The second round of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague 2024-25 season is going to witness several rival teams playing each other. Olympiakos vs Zalgiris Kaunas is one of the most anticipated and largely followed rivalries that has only intensified over the year. Now once again the basketball fans are going to witness this rivalry on October 11, 2024. Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus is expected to be sold out ahead of this match considering the growing excitement and current trend. Nevertheless, many of the basketball fans engaged themselves in the anticipated discussion about the match such as the lineups of both teams, win prediction, and more. We have published this article to cater to the queries of the basketball fans by sharing all the imperative details of the match and some major updates of this game. Some players are reportedly going to miss out on this match. Find their names in the match preview section of this article.
Olympiakos vs Zalgiris Kaunas Match Preview
Peace and Friendship Stadium in Piraeus will host the game between Olympiakos and Zalgiris Kaunas on October 11, 2024. The nail-biting enthralling encounter will kick start at 6:15 PM UTC. Furthermore, Olympiakos vs Zalgiris Kaunas is between the number 17 and number 7 teams respectively. At this point in time, Olympiakos is at 17th while Zalgiris Kaunas is at 7th in the points table. Where one team has momentum after winning the first game of the season, the other is still looking for the first victory of the season. Considering both teams’ situations, the fans can expect stiff competition and a nail-biting clash between Olympiakos and Zalgiris Kaunas at Peace and Friendship Stadium. Continue reading this article.
In their last five games, both Olympiakos and Zalgiris Kaunas have won an equal number of games, each winning four matches out of their last five matches. The only games Olympiakos and Zalgiris Kaunas lost were against Fenerbahce and Rytas respectively. Speaking about the major updates that surfaced just before the game three players of Olympiakos will miss this match. Yes, you read that right, this update came as a huge blow to Olympiakos as Evans K, Fall M, and Milutinov N will miss out on this game due to injury concerns.
Olympiakos vs Zalgiris Kaunas Head-To-Head
The last time Turkish Airlines EuroLeague witnessed the head-to-head encounter between Olympiakos and Zalgiris Kaunas was on March 1, 2024, when Olympiakos outplayed Zalgiris Kaunas the match by scoring 95 points while conceding only 76 points. However, it can not be said that Olympiakos often dominate Zalgiris Kaunas because they have won 10 matches against each other in their 20 H2H matchups. On October 11, 2024, Olympiakos and Zalgiris Kaunas will once again lock horns with each other as part of the second round of the Turkish Airlines EuroLeague.
Olympiakos and Zalgiris Kaunas Lineups
Olympiakos Squad:
- Dorsey Tyler
- Fournier Evan
- Walkup Thomas
- Petrusev Filip
- Milutinov Nikola
- Vildoza Luca
- Papanikolaou Kostas
- Mitrou-Long Naz
- Wright Moses
- Larentzakis Giannoulis
- Williams-Goss Nigel
- Mckissic Shaquielle
- Peters Alec
- Vezenkov Aleksandar
- Bartzokas Georgios (coach)
Zalgiris Kaunas Squad:
- Manek Brady
- Lekavicius Lukas
- Sirvydis Deividas
- Mitchell Matt
- Trinchieri Andrea (coach)
- Ulanovas Edgaras
- Smailagic Alen
- Dunston Bryant
- Giedraitis Dovydas
- Wallace Tyrone
- Brazdeikis Ignas
- Butkevicius Arnas
- Francisco Sylvain
- Birutis Laurynas
Olympiakos vs Zalgiris Kaunas Win Prediction
The second round of the EuroLeague is filled with lots of entertainment and action as some teams are trying to keep their momentum while some are striving to secure their first victory of the season. In the matchup of Olympiakos and Zalgiris Kaunas, the odds are majorly against the latter, thus Olympiakos is the favorite team to win this match. Stay tuned to this website for more details and further updates.
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