MADRID (Interstat) — Estudiantes will host Estepona in a women’s professional basketball game Saturday in Madrid, Spain. Estudiantes will be the home team and enters with a 3-2 record. Estepona will be the visiting team and carries a 3-5 record into the matchup. Both teams will be looking to improve their position in the early portion of the season.

Estudiantes most recently fell 64-53 at Cadi La Seu. Jessica Fequiere, the player to watch for Estudiantes, scored 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds in that game. She also had 11 points and two rebounds against Valencia, 12 points and seven rebounds at Araski, and eight points, six rebounds and three assists against Uni Girona. Kendall Cooper added six points and eight rebounds in the recent loss, while Irati Etxarri scored 10 points and collected five rebounds. Estudiantes also has a 76-45 road win at Araski and an 82-79 home win over Girona this season.

Estepona most recently earned an 81-67 home win over Perfumerias Avenida. Melisa Gretter, Estepona’s player to watch, produced 16 points, nine rebounds and 10 assists in that victory. Tinara Moore scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds, and Ainhoa Gervasini added 13 points. Gretter also had 11 points, two rebounds and five assists at San Giovanni, eight points, four rebounds and four assists against Ensino, and two points, five rebounds and three assists at Ferrol. Estepona has additional recent results against Ensino, Zaragoza and San Giovanni as it prepares for the road test.

Estudiantes’ season has included a 99-70 loss to Valencia and a 76-45 victory at Araski. Estepona’s season has included an 84-72 loss at Baxi Ferrol, an 82-55 win over Ensino, a 68-41 loss at Zaragoza and a 76-71 loss at San Giovanni. The game will be played in Madrid, Spain, and will match two teams seeking to improve their early-season positioning.

After this matchup, Estepona is scheduled to face Girona, Mallorca Palma, Celta Zorka and Valencia, among others, while Estudiantes is scheduled to face Gernika Bizkaia, Zaragoza, Jairis and IDK Gipuzkoa, among others. Estepona will also meet Cadi La Seu, Jairis, Gernika Bizkaia, IDK Gipuzkoa and Innova-TSN. Estudiantes will also meet Baxi Ferrol, Celta Zorka, Innova-TSN, Ensino and Mallorca Palma. Both teams will continue their seasons after this game.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Estudiantes 74, Estepona 70. Estudiantes has been installed as the pregame favorite with a spread of -5.5. The over/under for the game is 145.5.