📢What tactical schemes can be used against zone defense? Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi and Darussafaka will show us their offensive options as they clash on 18 May at 12:30 in the "Basketball Super League" tournament. The favorite for the match is the Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi team, and the victory of each side is rated as follows: against . We will analyze how accurate the bookmakers' ratings are in our prediction.
Head-to-Head
📊Teams Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi and Darussafaka have only one official match in their history. The contest took place on 18 January 2025 at the venue of Darussafaka, ending with the score 89:81.

Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi Team Overview
🏆This season, Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi has stepped onto the court for 29 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 15 victories, 14 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi boasts a success rate of 51.72%, while their defeats account for 48.28% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 166.93 points, with an average of 82.03 points per match and conceding 84.9 points to the opposition.
🏀At their home venue, the team's average score per game is 83.86 points. In home games, the team's defense concedes an average of 80.64 points per game.
Match Results: Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi

Darussafaka Team Overview
🏆This season, Darussafaka has stepped onto the court for 29 matches, with their performance breaking down as follows: 9 victories, 20 defeats.
📈Throughout this season, Darussafaka boasts a success rate of 31.03%, while their defeats account for 68.97% of their total matches.
📊The team plays with the average over/under of 169.93 points, with an average of 82.21 points per match and conceding 87.72 points to the opposition.
🏀Away, the team throws on average 80.5 points per game, misses on average 94 points per meeting.
Match Results: Darussafaka
Prediction for the 1st quarter
Head-to-Head Matches:
- Total encounters - 1;
- First quarter wins at home for the hosts - 0; for the visitors on the road - 0;
- Average total points in the first quarter: 40;
- Today's home team averages 22, while the visitors average 18.
First Quarter Stats: Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi (home) vs Darussafaka (away)
- Tournament matches played: 14 vs 14;
- Number of wins: 8 (57.14%) vs 4 (28.57%);
- Number of losses: 5 (35.71%) vs 10 (71.43%);
- Number of draws: 1 (7.14%) vs 0 (0%).
- Average points scored: 21.5 vs 19.64;
- Average points conceded: 20.64 vs 23.29.
Last 10 Matches (Overall):
- Number of wins: 7 vs 6;
- Number of losses: 2 vs 4;
- Number of draws: 1 vs 0;
- Average first quarter total: 44.1 (scored - 22.9, conceded - 21.2) vs 41.8 (scored - 20.8, conceded - 21).
- Darussafaka scored under 20.5 points in the 1st quarter in 6 of last 7 games (Basketball Super League).
Prediction on the outcome
H2H:
- number of matchups - 1;
- number of wins for the home team - 0, for the away team - 1.
Statistics: Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi vs Darussafaka
- number of tournament matches played: 29 vs 29;
- number of wins: 15 (51.72%) vs 9 (31.03%);
- number of losses: 14 (48.28%) vs 20 (68.97%);
- number of wins at home for the home team: 10;
- number of away wins for the away team: 1.
Last 10 matches:
- number of wins: 4 vs 3;
- number of losses: 6 vs 7;
- number of home wins for the home team: 3;
- number of away wins for the away team: 0.
- Darussafaka have lost in 16 of last 17 away games (Basketball Super League).
Prediction on the over/under
H2H:
- average total points per match for the home team - 81, for the away team - 89;
- average total points in H2H matches - 170.
Statistics: Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi vs Darussafaka
- average total in the tournament: 166.93 vs 169.93;
- average total points scored: 82.03 vs 82.21;
- average total points conceded: 84.9 vs 87.72;
- average total points scored in the 1st half: 40.52 vs 41.07;
- average total points scored in the 2nd half: 40.17 vs 40.41;
- Mersin Buyuksehir Belediyesi: average total points scored at home in the tournament - 83.86;
- Darussafaka: average total points scored away in the tournament - 80.5;
- last 10 matches (average total points scored): 79.3 (home - 82.4) vs 84.8 (away - 84).
Editorial Prediction
- Darussafaka have lost in 16 of last 17 away games (Basketball Super League).