MOS vs FEN Dream11: Reigning champion CSKS Moscow hit the road for a crunch clash against eternal rival Fenerbahce, as both the teams seek morale-boosting wins. The Turkish giants have had an average season so far, as they sit in the bottom half of the table, having won just three times in the first seven games, while Moscow are losing the plot, as it seems, following two defeats in three matches. They have lost the top-spot and now sit at 6th on the points table.
That said, Moscow’s position is not as bad as it seems, for just one game separating them from the top spot, which they can reclaim from leader Maccabi Tel Aviv with a win in their next game. Fenerbahce, on the other hand, have too much ground to make in the title race. They are four games behind the top-spot and could even find themselves in the bottom three if Moscow beat them by 30 points or more.
Match Info:
Teams: Fenerbahce and CSKA Moscow
Match Timing: November 15, 10:30 PM
Venue: Sports Swimming Complex CSKA
Keynotes:
Fenerbahce have won just 8 times in the 26 games they played against CSKA Moscow.
Fenerbahce beat Moscow last season in the home fixture in EuroLeague.
CSKA Moscow’s 2016 title win came against Fenerbahce courtesy of an overtime win. Nando de Colo, who now plies his trade with the Turkish outfit, scored a game-high 22 points in that game.
Fenerbahce’s Kostas Sloukas and CSKA star Kyle Hines won EuroLeague titles together in 2012 and 2013 with Olympiacos Piraeus.
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Mike James: He is averaging more than 15 points per game for CSKA Moscow in EuroLeague this season. The 29-year-old scored a season-high 28 points against BCK Khimki.
Darrun Hilliard: His performance from the 3-points has been impressive. He is averaging in the double-digits as well.
In addition, Johannes Voigtmann and Kyle Hines should be in your team. The duo gets significant minutes and are in good scoring touch as well.
Since Nando de Colo is out for the visitors, Derrick Williams, Nikola Kalinic and Kostas Sloukas are expected to be in the thick of things.
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CSKA Moscow team news:
CSKA Moscow were dealt a major blow after the injury to Will Clyburn. The 29-year-old suffered an Achilles Tendon injury during Moscow’s 82-66 win over Alba Berlin. He is expected to miss the rest of the season.
Kosta Koufos is back fit now and is expected to get more minutes due to Clyburn’s injury.
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Fenerbahce team news:
As mentioned above, Fenerbahce will go into their next game without Nando de Colo. How big a blow this is for the visitors is clear from the fact that Colo is leading the scoring charts, not only for his team but also in the EuroLeague this season. The 32-year-old Frenchman has scored at 20.9 points per game in European games this season.
The visitors are expected to hand EuroLeague debut for Berkay Candan as a result.
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CSKA Moscow: Nikita Kurbanov, Kyle Hines, Mike James, Janis Strelnieks, Andrey Vorontsevich
Fenerbahce: Nikola Kalinic, Kostas Sloukas, Jan Vesely, Derrick Williams, Melih Mahmutoglu
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CSKA Moscow: Johannes Voigtmann, Joel Bolomboy, Kyle Hines, Semen Antonov, Mike James, Andrey Vorontsevich, Daniel Hackett, Aleksandr Khomenko, Andrey Lopatin, Joel Bolomboy, Janis Strelnieks, Nikita Kurbanov, Ivan Ukhov, Mikhail Kulagin, Ron Baker
Fenerbahce: Ergi Tirpanci, Ekrem Sancakli, Leo Westermann, Melih Mahmutoglu, Nikola Kalinic, Tarik Biberovic, Kostas Sloukas, Egehan Arna, Derrick Williams, Jan Vesley, Berkay Candan, Ali Muhammad, Ahmet Duverioglu, Luigi Datome, Joffrey Lauvergne, Vladimir Stimac
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MOS vs FEN DREAM11 teams:
Team 1:
PG: M James (SP)
SG: D Hillard, K Sloukas, M Mahmutoglu
SF: N Kurbanov
PF: J Voigtmann, D Williams
C: K Hines
Team 2:
PG: M James (SP)
SG: D Hillard, K Sloukas
SF: N Kurbanov, Kalinic
PF: J Voigtmann, D Williams
C: K Hines