LLIRIA, Spain (Interstat) — EB Lliria will host CB Cartagena on Saturday in a basketball game between teams with matching 3-2 season records. EB Lliria is the home team, and CB Cartagena is the visiting team.

EB Lliria enters after a 70-68 road win at Molina Basket in its most recent game. Lliria’s recent results include a 65-59 home loss to Clavijo, a 77-72 road win at Sant Antoni, a 73-61 road loss at Benicarlo and an 84-82 overtime home win against Huesca. Lliria is 3-2 this season.

CB Cartagena also enters with a 3-2 record. Cartagena’s most recent result was an 82-74 home loss to Benicarlo. Earlier this season, Cartagena lost 116-99 at Huesca, defeated Prat 85-82 at home, won 77-72 at Logrono and beat Iraurgi 93-86 at home.

The game is the next scheduled contest for both teams. EB Lliria is set to visit Gandia in its following game, while CB Cartagena is scheduled to host Clavijo in its following contest. EB Lliria’s upcoming schedule also includes a home game against SO Zaragoza, a road game at Sol Girones, a home game against Castelló, a road game at Iraurgi, a home game against Logrono, a road game at Prat and a road game at Huesca. CB Cartagena’s upcoming slate includes a road game at Molina Basket, a road game at Sant Antoni, a home game against Gandia, a road game at SO Zaragoza, a home game against Sol Girones and a road game at Castelló.

CB Cartagena and EB Lliria both carry 3-2 records into the game on Saturday. The visiting team has posted a mix of home and road results during the opening part of its schedule, while the home team has done the same. The teams will meet in a league game with both looking to improve their early-season standing.

EB Lliria and CB Cartagena have each played five games this season. Lliria has two home results and three road results. Cartagena has three home results and two road results. Lliria’s overtime result against Huesca and Cartagena’s five-point home win over Prat are among the results. The game on Saturday is scheduled to be played at EB Lliria.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of EB Lliria 59, CB Cartagena 58. Interstat’s ELO system projects EB Lliria with a 61.5 percent probability to win. EB Lliria has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3.5. The over-under for the game is 156.5. The projected margin is one point.