SPLIT (Interstat)—Split will host Opava on Wednesday at Arena Gripe in Split, Croatia, with the home team looking to build on its recent result and the visitors seeking a road win.

Split is 7-5 this season. Opava is 5-12. Split won the most recent head-to-head meeting 74-68 at Opava, and the teams will meet again in this matchup.

Opava enters after a 99-80 loss at JIP Pardubice. Simon Pursl, Opava’s player to watch, had 21 points and 11 rebounds in that game. Jalen Montgomery added 16 points and six rebounds, and Ethan Chargois scored 14 points. Pursl also had 13 points and two rebounds at Promitheas, 16 points and seven rebounds against Slavia Prague ERA NBK, and 13 points and eight rebounds against JBC MMCITE Brno. He had nine rebounds in a win over GAPA Hradec and eight rebounds in a loss to JBC MMCITE Brno. Pursl also had nine points and four rebounds against Trier and six points and four rebounds against Sokol Pisek. Opava will need Pursl active on the boards and effective around the basket.

Split comes off an 82-77 win at Samobor. Vito Kucic, Split’s player to watch, led the way with 20 points and six assists. Benedikt Turudic posted 11 points and 10 rebounds, while Nick Johnson added 13 points, six rebounds and four assists. Kucic had 19 points, two rebounds and four assists against Cibona and 19 points, two rebounds and one assist at Alkar. He had 16 points and three rebounds at Trier and five points, six rebounds and three assists against Zadar. Split will look to use its home court and balanced scoring to control the pace.

Arena Gripe will host the matchup. Opava’s recent results include losses to Promitheas Patras, Slavia Prague ERA NBK, Trier, JBC MMCITE Brno, Trepca Mitrovice and Sokol Pisek, along with wins over GAPA Hradec, Batumi-RSU and USK Prague. Split’s recent results include wins over Samobor, Promitheas Patras, Alkar, KK Dubrava Zagreb and Kvarner 2010, along with losses to Batumi-RSU, Cibona, Trier, Zadar and Trepca Mitrovice. Split lost to Cibona 93-81 in overtime and beat Alkar 76-75, while Opava lost to Trepca Mitrovice 89-80 and beat Batumi-RSU 102-62. Opava also dropped a 75-72 decision to JBC MMCITE Brno, and Split fell 84-73 to Zadar. Opava will need Pursl to continue his recent production in the paint. Split will rely on Kucic’s scoring and playmaking to keep its offense moving. Opava next plays Nova Hut Ostrava, while Split next hosts Skrljevo.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Split 93, Opava 88. Interstat’s ELO system gives Split an 81.3 percent probability to win. The simulator and ELO projections both favor Split.