PARIS (Interstat) — Virtus Bologna will visit Paris Wednesday in a matchup of teams looking to build momentum early in the season. Virtus Bologna enters with a 5-2 record, while Paris is 4-3. Paris will serve as the home team.

Virtus Bologna is coming off a 93-86 road win over Venezia. Marcus Carr, a player to watch for Virtus Bologna, finished with 13 points, two rebounds and four assists in 22 minutes. Aliou Diarra added 8 points, 11 rebounds and one block, while Trent Frazier scored 16 points and dished out five assists.

Virtus Bologna also defeated Bayern 94-87, Maxima Roma 98-89 and Olympiacos 96-94. It beat Varese 90-69, while its losses came against Olimpia Milano 87-85 and Fenerbache Koleji 78-68.

Paris is coming off a 98-84 home win over Strasbourg. Jared Rhoden, a player to watch for Paris, had 12 points, five rebounds and five assists in 21 minutes. He also produced 15 points, three rebounds and two assists in 23 minutes at Nancy. In the Strasbourg win, Tyson Etienne scored 17 points with two rebounds and three assists, while Leopold Cavaliere added 15 points, three rebounds and one assist.

Paris has earned wins over Le Mans 103-101, Zalgiris 82-78 and Nancy 78-73. Its losses came against ASVEL 98-96, Partizan 92-79 and Panathinaikos 91-72. Paris will look to use its home court and balanced scoring against a Virtus Bologna team that has been productive on the road.

The matchup features two teams with similar early-season ambitions. Virtus Bologna owns the stronger record, while Paris has shown it can score at home. Carr and Rhoden are among the players likely to shape the pace and flow of the game. Paris will need to limit turnovers and control the glass, while Virtus Bologna will aim to lean on its recent road success. Both teams will be seeking a win before their schedules continue with a busy stretch of games.

After this matchup, Virtus Bologna is set to host Baskonia and Givova Scafati before visiting Hapoel Tel Aviv and Olimpia Milano. It will also host Zalgiris, Besiktas, Trieste 2004, Dubai and Verona before a trip to Anadolu Efes. Paris will visit Crvena Zvezda, then host Boulazac and Valencia before traveling to Roanne and Dubai. Paris also is scheduled to visit Maccabi Tel Aviv, host Chalon-Sur-Saone, visit Cholet Basket and Anadolu Efes, and host Bourg-en-Bresse.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Paris 79, Virtus Bologna 71.