KRASNODAR (Interstat)—Lokomotiv Kuban will host MBA Moscow on Saturday at Olympus in Krasnodar, Russia, in a basketball game between teams with different early-season records. Lokomotiv Kuban enters at 2-1, while MBA Moscow is 0-1. The home team will look to build on its recent form, and the visiting team will seek its first victory of the season.

Lokomotiv Kuban has won two of its first three games. Its most recent result was an 81-66 home victory over Enisey Krasnoyarsk. Earlier this season, Lokomotiv Kuban beat CSKA Moscow 90-82 on the road and lost at home to Anadolu Efes 88-82. Those results have given Lokomotiv Kuban a 2-1 mark going into Saturday’s game. The club has one home win, one home loss and one road win this season. Its two wins came against Enisey Krasnoyarsk and CSKA Moscow.

MBA Moscow is seeking its first win of the season after an 82-65 loss to CSKA Moscow in its most recent game. CSKA Moscow won on MBA Moscow’s home floor. MBA Moscow will be the visiting team on Saturday, giving Lokomotiv Kuban the advantage of playing at Olympus in Krasnodar. The visitors will aim to recover from that result and compete on the road. MBA Moscow’s 0-1 start includes that home game against CSKA Moscow.

Aleksej Pokusevski is a player to watch for Lokomotiv Kuban. In his most recent performance, he recorded 20 points, five rebounds, two assists and one block in 25 minutes against Anadolu Efes. Pokusevski’s scoring, rebounding and defensive presence give Lokomotiv Kuban a notable option as it prepares for MBA Moscow. His play will be a factor in the matchup.

MBA Moscow’s schedule after Saturday includes a home game against Enisey Krasnoyarsk and a home game against Parma Basket Perm. The team will then play road games at Avtodor Saratov and UNICS Kazan. Later opponents include Enisey Krasnoyarsk, Uralmash, Avtodor Saratov, Dynamo Vladivostok, Samara and Zenit Petersburg.

Lokomotiv Kuban’s schedule after Saturday includes a road game at CSKA Moscow, followed by home games against Avtodor Saratov and Zenit Petersburg. The team will also travel to Samara, Uralmash and Dynamo Vladivostok, with additional home games against UNICS Kazan and Parma Basket Perm. Lokomotiv Kuban also has later road games at UNICS Kazan and Enisey Krasnoyarsk. Both teams will continue their schedules after the meeting at Olympus.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Lokomotiv Kuban 88, MBA Moscow 79.