CHOLET, France (Interstat) — Cholet Basket will host Vechta Wednesday at La Meilleraie in Cholet, France, in a matchup of teams with different early-season records. Cholet Basket is 3-1 this season, while Vechta is 5-5. The home side has been efficient in recent play, and the visitors have shown scoring depth despite an uneven start.

Vechta enters off a 97-92 overtime home win over Ulm. The club has also recorded wins at Dziki, Promitheas Patras and Benfica, along with a home victory over Denizli Basket. Its recent setbacks include losses to Spartak Subotica, Löwen Braunschweig, Jena, Frankfurt and Bamberg. Matt Lewis has been a key contributor for Vechta. He recently posted 12 points, five rebounds, three assists and one block in 22 minutes against Spartak Subotica. He also scored 15 points with three rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes against Dziki, 21 points with four rebounds and three assists in 23 minutes against Promitheas, and 14 points with one rebound and three assists in 22 minutes against Benfica. Lewis gives Vechta a capable perimeter option who can score and create for others.

Cholet Basket most recently earned an 85-79 home win over Pau-Orthez. Digue Diawara scored 17 points in that game, while Mohamed Diarra added six points, nine rebounds, one assist and two blocks, and Aaron Towo Nansi contributed 11 points and four assists. Cholet’s other results include a 99-79 win at Hapoel Holon, an 85-76 win at Nancy, and a 97-85 home loss to ASVEL. Diawara has been productive throughout the early schedule. He scored 17 points in 21 minutes against Pau-Orthez, 10 points with eight rebounds and one block in 25 minutes against Hapoel Holon, seven points with two rebounds and two assists in 20 minutes at Nancy, and three points with three rebounds and one assist in 18 minutes against Lyon-Villeurbanne.

Cholet Basket will be at home, while Vechta will be the visiting team. Matt Lewis is a player to watch for Vechta, and Digue Diawara is a player to watch for Cholet Basket. The game will be played at La Meilleraie in Cholet, France. Both teams have additional games ahead after this cross-border matchup.

Looking ahead, Vechta is set to host Trier, host Hapoel Holon, visit Phoenix Hagen and host Chemnitz in its next several games. Cholet Basket will host Chalon-Sur-Saone, visit Nanterre, host Spartak Subotica and visit Strasbourg in its upcoming schedule. The teams are also scheduled to meet again later in Vechta.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Cholet Basket 79, Vechta 71.