ALGECIRAS, Spain (Interstat) — Algeciras will open its season at home against Badajoz. The game is Saturday. Both teams are 0-0.

Badajoz will be the visiting team in the season opener for both clubs. Algeciras will have home advantage as it begins the new campaign. Algeciras’ most recent result was a 74-69 win at Caja, giving the club a positive result to carry into its first game of the season. Badajoz will look to spoil the home opener and start its schedule with a road victory. The matchup is the first regular-season test for each side.

Algeciras and Badajoz are set to meet before each team begins a busy stretch. Badajoz’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Jaen Paraiso, a road trip to Valladolid, a home game against Ponferrada, a visit to Leonesa, home games against Tres Cantos, Estudiantes B and Morón. Algeciras’ upcoming schedule includes a road game at Caceres, a trip to Toledo Basket, a home game against Jaen Paraiso, a visit to Valladolid, a home game against Ponferrada, a road game at Leonesa and a home game against Tres Cantos. Those games will give both clubs an early chance to measure their form.

The matchup offers an early look at two teams with unchanged records. Badajoz enters with a 0-0 record, while Algeciras also sits at 0-0. Neither team has played a regular-season game yet, leaving the opener as the first chance to establish form. Algeciras will try to build on its last recorded outing, the road win against Caja. Badajoz will aim to start strong on the road and avoid an early setback.

Algeciras’ home floor could play a role in the early-season meeting. The club will be at home for its first game, while Badajoz must travel for the opener. The teams will then move into their respective schedules, with several games ahead in the coming weeks. Badajoz will have multiple home dates in the stretch, and Algeciras will mix home and road games as the season gets underway.

Both teams will be seeking their first win of the season. Algeciras wants to protect its home court and begin with momentum. Badajoz wants to open with a road result and gain early confidence. The game is the first of the season for each club and could set the tone for the schedule that follows.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Badajoz 80, Algeciras 73.