NANTERRE, France (Interstat) — Nanterre U21 will host Pau-Orthez U21 on Saturday in a French LNB Espoirs game, with both teams entering the matchup at 0-0.

Nanterre U21 is the home team for the contest, while Pau-Orthez U21 will be the visitor. Both sides are current 0-0 on the season. The game is part of the LNB Espoirs schedule and offers an early test for the under-21 programs as they begin their league campaigns.

The French LNB Espoirs serves as a development competition for young players tied to professional clubs. Nanterre U21 and Pau-Orthez U21 will both be part of that framework when they meet. The game gives each roster a chance to begin the season with a result before the schedule moves deeper into the fall and winter months.

Pau-Orthez U21’s next 10 games include home matchups with Dijon U21, Saint Quentin U21, Limoges U21, Strasbourg U21, Boulazac U21 and Paris U21. The team is also scheduled to visit Cholet U21, Le Mans U21, Lyon-Villeurbanne U21 and Nancy U21 during that stretch. Those games are part of the club’s upcoming slate and continue its run through the Espoirs calendar.

Nanterre U21’s next 10 games feature road trips to Roanne U21, Nancy U21, JL Bourg U21, Dijon U21 and Saint Quentin U21. The club is set to host Gravelines-Dunkerque U21, Cholet U21, Chalon/Saone U21, Strasbourg U21 and Le Mans U21 in that same span. Nanterre U21 will seek to build from its home setting before moving through the upcoming portion of its schedule.

The matchup brings together two teams still searching for their first result of the season. Pau-Orthez U21 will try to secure a road win, while Nanterre U21 will aim to defend its home court. Both clubs will look to establish consistency early in the LNB Espoirs season, with the game serving as one of the first opportunities to measure their young rosters against league opposition. A win would move either club to 1-0, while a loss would leave it at 0-1.

The meeting is one of several upcoming games for each program. Pau-Orthez U21 and Nanterre U21 share a number of future opponents, including Cholet U21, Nancy U21, Strasbourg U21, Le Mans U21 and Saint Quentin U21. The schedule continues for both sides after the Saturday contest, with each team moving through a mix of home and away games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Nanterre U21 to beat Pau-Orthez U21 85-76. Interstat’s ELO system gives Nanterre U21 a 64 percent probability to win.