Decic at Vukovi Zeta

TUZI, Montenegro (Interstat) — Vukovi Zeta will visit Decic on Sunday for a basketball game between two teams still seeking their first win of the season. Both sides enter with 0-2 records, giving the matchup added urgency as each tries to establish momentum in the early part of its schedule.

Decic will be the home team. Vukovi Zeta will be the visitor. The game is set for Sunday.

Vukovi Zeta has opened the season with two losses. Its most recent result was an 88-81 home defeat to Sutjeska. In that game, Vukovi Zeta fell short after Sutjeska finished with 88 points. Vukovi Zeta’s other result this season was an 83-71 loss at Mornar. Vukovi Zeta will be looking for more consistent offense and a stronger finish as it prepares for Decic.

Decic also enters at 0-2. Decic’s most recent game was an 86-80 loss at Jedinstvo. Before that, Decic dropped a 76-71 home decision to Danilovgrad. Decic will seek to use its home setting to secure its first victory. The home team will try to control the pace and take advantage of its opportunity in front of its home crowd.

The meeting gives both programs a chance to move past early-season setbacks. Vukovi Zeta will try to recover from its two losses and earn its first result on the road. Decic will attempt to protect its home court and avoid a third straight defeat. With both teams at 0-2, the game could hinge on which side settles into its offense first and limits turnovers.

After Sunday, Vukovi Zeta is scheduled to host Danilovgrad before visiting Jedinstvo. Decic is set to visit Lovcen Cetinje and then host Teodo Tivat. Those games will follow the contest as both teams continue their schedules. Vukovi Zeta’s upcoming slate also includes home games against Lovcen Cetinje, Lim Berane, Podgorica, Studentski Centar and Mornar, plus road games at Teodo Tivat, Primorje 1945 and Kotor. Decic’s coming schedule features home games against Teodo Tivat, Primorje 1945, Kotor and Mornar, and road games at Lim Berane, Podgorica and Studentski Centar.

Vukovi Zeta and Decic will meet with matching records and similar needs. Vukovi Zeta will try to turn its recent losses into a more complete performance. Decic will aim to use the home court and its recent experience to claim the first win of its season. The game is scheduled for Sunday in Tuzi.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Decic 82, Vukovi Zeta 75. Interstat’s ELO system gives Decic a 62.9 percent probability to win.