7:50 p.m
There have already been numerous duels between the two teams, but 28 of the 32 meetings went to the Berlin team. The last Tübingen victory was a long time ago, almost 13 years ago the Tigers won at home, led by the then outstanding Branislav Ratkovica. But history does not allow Baden-Württemberg’s chances to increase. The roles are clearly assigned, anything other than an away win for the Albatrosses would amount to a sensation.
7:40 p.m
The season is not yet going in the direction of the promoted team, when they returned to the upper house they had hoped for more points from the first games. The Tigers go into the duel against the Berliners with 1:4 wins. Confidence and rhythm are unlikely to be found here, it was only last weekend that the Tübingen team got a taste of a small sensation, and the possible away win in Rostock was in the air for a long time. But in the end the scoreboard showed an unfortunate 108:103 for the Seawolves after overtime. Despite the signing of US playmaker Javon Masters, who was brought in in response to the injury woes, there has been no success so far. The surprise coup against the reigning Champions League winners from Bonn was only achieved on the first matchday.
7:30 p.m
After a somewhat bumpy start, the capital club has found its rhythm better. Despite the one defeat, the Albatrosses are among the top teams in the league. The fifth win of the season should be bagged today, after two recent statement victories against newly promoted Vechta (at the time undefeated league leaders) with 98:80 and the clear 77:114 away win in Tübingen, the chances of this should be good. Coach Israel González’s team goes into the game as the clear favorites. Because even from the defeat against Valencia on Thursday in the EuroLeague there should still be a lot of positive things to take away, as the Berliners kept pace with the strong Spaniards for a good 35 minutes. If ALBA can build on this performance, then it will be a Herculean task for the Tübingen team today.
7:20 p.m
Hello and welcome to the sixth matchday of the Basketball Bundesliga! ALBA Berlin plays host to newly promoted Tigers Tübingen, tip-off is in the Paul Horn Arena at 8 p.m.!