KYIV (Interstat) — Kyiv will host Kharkivski Sokoly in a basketball game at Kiev Sports Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine. The date of the game will be Thursday. Kyiv brings a 6-2 season record into the matchup, while Kharkivski Sokoly is 5-3. The home team has won six of eight games, and the visiting side has won five of eight. The game will feature two teams with winning records.

Kyiv enters after a 70-75 loss at Goverla in its most recent game. Ilya Kabatsiura was the most productive player for Kyiv in that result, finishing with 26 points, 12 rebounds and one block in 34 minutes. Javion May added 16 points, nine rebounds and one assist, and Nazar Kholod contributed nine points, six rebounds and one assist. Kabatsiura has been a steady offensive and rebounding presence in recent games. He had 13 points, five rebounds and one assist against Niko-Basket Mykolaiv, 11 points and five rebounds at Khmelnitsky, and nine points, 12 rebounds and one block against Cherkaski Mavpy. He also posted 15 points, one rebound and one assist at BC Dnipro. Kyiv has recent wins at Khmelnitsky, against Niko-Basket Mykolaiv and against Cherkaski Mavpy. Kyiv also has wins at Rivne-Oshvsm and at Volyn Lutsk this season.

Kharkivski Sokoly most recently earned a 72-64 win at Khmelnitsky. Andriy Hohonik had nine points, six rebounds, four assists and one block in 22 minutes. Yehor Sushkin led the club with 16 points, three rebounds and eight assists, while Maksim Sandul added six points and 10 rebounds. Hohonik has contributed across the stat line in recent games. He had 10 points, six rebounds and seven assists against Cherkaski Mavpy, 10 points, four rebounds and six assists at BC Dnipro, and two points, two rebounds and seven assists against Niko-Basket Mykolaiv. Kharkivski Sokoly has recent wins at Goverla, against Cherkaski Mavpy and against Niko-Basket Mykolaiv. Kharkivski Sokoly has road losses at BK Zaporozhye, Volyn Lutsk and Rivne-Oshvsm.

Kyiv has shown balance on both ends of the court and will rely on Kabatsiura’s scoring and rebounding along with contributions from May and Kholod. Kharkivski Sokoly will look to build on its latest road victory and will need production from Hohonik and support inside from Sandul. Kharkivski Sokoly’s next games include home matchups against Rivne-Oshvsm and Volyn Lutsk. Kyiv’s upcoming home slate includes Volyn Lutsk and Rivne-Oshvsm. Both teams have played eight games this season and remain in the early portion of the schedule.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Kyiv 83, Kharkivski Sokoly 82.