ROME (Interstat) — Maxima Roma will look to end a rough stretch when it hosts BC Roma on Sunday in a matchup of Italian clubs with contrasting early-season results.

BC Roma enters at 2-2 after a 92-87 home win over Panevezys in its most recent outing. Marko Simonovic, Nico Mannion and Erik Stevenson were among the most productive players for BC Roma in that victory. BC Roma also owns a 108-70 home win over Tortona this season. Its two losses came on the road, 91-78 at Bahcesehir Kol. and 109-94 at Treviso. The visitors are 2-0 at home but 0-2 away from home, and they will try to reverse that road trend. BC Roma has scored at least 92 points in both of its wins. BC Roma will look to carry that scoring form into the road matchup.

Maxima Roma is 1-3 after a 92-77 loss at Turk Telekom in its most recent game. Miro Bilan, Aaron Holiday and Brynton Lemar were the most productive players for Maxima Roma in that defeat. Maxima Roma’s lone win was an 89-55 home victory over Cluj-Napoca. It also dropped games at Virtus Bologna (98-89) and at home to Azzurro Napoli (94-75). The home side is 1-1 at home and 0-2 on the road. Maxima Roma has allowed at least 92 points in each of its three losses. Maxima Roma will need a stronger defensive effort at home.

The meeting gives Maxima Roma a chance to use home court to stabilize its season, while BC Roma will try to avoid slipping back to .500. Maxima Roma has relied on Bilan, Holiday and Lemar for production, and the trio will be central to its hopes of matching BC Roma’s scoring output. BC Roma, meanwhile, has leaned on Simonovic, Mannion and Stevenson, especially in its latest win. The visitors will need those players to help offset Maxima Roma’s home advantage. The matchup features two teams still sorting out early-season rotations.

BC Roma’s upcoming schedule includes games against Balkan, Venezia, Manresa, Varese, Bosna, Givova Scafati, PAOK, Trieste 2004, Ulm and Verona. Maxima Roma will follow with matchups against Tenerife, Tortona, Venezia, Udine, Šiauliai, Trento, London, Cantu, Frankfurt and Venezia. BC Roma’s next six include four home games, while Maxima Roma’s next six include four road games. Both clubs face busy stretches after Sunday’s game, but the immediate focus is on a matchup that could influence early-season momentum.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Maxima Roma 84, BC Roma 79. Interstat’s ELO system projects BC Roma with a 52 percent probability to win.