Barcelona vs Anadolu Efes Prediction: Don't expect a productive match

Prediction for the match between Barcelona and Anadolu Efes which will take place on October 5. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Barcelona

The Catalans have a new coach and a lot of changes in the squad. The newcomers slowly acclimate to the old guys, but this process takes time. No one knows exactly how long, including Grimau, who, as a coach, has no accomplishments comparable even to Jasikevicius'.

Since September, his team has already lost twice to Real Madrid, snatched an overtime win against league newcomer Palencia, and beat Joventut 95:79. It should be noted that Barça played only against the team on their home floor. Barça has never scored more than 80 points in 40 minutes of playing time in away games.

Anadolu Efes

It's the same story here - Ataman is no longer on the team, Mitsic and Mbaye are gone, and there are many new people, but it's still unclear what will come from it.

Efes has played only one game in the Turkish Super League so far and won 89:78 against a team whose name we can't even write or pronounce, and as usual, at the start of the season, Larkin wasn't in the lineup.

All we can think of are the fall performances of Efes in previous seasons. They were abysmal.

The last time the Catalans and the Istanbulians met in October was in the 19/20 season, the same Covid season in which there was no champion, and Efes was leading the league with 24 wins in 28 games. So, the Turks lost, scoring just 64 points, and in Istanbul. Larkin was not in the lineup.

Expert Betting Tips

So, Larkin is gone again, and October hasn't been Efes' month for years. For example, in their last championship season, the Istanbulians played four away games in October and never scored more than 73 points. They lost all four of those matches.