TEL AVIV (Interstat) — Maccabi Tel Aviv will host Olimpia Milano on Thursday at Menora Mivtachim Arena, with both teams looking to improve their early-season position.

Maccabi Tel Aviv enters as the home team with an 0-3 record. Maccabi’s most recent result was a 90-67 loss at Panathinaikos. Earlier this season, Maccabi Tel Aviv lost to Besiktas 109-93 at home and fell at ASVEL 84-74. Maccabi will seek its first win of the season in front of its home crowd.

Olimpia Milano arrives as the visiting team with a 2-3 record. Olimpia’s most recent game ended in a 75-72 loss at Verona. Marko Guduric, a player to watch for Olimpia Milano, scored 14 points and added three rebounds and three assists in that game. Garrison Mathews had 11 points and four rebounds, while Moses Wright contributed 10 points and four rebounds.

Olimpia Milano has also lost at Baskonia 86-76 and at Partizan 92-76 this season. The team defeated Virtus Bologna 87-85 at home and beat Trieste 2004 83-79 at home. Olimpia has played five games this season.

Maccabi Tel Aviv will look to avoid a fourth straight defeat. Maccabi’s three losses this season have come against Panathinaikos, Besiktas and ASVEL. The home team will try to use Menora Mivtachim Arena to its advantage. Both teams have additional games scheduled after the Thursday matchup.

Olimpia Milano is 2-0 at home and 0-3 on the road. Maccabi Tel Aviv is 0-1 at home and 0-2 on the road. Olimpia Milano’s road losses came at Partizan, Baskonia and Verona. Its home wins came against Virtus Bologna and Trieste 2004. Maccabi Tel Aviv’s home loss came against Besiktas, while its road losses came at ASVEL and Panathinaikos.

Olimpia Milano’s upcoming slate includes home games against Treviso, Real Madrid, Dubai, Barcelona, Virtus Bologna and Valencia, along with road games at Azzurro Napoli, Panathinaikos, Olympiacos and Cantu. Maccabi Tel Aviv’s schedule includes home games against Galil Elyon, Ironi Kiryat Ata, Real Madrid, Paris and Hapoel Tel Aviv, plus road games at Barcelona, Valencia, Maccabi Rishon, Crvena Zvezda and Partizan. Olimpia Milano will play six of its next 10 games at home. Maccabi Tel Aviv will play five of its next 10 games at home. Those games will follow the Thursday matchup at Menora Mivtachim Arena. Maccabi Tel Aviv’s next game after the Thursday matchup is against Galil Elyon at home. Olimpia Milano’s next game after the Thursday matchup is against Treviso at home.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Maccabi Tel Aviv 93, Olimpia Milano 85.