ISTANBUL (Interstat) — Besiktas will host Barcelona on Friday at Besiktas Milangaz Arena in Istanbul, Türkiye. Barcelona enters with a 2-2 record, while Besiktas is 1-2. Besiktas’s most recent result was a 109-93 road win at Maccabi Tel Aviv. Anthony Brown led Besiktas in that victory with 20 points, five rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes, while Scottie Wilbekin added 20 points, one rebound and three assists in 22 minutes and Devon Dotson finished with 17 points, four rebounds and four assists in 25 minutes. Besiktas also has dropped games to Anadolu Efes and Valencia, falling 95-81 on the road and 96-94 at home. Besiktas has scored at least 81 points in each of its first three games, including 109 in its most recent win.

Barcelona has alternated wins and losses. The visitors most recently lost 94-87 at Dubai. Kevin Punter paced Barcelona with 25 points, five rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes. Umoja Gibson scored 12 points, two rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes, and Aleksander Balcerowski added 10 points, three rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes. Barcelona opened with a loss at Badalona, then beat Anadolu Efes 89-82 and Leyma Coruna 119-101. Punter remains the primary player to watch for Barcelona. He also had 20 points, two rebounds and two assists in 26 minutes at Badalona. Barcelona has scored at least 87 points in each of its first four games. Punter, Gibson and Balcerowski were Barcelona’s most productive players in its most recent game.

Anthony Brown is Besiktas’s player to watch. He had 20 points, five rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes in the win over Maccabi Tel Aviv, and earlier had 13 points, two rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes against Anadolu Efes. Brown and Wilbekin were among Besiktas’s most productive players in its most recent win. Dotson also scored 17 points in that victory. Barcelona’s most recent production also included Gibson and Balcerowski.

The teams have busy schedules ahead. Barcelona is set to play at Murcia, then return home for games against Zalgiris, Valencia, Maccabi Tel Aviv, Olympiacos, Basket Zaragoza and Valencia. The road slate also includes Badalona, Olimpia Milano and Bayern. Besiktas next hosts Trabzonspor, then visits Baskonia, Turk Telekom, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Anadolu Efes and Bahcesehir Kol. The home schedule includes Bayern, Galatasaray, Olympiacos and Cayirova.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Besiktas 88, Barcelona 82. The projection favors Besiktas by six points.