)
Monaco vs Fenerbahce Winning Prediction
- Monaco will look to take advantage of their home-court in this final encounter of this series. They’ll also be more motivated as they won the Game 4 at road.
- However, Fenerbahce is an experienced squad as their recent loss won’t affect much, they lost the both in close margin as they can bounce back in the game 5.
FEN vs MNC Last 10 H2H Match-up
- Monaco (MNC): 4 games won
- Fenerbahce (FEN): 6 games won
FEN vs MNC Team Squads
Monaco (MNC): Mike James, Jordan Loyd, Matthew Strazel, Alpha Diallo, Yakuba Ouattara, John Brown, Donatas Motiejunas, Jaron Blossomgame, Mouhammadou Jaiteh, Kemba Walker, Terrey Tarpey, Elie Okobo, Donta Hall, Petr Cornelie
Fenerbahce (FEN): Scottie Wilbekin, Tyler Dorsey, Nick Calathes, Marko Guduric, Dyshawn Pierre, Nigel Hayes, Johnathan Motley, Georgios Papagiannis, Nate Sestina, Amine Noua, Yigit Mestoglu, Yam Madar, Mert Eksioglu, Sehmus Hazer, Tarik Biberovic, Melih Mahmutoglu, Metecan Birsen, Sertac Sanli
FEN vs MNC Dream11 Team
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