GRAZ (Interstat) — UBI Graz will host Linz in a women’s professional basketball game Monday, pairing a home side riding a three-game winning streak with a Linz team trying to rebound from its most recent result. UBI Graz enters at 4-1, while Linz is 3-2.

UBI Graz has won four of five games. Its lone loss came at home against DBB LZ OO. In its most recent outing, UBI Graz earned a 60-48 win at Vienna United behind Khrystyna Kulesha, the player to watch for the home team. Kulesha finished with 21 points, six rebounds, one assist and two blocks. Simone Sill added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and Anja Knoflach scored 11 points. UBI Graz has been especially strong on the road during that stretch.

Kulesha has been productive throughout the recent stretch. She had 14 points and 10 rebounds at Vienna Timberwolves, 12 points and eight rebounds at UBSC-DBBC Graz, and 16 points and 11 rebounds at Vienna Flames. Her scoring and rebounding give UBI Graz a dependable interior presence as it prepares for Linz. UBI Graz’s recent run also includes wins at UBSC-DBBC Graz, Vienna Timberwolves and Vienna United.

Linz will counter with Alexa Litchev, a player to watch for the visiting side. Litchev had 12 points and seven rebounds in Linz’s most recent game, a 94-75 loss to DBB LZ OO. Ana Maria Kolyandrova also posted 12 points and seven rebounds in that game, while Lisa Ganhor scored 14 points and handed out eight assists. Linz has shown the ability to score in bunches this season, with home wins over Vienna United and Klosterneuburg and a road win at UBSC-DBBC Graz. Linz’s losses have come against Vienna Flames and DBB LZ OO, and the team will seek a more consistent defensive effort. The visiting side will need a strong inside effort from Litchev and support from Kolyandrova and Ganhor to offset UBI Graz’s recent form.

Both teams will try to establish tempo early. UBI Graz will lean on Kulesha’s rebounding and scoring, while Linz will look to use its balanced attack. UBI Graz is next scheduled to host Klosterneuburg, while Linz is set to visit Vienna T-Wolves.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of UBI Graz 69, Linz 65. Interstat’s ELO system gives UBI Graz a 66.6 percent probability to win. UBI Graz has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of minus-13, and the over/under for the game is 137.5.