PAKS, Magyarország (Interstat) — NKA Pecs will begin its Hungarian NBIA season on Saturday as the visiting team against Atomerőmű at Atomeromu Sports Hall in Paks, Magyarország.

Both teams carry 0-0 records into the matchup. Atomerőmű will play its first game of the new season after finishing its most recent outing with a 73-66 loss at Kaposvari. NKA Pecs will look to start the campaign on the road against a home side playing in familiar surroundings. The game is organized by the Hungarian NBIA and will be played at Atomeromu Sports Hall. Atomerőmű will have the home court, while NKA Pecs will be the visitor.

Atomerőmű’s home court, Atomeromu Sports Hall, will host the contest. The teams are set to meet in a season opener that could set an early tone in the league standings. With both rosters entering the schedule without a win or loss, the matchup offers each side a chance to establish momentum before a busy stretch of games. Atomerőmű will seek to use its home setting after its most recent result. NKA Pecs will aim to open with a road victory.

NKA Pecs’ schedule after Saturday includes a home game against Szolnoki Olaj, a road game at Oroszlanyi, home games against Falco Szombathely and Egis Körmend, a road game at DEAC, a home game against Budapesti Honved, a road game at Kaposvari, a home game against Phoenix-MT Fot, a road game at SZTE-Szedeák and a road game at Kecskemeti. Atomerőmű’s upcoming slate includes a road game at Egis Körmend, home games against DEAC and Budapesti Honved, a road game at Kaposvari, a home game against Phoenix-MT Fot, a road game at SZTE-Szedeák, a home game against Kecskemeti, a road game at Sopron, a home game against Alba Fehérvár and a road game at Falco Szombathely.

Atomerőmű’s most recent result came against Kaposvari, when it fell 73-66. The team will now return home for the opener. NKA Pecs will be on the road for the first of several early-season tests. The contest is one of the first games on the league calendar for both clubs, with each aiming to avoid an 0-1 start. Atomerőmű will rely on its home setting, while NKA Pecs will try to spoil the home opener. Both teams will continue their seasons shortly after the final buzzer, with the next set of fixtures already set.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of NKA Pecs 98, Atomerőmű 91. Interstat’s ELO system projects Atomerőmű with an 89 percent probability to win.