NOVO MESTO, Slovenia (Interstat) — Krka will host Helios on Wednesday at Leon Stukelj Hall in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, in a matchup of teams looking to improve their early-season records. Helios will be the visiting team, while Krka will be the home team. Krka enters 3-2, while Helios is 1-2. The home side is coming off a 79-68 loss to FMP Beograd. Galin Smith, a player to watch for Krka, had 19 points, six rebounds and two blocks in 21 minutes in that game. Diante Baldwin added 12 points, four rebounds and seven assists in 31 minutes, and Urban Oman had seven points, eight rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes. Baldwin and Oman were the other productive Krka players in the loss to FMP Beograd.

Smith has been productive across recent games. He had eight points, three rebounds and two blocks in 24 minutes at Perspektiva Ilirija, 11 points, four rebounds and one block in 20 minutes against Zlatorog Lasko, and six points, two rebounds and one block in 12 minutes against Tajfun Sentjur. Krka’s other recent results include an 83-82 win at Ilirija, a 77-72 home loss to Buducnost, a 77-61 home win over Zlatorog and an 87-55 home win over Sencur.

Helios is coming off a 79-60 loss at Triglav. Nejc Klavzar, a player to watch for Helios, had 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 23 minutes in that game. Matic Mikus had nine points, six rebounds, three assists and two blocks in 25 minutes, and Gasper Ziher had 10 points, six rebounds and one block in 14 minutes. Mikus and Ziher were the other productive Helios players in the loss at Triglav. Klavzar also had 18 points, seven rebounds and six assists in 23 minutes in a 79-60 win over Helios Domzale. Helios has also played Velika Gorica and Hopsi this season.

Krka’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Crvena Zvezda, a trip to Rogaska Crystal, a game at Cibona, a home game against Sencur CP Kranj, a trip to Slovan, a game at Hopsi, a home game against Igokea, a trip to Velika Gorica, a home game against Siroki and a trip to Triglav. Helios is next scheduled to host Zlatorog, visit Ilirija, host Sencur, host Rogaska Crystal, visit Sencur CP Kranj, visit Hopsi, host Velika Gorica, host Triglav, host Krka and visit Zlatorog. The teams are scheduled to meet again when Krka visits Helios later in the season.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Krka to win 100-95.