{"id":2588,"date":"2026-09-30T11:41:40","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bankrollatlas.com\/fr\/matchs\/maccabi-tel-aviv-vs-besiktas-prediction-2026-09-30\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T23:11:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T21:11:17","slug":"maccabi-tel-aviv-vs-besiktas-prediction-2026-09-30","status":"publish","type":"ba_match","link":"https:\/\/bankrollatlas.com\/en\/matches\/basketball\/euroleague\/maccabi-tel-aviv-vs-besiktas-prediction-2026-09-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Maccabi host Besiktas in Belgrade, in an arena that cheers for nobody"},"content":{"rendered":"

Scottie Wilbekin played 124 games for Maccabi<\/a> between 2018 and 2022, and started 123 of them. On Wednesday evening he walks into his old club wearing a different shirt, Besiktas’s, in an arena where nobody is really at home: Maccabi host at the Aleksandar Nikolic Hall in Belgrade, where the EuroLeague has relocated the Israeli clubs. Two teams at 0-1 are chasing a first win there.<\/p>\n

The two clubs have not met since 2012-13, when Maccabi took both games (77-55 in Istanbul, 101-58 in Tel Aviv). Besiktas are back in the EuroLeague for the first time in thirteen seasons.<\/p>\n

Belgrade, a home game on paper only<\/h2>\n

Since the flat opening defeat at ASVEL (74-84 on 24 September), Maccabi have not played another European game: between the two rounds they beat Kiryat Ata 109-61 in the Winner Cup quarter-final, a game that says nothing about this level. Besiktas have lost three in a row in three competitions: the Super Cup against Fenerbah\u00e7e (59-72), the EuroLeague against Valencia (94-96, at home), the league against Anadolu Efes (81-95). Their coach Alimpijevic said it after the Valencia game<\/a>: “we are very far from the defence we want to play, we have to show a very different face”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Team<\/th>\nCompetition<\/th>\nOpponent<\/th>\nScore<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Maccabi<\/td>\nEuroLeague, R1<\/td>\nASVEL (away)<\/td>\n74-84<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maccabi<\/td>\nWinner Cup, QF<\/td>\nKiryat Ata<\/td>\n109-61<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Besiktas<\/td>\nSuper Cup<\/td>\nFenerbah\u00e7e<\/td>\n59-72<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Besiktas<\/td>\nEuroLeague, R1<\/td>\nValencia (home)<\/td>\n94-96<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Besiktas<\/td>\nLeague<\/td>\nAnadolu Efes<\/td>\n81-95<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Maccabi are living this “home” game like a road trip: final training at Hadar Yosef<\/a>, then the flight to Belgrade and a shooting session on game day.<\/p>\n

Jeffries operated on, Korkmaz in doubt<\/h2>\n

The absences weigh heavier on the Turkish side, and they are not all equal:<\/p>\n