KAZAN (Interstat) — UNICS Kazan will host Uralmash on Wednesday at Basket-Hall Arena, with the home team seeking to build on a strong start and the visitor looking to end a difficult stretch.

UNICS Kazan enters with a 4-2 record. Uralmash is 1-3. UNICS Kazan most recently defeated Samara 117-62. The team also beat Zenit Petersburg 95-60, defeated Dynamo Vladivostok 117-75, fell to Parma Basket Perm 97-88, lost at CSKA Moscow 79-59 and beat Zenit St. Petersburg 78-73.

Uralmash most recently fell to Parma Basket Perm 86-71. Before that, Uralmash lost at CSKA Moscow 90-85, won at Avtodor Saratov 80-75 and lost at Zenit Petersburg 92-68.

UNICS Kazan has been productive at home, where it has played several of its early-season games. The team’s losses came against Parma Basket Perm and at CSKA Moscow. UNICS Kazan has wins over Samara, Zenit Petersburg, Dynamo Vladivostok and Zenit St. Petersburg. Its home games this season have included meetings with Zenit Petersburg, Dynamo Vladivostok, Parma Basket Perm and Zenit St. Petersburg. UNICS Kazan has scored at least 95 points in three of its first six games.

Uralmash will look to improve on the road after a 1-3 start. The club’s only win came at Avtodor Saratov. Uralmash has dropped games to Parma Basket Perm, CSKA Moscow and Zenit Petersburg. Its road games this season have included trips to CSKA Moscow, Avtodor Saratov and Zenit Petersburg. Uralmash has allowed at least 86 points in three of its first four games. The matchup at Basket-Hall Arena gives Uralmash a chance to test itself against one of the league’s early leaders.

After this game, Uralmash is scheduled to visit Samara before hosting Dynamo Vladivostok. Uralmash then is set to face MBA Moscow, Enisey Krasnoyarsk, Lokomotiv Kuban, Enisey Krasnoyarsk, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Kuban, MBA Moscow and UNICS Kazan in its following games. UNICS Kazan is set to host MBA Moscow in its next game. UNICS Kazan then is slated to face Lokomotiv Kuban, Avtodor Saratov, Parma Basket Perm, Enisey Krasnoyarsk, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Kuban, Avtodor Saratov, Samara and Uralmash in its following games. Both teams will continue their schedules later in the season, with UNICS Kazan also slated to visit Uralmash on a later date.

The game will be played at Basket-Hall Arena in Kazan, where UNICS Kazan has been the home team this season. Uralmash enters after scoring 71 points in its most recent loss, while UNICS Kazan enters after scoring 117 points in its most recent win.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of UNICS Kazan 82, Uralmash 80.