GALATI (Interstat) — Steaua Bucuresti will visit Municipal Galati on Friday in a Romanian basketball matchup. Steaua Bucuresti enters with a 2-3 record, while Municipal Galati is 0-5.

Steaua Bucuresti won its most recent game, defeating Corona Brasov 94-89. Micah Thomas, the player to watch for Steaua Bucuresti, had 18 points, two rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes. Kyler Filewich added 14 points, nine rebounds and three assists, and Claude Robinson contributed 13 points, seven rebounds and one assist. Thomas also scored 23 points against CSM Targu Mures, 10 points against Petrolul Ploiesti and 29 points against Rapid Bucuresti in recent games. He played 32 minutes against CSM Targu Mures, 20 against Petrolul Ploiesti and 33 against Rapid Bucuresti.

Other recent Steaua Bucuresti results include a 92-89 loss to CSM Targu Mures, a 76-68 loss to Petrolul Ploiesti, a 98-88 win against Rapid Bucuresti and a 97-90 overtime loss to Valcea. The team will look to carry its recent scoring into the road game.

Municipal Galati lost its most recent game at Valcea 97-67. Anthony Crump, the player to watch for Municipal Galati, had five points, eight rebounds, two assists and one block in 19 minutes. Grant Sanders scored 12 points and added two rebounds and one assist, while Luca Carstea finished with seven points, five rebounds and one assist. Crump also had four points and six rebounds against CSO Voluntari, nine points and seven rebounds against SCM Timisoara, and eight points and eight rebounds against Craiova in recent games. He played 22 minutes against CSO Voluntari, 25 against SCM Timisoara and 19 against Craiova.

Municipal Galati’s other results include a 101-94 loss to CSO Voluntari, a 105-102 overtime loss to SCM Timisoara, a 108-99 loss to Craiova and a 101-74 loss to Oradea. Municipal Galati scored 67 points in its most recent game, 94 against CSO Voluntari, 102 against SCM Timisoara, 99 against Craiova and 74 against Oradea.

Steaua Bucuresti and Municipal Galati will meet Friday with Steaua Bucuresti holding the better record. Municipal Galati will seek its first win of the season. Steaua Bucuresti’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Pitesti, a road game at Dinamo Tbilisi and a road game at Atlassib Sibiu. Municipal Galati is set to visit Petrolul Ploiesti next and then host CSM Targu Mures.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Municipal Galati 92, Steaua Bucuresti 88. Steaua Bucuresti has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5. The over/under for the game is 176.5.