EuroLeague: Partizan host Crvena Zvezda in Belgrade derby on Thursday

Update, 23 October: Partizan won the derby 85-82 after overtime. Read our match report.

Partizan host Crvena Zvezda in EuroLeague round 7 at the Belgrade Arena on Thursday 22 October, with tip-off at 6:45pm GMT, according to the EuroLeague calendar.

Form: Crvena Zvezda are 4-2 and have won their last four games, including wins over ASVEL and Paris last week, Basketball Sphere reported. Partizan are 3-3 after three straight defeats, the last two to Panathinaikos and Fenerbahçe.

Head-to-head: Partizan lead 5-3 in EuroLeague meetings between the clubs and won both last season, according to Basketball Sphere.

Team news: Partizan will be without Tonye Jekiri, Derek Willis and Vanja Marinković, Basketball Sphere reported. Crvena Zvezda list Johnathan Motley as a game-time decision, and Ebuka Izundu is expected to play. Zvezda have since signed centre Christian Koloko, Basketball Sphere reported.

Numbers: Partizan average 77.7 points per game, the fewest in the EuroLeague, and Crvena Zvezda 80.8, the second-fewest, according to Basketball Sphere. Partizan’s Carlik Jones and Crvena Zvezda’s Chris Jones share the league lead in assists with 6.0 per game.

See also: Crvena Zvezda sign Christian Koloko.