VENICE, Italy (Interstat) — U-Cluj Napoca will visit Reyer Venezia in a women’s professional basketball game on Thursday, with both teams seeking momentum in the early part of their seasons.

U-Cluj Napoca enters at 1-1. Reyer Venezia is 2-1. The visiting side will look to Alina Podar, who has been among its most reliable contributors. Podar scored 15 points and added two rebounds, two assists and one block in 36 minutes in the team’s most recent game, a 74-45 loss at Sepsi SIC. She finished with 11 points, three rebounds and 10 assists in 29 minutes in a 112-69 win over Sportul Bucuresti.

U-Cluj Napoca’s most recent outing produced 45 points at Sepsi SIC. Along with Podar, Rebecca Lipovan had 12 points, three rebounds and two assists in 33 minutes, while Beata Nemeth added six points and two rebounds in 19 minutes. Earlier this season, U-Cluj Napoca beat Sportul Bucuresti 112-69 at home.

Reyer Venezia counters with Alyssa Ustby, who has contributed across the stat sheet. Ustby had 10 points, nine rebounds and three assists in 30 minutes in an 81-73 win at Broni. She also recorded two points, seven rebounds and one block in 21 minutes in a 55-81 loss to Flammes.

In Reyer Venezia’s most recent game, an 81-73 win at Broni, Matilde Villa had 14 points, five rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes. Francesca Pasa added 11 points, one rebound and four assists in 31 minutes. Earlier this season, Reyer Venezia beat Brescia 92-50 at home and fell to Flammes 55-81 at home.

U-Cluj Napoca’s earlier win came at home, where it scored 112 points and allowed 69. Reyer Venezia’s home win over Brescia saw it score 92 points and allow 50, while its home loss to Flammes saw it score 55 and allow 81. The visiting team’s most recent loss came against Sepsi SIC, while Reyer Venezia’s most recent game was a road win at Broni.

U-Cluj Napoca’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Rapid, TTT Riga, Municipal, Reyer Venezia, CSBT Alexandria and Holon, plus road games at Agronomia, Arad, TTT Riga and Oxigen Bucuresti. Reyer Venezia’s upcoming slate includes home games against Masnaga, Holon, Derthona and Battipaglia, and road games at San Martino, Holon, TTT Riga, Libertas Livorno, U-Cluj Napoca and San Giovanni. The teams are also scheduled to meet again later in the schedule, when Reyer Venezia travels to U-Cluj Napoca.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of U-Cluj Napoca 77, Reyer Venezia 74. Interstat’s ELO system projects Reyer Venezia with a 98.2 percent probability to win.