EL PRAT DE LLOBREGAT, Spain (Interstat) — Prat will host Sol Girones on Saturday at Pavello Joan Busquets in El Prat de Llobregat, Spain. The home side enters with a 3-2 record, while Sol Girones is 1-4. Prat is 2-0 at home and 1-2 on the road. Sol Girones is 1-2 at home and 0-2 on the road. The matchup is set for Prat’s home floor, where the club will look to build on a start that has included three wins in five games. Sol Girones will seek to carry momentum from its most recent result, an 81-76 home win over Logrono.

Prat’s most recent outing was a 77-57 loss at SO Zaragoza. Before that, Prat beat Gandia 88-81 at home, lost 85-82 at CB Cartagena, beat Molina Basket 78-72 at home and won 81-63 at Clavijo. Sol Girones opened its season with a 93-71 loss at SO Zaragoza, then fell 88-64 at home to Sant Antoni and 68-55 at home to Castelló. Sol Girones also lost 85-80 at Iraurgi before breaking through against Logrono.

Prat has posted wins over Gandia and Molina Basket at home and has also won at Clavijo. Sol Girones’ four losses have come against SO Zaragoza, Sant Antoni, Castelló and Iraurgi. Prat’s two losses have come against CB Cartagena and SO Zaragoza. Sol Girones has shown signs of progress after a difficult opening stretch, with the Logrono victory marking its highest point total of the season. The visiting side will need to handle Prat’s home setting and limit the home team’s scoring chances. Prat will aim to control the pace and take advantage of its home crowd. Pavello Joan Busquets will host the contest.

Both teams will continue their league schedules after Saturday. Sol Girones is set to face Huesca at home, then visit Benicarlo. Sol Girones will host EB Lliria, visit Clavijo, host Molina Basket, visit CB Cartagena, host Gandia and host SO Zaragoza in its upcoming stretch. Prat is scheduled to visit Castelló and host Iraurgi before a trip to Logrono and a home matchup with Sant Antoni. Prat will then host Huesca, visit Benicarlo, host EB Lliria and host Clavijo. Both clubs will return to league play after the matchup, with the visiting side then facing a stretch that includes home and road contests.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Prat 58, Sol Girones 55. Interstat’s ELO system gives Prat an 87.8 percent probability to win. Prat has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -8, and the over/under is 151.5.