MONTPELLIER (Interstat) — Montpellier will host Ensino on Thursday in a women’s professional basketball game in France, with the unbeaten home side aiming to protect its perfect start against a visiting club still searching for rhythm.

Montpellier enters with a 4-0 record. Its latest win was a 62-61 home result against ESB Villeneuve. Garance Rabot finished with 13 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists, Samantha Breen added 9 points and 11 rebounds, and Sarah Cisse recorded 14 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks. Cisse has been consistent across her recent appearances. She scored 14 points against ESB Villeneuve, produced 10 points and 10 rebounds at Angers, contributed 12 points and 5 rebounds against Bourges, and had 26 points and 6 rebounds at Charnay Bourgogne Sud. She is the Montpellier player to watch. Montpellier has opened the season with four straight victories and has scored at least 62 points in each of those wins.

Ensino is 1-3. Its most recent outing was a 76-63 home win over Araski. Lisa Ehk led Ensino with 21 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist in 31 minutes. Mama Dembele Traore added 6 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists, while Hennie Van Schaik had 10 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist. Ehk is the Ensino player to watch. She scored 21 points in the win over Araski, following 10 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists at Estepona and 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist against IDK Gipuzkoa. Ensino’s other results include a road loss at Estepona and a home loss to IDK Gipuzkoa. Ensino has scored 76 points in its win and 53, 55 and 55 points in its three losses.

Montpellier’s recent schedule includes wins over ESB Villeneuve, at Angers, against Bourges and at Charnay Bourgogne Sud. After Thursday, Montpellier is set to visit Flammes, visit Panseraikos, host La Tronche Meylan, visit Gorzow W’polski, visit Chartres, visit Ensino, host Toulouse, host Landerneau, host Panseraikos and visit Landes. Ensino will visit Zaragoza, host Gorzow W’polski, host Valencia, host Panseraikos, visit Cadi La Seu, host Montpellier, host Gernika Bizkaia, host Girona and visit Gorzow W’polski. The teams are also scheduled to meet again later in the schedule at Ensino. Montpellier has not lost this season, while Ensino is coming off its first win.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Montpellier 76, Ensino 73. Interstat’s ELO system is projecting Montpellier with a 93.3 percent probability to win. Montpellier has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -13.5. The over/under for this game is 141.5.