VILNIUS (Interstat) — Vytis Zanavykas will visit Vilniaus Stekas on Thursday in a Lithuanian NKL basketball matchup. The game is scheduled to be played in Vilnius, with Vilniaus Stekas serving as the home team and Vytis Zanavykas as the visiting team. Both clubs enter the contest with 0-0 season records, giving each side a fresh start in the league standings. The matchup is organized by the Lithuanian NKL. The game will mark the opening contest of the new season for both teams.

Vytis Zanavykas most recently finished its previous result with an 86-75 home win over Vilkaviskio. Vytis Zanavykas scored 86 points in that contest, while Vilkaviskio finished with 75. That result marked the team’s final action before the current season opener. Vytis Zanavykas will look to carry that scoring form into the road game on Thursday. The visiting side will open its NKL schedule with the contest and will seek its first win of the new season.

Vilniaus Stekas most recently finished its previous result with a 107-103 overtime loss to Kretingos Kretinga at home. Kretingos Kretinga reached 107 points, while Vilniaus Stekas finished with 103 in the extra period. The home side will aim to rebound from that overtime defeat as it opens the new NKL campaign. Vilniaus Stekas will play in front of its home crowd and will seek its first victory of the season.

The two teams both begin with clean records. The winner will improve to 1-0, and the loser will fall to 0-1. The teams will meet in Vilnius for the first game of their respective NKL schedules. Vytis Zanavykas will be the visiting team, and Vilniaus Stekas will be the home team.

Both teams will look to open the season with a victory. Vytis Zanavykas will seek a 1-0 start on the road, while Vilniaus Stekas will seek a 1-0 start at home. The Thursday game is the first listed contest for each team in the current NKL season.

Vytis Zanavykas’ upcoming schedule includes home games against Neptunas 2, Zalgiris, Telsiai, Kedainiu, Kauno Atletas and Kretingos Kretinga, along with road games against Alytaus Patriotai, Silute, Vilkaviskis and Mazeikiai. Vilniaus Stekas’ upcoming schedule includes home games against Zalgiris, Naglis Palanga, Mazeikiai and Neptunas 2, along with road games against Silute, Kretingos Kretinga, Kauno, Telsiai, Kedainiu and Vilkaviskis. The teams will continue through the NKL slate after the Thursday meeting.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Vytis Zanavykas 88, Vilniaus Stekas 78. The projection places the visiting team ahead by 10 points in the simulated result.