KRASNODAR (Interstat) — Lokomotiv Kuban will host Avtodor Saratov on Wednesday at Olympus in Krasnodar, Russia, in a regular-season matchup.

Lokomotiv Kuban enters with a 3-2 record after an 87-84 loss at CSKA Moscow in its most recent game. The home team opened the season with a 90-82 road win at CSKA Moscow before falling 88-82 to Anadolu Efes. Lokomotiv responded with an 81-66 home win over Enisey Krasnoyarsk and a 92-87 home victory against MBA Moscow. The recent loss at CSKA Moscow ended a two-game winning streak. Lokomotiv has scored at least 81 points in each of its five games and has reached 90 points twice. Its two defeats have come against CSKA Moscow and Anadolu Efes. Lokomotiv Kuban has won two of its three home games this season, beating Enisey Krasnoyarsk and MBA Moscow in Krasnodar.

Avtodor Saratov is 2-2 after a 91-71 loss at Zenit Petersburg in its most recent game. The visiting team began the season with a 77-69 home win over Samara, then lost 80-75 at home to Uralmash. Avtodor followed with a 74-72 road win at Enisey Krasnoyarsk before the loss at Zenit Petersburg. Avtodor has scored between 71 and 77 points in each of its four games. The team will seek to avoid a second straight road defeat and earn a split of its recent road stretch. Avtodor Saratov has split its two home games and split its two road games. It has scored 77, 75, 74 and 71 points in its four contests.

The matchup at Olympus is part of the regular-season schedule. Lokomotiv Kuban will try to protect its home court before returning to league play against Zenit Petersburg in its next game. Avtodor Saratov is scheduled to host MBA Moscow next before a road game at CSKA Moscow later. Both teams also have upcoming games against UNICS Kazan, Parma Basket Perm and Enisey Krasnoyarsk during the next several weeks.

Avtodor Saratov’s next stretch includes home games against MBA Moscow, UNICS Kazan, Parma Basket Perm, Zenit Petersburg and Enisey Krasnoyarsk, along with road games at CSKA Moscow, Dynamo Vladivostok, MBA Moscow, Samara and UNICS Kazan. Lokomotiv Kuban’s upcoming schedule features home games against Zenit Petersburg, UNICS Kazan, Parma Basket Perm and Uralmash, plus road games at Samara, Uralmash, Dynamo Vladivostok, UNICS Kazan, Enisey Krasnoyarsk and Zenit Petersburg. Lokomotiv Kuban will play four of its next 10 games at home, while Avtodor Saratov will play five of its next 10 at home.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Lokomotiv Kuban 87, Avtodor Saratov 76.