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title: "Virtus Bologna to host Besiktas in Round 9 of the EuroLeague"
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# Virtus Bologna to host Besiktas in Round 9 of the EuroLeague

Virtus Bologna will face Turkey's Besiktas on 30 October 2026 at 22:30 Saudi (Damascus) time in Round 9 of the EuroLeague basketball competition.

[Amira Al-Khatib](https://riyadaty.com/en/author/amira-al-khatib-5) Editor Published 29 October 2026، 11:07 Saudi time

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Virtus Bologna to host Besiktas in Round 9 of the EuroLeague

[Virtus Bologna](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/virtus-bologna-657) will host Turkey's [Besiktas](https://riyadaty.com/en/team/besiktas-654) on 30 October 2026 at 22:30 Saudi (Damascus) time, in Round 9 of the 2026 [EuroLeague](https://riyadaty.com/en/competition/euroleague-35) season, with the match broadcast on Dubai Sports channel.

Virtus Bologna sit 12th in the standings with 4 points, having played 8 matches, winning 4 and losing 4, scoring 680 points and conceding 699. Besiktas are 13th with 3 points, from 8 matches in which they achieved 3 wins and suffered 5 losses, scoring 707 points and conceding 725.

Virtus Bologna's results in their last five matches have been mixed, as they lost to Zalgiris Kaunas at home 74-91 on 28 October 2026, and also lost away to Hapoel Tel Aviv 81-90. In contrast, they had earlier secured three consecutive wins, beating Baskonia at home 86-78, winning away against Paris [Basketball](https://riyadaty.com/en/sport/basketball) 96-94, and overcoming Bayern Munich away 94-87.

Besiktas, meanwhile, suffered a defeat to Olympiacos at home 73-81 on 28 October 2026, also lost away to Anadolu Efes 80-89, and lost as well away to Hapoel Tel Aviv 82-100. In contrast, they managed to beat Bayern Munich at home 95-87, and achieved an away win over Baskonia 92-84.

The two sides have met twice in previous meetings, with Besiktas beating Virtus Bologna away from home 70-71 on 23 January 2019, while Virtus Bologna beat Besiktas at home 94-90 on 7 November 2018.

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