BOTEVGRAD, Bulgaria (Interstat) — Beroe Stara Zagora will visit Botev 2012 on Saturday at Arena Botevgrad in Botevgrad, Bulgaria, in a matchup of teams with losing records. Beroe Stara Zagora is 1-3, while Botev 2012 is 0-4. Beroe Stara Zagora will be the visiting team, and Botev 2012 will be the home team. Botev 2012 has lost four straight to open the season. Beroe Stara Zagora opened with three losses before beating Polytechnica.

Beroe Stara Zagora enters off a 99-58 home win over Polytechnica. Daniel Saylor led the way with 19 points, nine rebounds, two assists and three blocks in 24 minutes. Patrick Emilien added 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists in 20 minutes, and Milen Zahariev had 14 points, seven rebounds and one assist in 20 minutes. Saylor has been Beroe Stara Zagora’s player to watch. He had eight points, three rebounds and one assist in 19 minutes at Minyor and 12 points, 10 rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 35 minutes against Lok. Plovdiv. Beroe Stara Zagora’s other results this season include a 110-104 loss at Minyor, a 98-95 overtime home loss to Lok. Plovdiv and a 90-86 loss at Botev Academic.

Botev 2012 enters off a 110-82 loss at Minyor. Yura Melikyan had 14 points, eight rebounds, three assists and three blocks in 26 minutes. Kristiyan Vasilev added 11 points, six rebounds and six assists in 22 minutes, and Ivaylo Hristov scored 17 points in 17 minutes. Melikyan is Botev 2012’s player to watch and led the team in rebounds and blocks in that game. Botev 2012’s other results this season include an 85-73 home loss to Botev Academic, an 87-84 loss at Shumen and a 91-66 home loss to Balkan.

Beroe Stara Zagora’s upcoming schedule includes Rilski Sportist, a trip to Levski Sofia, Euroins Cherno More, a trip to Tundja Yambol, Balkan, a trip to CSKA Sofia, Shumen, a trip to Spartak Pleven, Botev Academic and a trip to Lok. Plovdiv. Botev 2012’s upcoming schedule includes Levski Sofia, a trip to Tundja Yambol, CSKA Sofia, a trip to Spartak Pleven, Lok. Plovdiv, a trip to Polytechnica, Rilski Sportist, a trip to Euroins Cherno More, a trip to Balkan and Shumen.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Beroe Stara Zagora 88, Botev 2012 85. Interstat’s ELO system projects Botev 2012 with a 68.9 percent probability to win. Beroe Stara Zagora has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -8. The over/under is 176.