KAZAN (Interstat) — UNICS Kazan will host Parma Basket Perm on Saturday in a VTB United League game at Basket-Hall Arena. UNICS enters with a 1-1 record. Parma enters with a 0-0 record. The matchup is organized by the VTB United League.

UNICS is coming off a 79-59 loss at CSKA Moscow in its most recent game. Dimitri Uzinskiy was among the most productive players for UNICS in that game, finishing with 11 points and seven rebounds in 18 minutes. Jalen Reynolds added nine points, seven rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes. C.J. Bryce scored eight points with five rebounds in 21 minutes. Uzinskiy, a power forward, is a player to watch for UNICS. UNICS also defeated Zenit St. Petersburg 78-73 at home earlier this season.

Parma’s most recent previous result was an 87-82 home loss to Lokomotiv Kuban. The Perm club will be playing its first game of the current league campaign. Parma’s next 10 games include road contests at Zenit St. Petersburg, Uralmash, MBA Moscow, CSKA Moscow, Lokomotiv Kuban and Avtodor Saratov. Parma will host Dynamo Vladivostok, Samara, UNICS Kazan and Zenit St. Petersburg.

UNICS’ next 10 games include home contests against Dynamo Vladivostok, Zenit St. Petersburg, Uralmash and MBA Moscow. UNICS will visit Samara, Lokomotiv Kuban, Avtodor Saratov, Parma Basket Perm, Enisey Krasnoyarsk and CSKA Moscow. The teams will meet again later in Perm. UNICS’ upcoming schedule begins with a home game against Dynamo Vladivostok and ends with a road game at CSKA Moscow. Parma’s upcoming schedule begins with a road game at Zenit St. Petersburg and ends with a road game at Avtodor Saratov. UNICS will play four home games and six road games in its next 10 contests. Parma will also play four home games and six road games in its next 10 contests.

The VTB United League matchup at Basket-Hall Arena will be the first meeting between the clubs this season. UNICS has played two games, while Parma opens its schedule. Parma will then continue a stretch that includes several road trips and home dates. UNICS will mix home and away games before the rematch in Perm. The game is one of several VTB United League contests on Saturday. Parma will begin its VTB United League schedule with the trip to Kazan. UNICS will return to league play after its recent road loss.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of UNICS Kazan 90, Parma Basket Perm 78. Interstat’s ELO system projects UNICS Kazan with a 95.3 percent probability to win.