Olympiacos – Panathinaikos: Derby in the SEF with a background of the four in Euroleague and the seat advantage

Derby “eternal”… Act 6th this season. Olympiacos – Panathinaikos for the 29th Euroleague race (19:45, Newsit.gr, Novasports Prime) can give the winner a big lead in winning a place in the first four of the event. The agony for the loser will continue. Another “eternal battle”! In a key match for the home advantage of Euroleague’s play off, Olympiacos will host Panathinaikos at the SEF, for the 29th race in the event. The two Greek teams are in the first six-team after 28 games, which means they will… expect the first eight to be completed with the conduct of Play In, the new phase added to the broadcasting system since this year. Panathinaikos is 3rd with 18 wins – 10 losses and Olympiacos is 5th with one less victory (17-11). Balance… fragile, as 2nd Barcelona has just one more victory than Panathinaikos and Monaco, while Fenerbahce and Virtus Bologna count from 17 wins and 11 defeats as well. In case Panathinaikos wins the SEF, then he gets a head start for a home advantage in the playoffs, while he and the upper hand in case of a tie with the “reds” after in the first round, Olympiacos won the extension and the tie points do not count in the extension. If Olympiacos wins, of course he will have the upper hand in case of a tie. Olympiacos counts 5 consecutive victories over Panathinaikos in Euroleague. At the same time, he runs a 5 win streak in the event. Panathinaikos comes from 3 consecutive wins in the season. This will be the sixth encounter of the two teams this season, with the Piraeus team already counting three wins in the previous five. Olympiacos won the Super Cup final (75-51), the Euroleague premiere (78-88) and the Greek Cup final (69-58). The “greens” have prevailed in the two Basketball League games (66-54 in the SEF and 85-80 in OAKA). Olympiacos has the… tradition on his side, as in the two teams’ competitions for the top European event counts 13 wins against seven of the “greens”. Remember that “reds” come from a partial score of 19-3 over Panathinaikos, in all events, from 23 December 2021! George Bartzokas can count on the Williams– Goss and Laredzaki, who overcame their injuries, while Wakap will be on the mission, even though he is not completely ready. On the other hand, Erkin Ataman does not count on Vildosa and Antetokounbo. The show will be run by Sreten Radovic (Croatia), Carlos Peruga (Spain) and Uros Nikolic (Serbia). The program of the evening: 19:45 Olympiacos – Panathinaikos AKTOR (Novasports ) 19:45 Fenerbahce – Valencia (Novasports ) 20:00 Red Star – Maccabi (Novasports ) 21:00 Alba Berlin – Monaco (Novasports ) 21:30 Baskonia – Armani Milan (Novasports ) 21:30 Barcelona – Partizan (Novasports ) In the six games remaining until the completion of the regular season, everything can happen in terms of the eight, given that Basconia and Maccabi Tel Aviv have two wins less than Olympic, Fenerbahce and Bologna. Real Madrid despite its three successive defeats is the only team that can feel more optimistic that it will remain in the first place until the line of the fine of the regular season, as it is in +3 wins from the second Barcelona. The score after 28 games Real Madrid 22-6 Barcelona 19-9 Panathinaikos 18-10 Monaco 18-10 Olympiacos 17-11 Virtus 17-11 Fenerbahce 17-11 Baskonia 15-13 Maccabi 15-13 Partizan 13-14 Valencia 13-15 Anatolu Ephes 12-16 Bayern 12-16 Armani Milan 11-16 Zalgiris 11-17 Red Star 10-18 Villarban 6-22 Alba 5-23