Split at Dubrovnik

DUBROVNIK, Croatia (Interstat) — Split will visit Dubrovnik on Saturday in Croatian A-1 Liga play at Sportska dvorana Gospino polje, with both teams opening the season at 0-0.

The matchup is the first league game of the new campaign for each club. Split enters as the visiting team. Dubrovnik enters as the home team. Both sides are 0-0, leaving the early standings level before the opening tip. The game is organized by the Croatian A-1 Liga and will be played in Dubrovnik, Croatia.

Split’s most recent result was a 78-76 loss at Cibona. Dubrovnik’s most recent result was an 81-68 home loss to Zadar. Those results closed the previous stretch of play for both teams. Each club will begin the new A-1 Liga season without a league win or loss.

Dubrovnik will play at home in a venue that regularly hosts A-1 Liga competition. Split will travel for the opener and will seek a road result. The teams are set to meet in a league game that counts in the early standings. Neither team has played a regular-season game yet this season, according to the available records.

Split’s upcoming slate includes games against Kvarner 2010, Opava, KK Dubrava Zagreb, Trepca Mitrovice, Zadar, Trier, Alkar, Promitheas Patras, Cibona and Batumi-RSU. Dubrovnik’s upcoming slate includes games against Dinamo Zagreb, Zabok, Kvarner 2010, KK Dubrava Zagreb, Zadar, Alkar, Cibona, Samobor, Skrljevo and Cedevita Junior. The schedules give both clubs an early run of league and non-league fixtures. Split’s list includes opponents from several countries, while Dubrovnik’s upcoming games are against Croatian clubs.

The game will be played at Sportska dvorana Gospino polje in Dubrovnik. Split is the visiting team, and Dubrovnik is the home team. Both teams carry 0-0 records into the matchup. The Croatian A-1 Liga contest is set for Saturday. The game will be the first of 10 upcoming contests listed for Split and the first of 10 listed for Dubrovnik. The venue is located in Dubrovnik, Croatia, and the game is part of the Croatian A-1 Liga schedule.

The opener offers each team a chance to begin the season with a win. Split is coming off a narrow road loss to Cibona. Dubrovnik is coming off a home loss to Zadar. The teams will meet in Dubrovnik for the first time this season, with the result counting toward the A-1 Liga standings. Neither team has a league win or loss entering the contest.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Split 85, Dubrovnik 78. Interstat’s ELO system projects Dubrovnik with a 51.3 percent probability to win.