And the… tradition continues: 18 out of 18 home team wins in Game 5 of the Euroleague!

“Coincidence repeated, ceases to be a coincidence” says the wise people, a proverb that fits “glove” to Game 5 of the Euroleague!

And this, because the tradition that wants the home team to prevail in the fifth and final game of the tournament’s playoff series was also confirmed on Wednesday night (10/05), with Monaco and Real Madrid qualifying for the semi-finals of the institution after their victories over the Maccabi Tel Aviv (96-87) and Partisans (98-94) respectively!

Somehow, the… counter arrived 18 Game 5 in as many occasions that the home team wins, a statistic that hides a lot great importance which has for a team with high aspirations to get the home advantage during the normal duration of the event.

Game 5s in EuroLeague history:

Barcelona-Tau 78-62 (2008/09)

Real Madrid–Valencia 66-58 (2010/11)

Panathinaikos–Maccabi Tel Aviv 86-85 (2011/12)

Olympiacos–Anatolou Ephesus 82-72 (2012/13)

Barcelona-Panathinaikos 64-53 (2012/13)

Real Madrid-Olympiacos 83-69 (2013/14)

CSKA Moscow-Panathinaikos 74-44 (2013/14)

Lokomotiv Kuban-Barcelona 81-67 (2015/16)

Olympiacos-Anatolou Ephesus 87-78 (2016/17)

Anatolou Efes-Real Madrid 80-71 (2018/19)

Barcelona-Zenit St Petersburg 79-53 (2020/21)

Anatolou Efes-Real Madrid 88-83 (2020/21)

Armani Milano-Bayern Munich 92-89 (2020/21)

Barcelona – Bayern 81-72 (2021/22)

Olympiacos – Monaco 94-88 (2021/22)

Olympiacos – Fenerbahce 84-72 (2022/23)

Monaco – Maccabi Tel Aviv 96-87 (2022/23)

Real Madrid – Partizan 98-94 (2022/23)

This year’s EuroLeague Final Four will be broadcast exclusively by Novasports.