LEICESTER (Interstat) — Leicester will host Newcastle on Sunday in a women’s professional basketball game, with both teams entering the matchup at 0-0.

Leicester will be the home team. Newcastle will be the visiting team. The game gives each side an early opportunity to set a tone for the schedule ahead. Both teams carry identical records into the contest, as neither has recorded a win or a loss yet this season.

Newcastle’s most recent previous result was a 72-68 loss at Oaklands. Newcastle scored 68 points in that road game, while Oaklands finished with 72. The result marked Newcastle’s final recorded outing before its trip to Leicester.

Leicester’s most recent previous result was a 70-66 overtime win over Cardiff. Cardiff scored 66 points, and Leicester answered with 70 in the extra period. The overtime victory gave Leicester a narrow home result in its last recorded game.

Newcastle’s upcoming schedule includes a home game against Nottingham, a road game at Caledonia, a home game against Sheffield, a road game at Essex, a home game against Manchester, a home game against London, a home game against Oaklands, a road game at Cardiff, another home game against London and a road game at Nottingham.

Leicester’s upcoming schedule includes a road game at Essex, a road game at Manchester, a home game against London, a home game against Sheffield, a road game at Oaklands, a road game at Sheffield, a home game against Cardiff, a road game at Nottingham, a home game against Oaklands and a road game at Cardiff.

The matchup will bring together two teams looking for their first result of the new campaign. Leicester will play in familiar surroundings, while Newcastle will attempt to manage the travel and perform on the road. Both clubs will aim to control tempo, limit turnovers and capitalize on scoring chances.

Newcastle’s recent game against Oaklands ended in a four-point defeat. Leicester’s recent game against Cardiff ended in a four-point overtime win. Those results provide the most recent form for each team before Sunday’s contest.

The meeting is part of an early-season stretch that will test both rosters. Newcastle and Leicester each have upcoming games against a mix of opponents. The schedule will require consistent play on both ends of the court.

Newcastle will look to earn a road win. Leicester will look to defend its home court. Both teams enter the game without a loss, leaving room for either side to collect an important early result.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Newcastle 76, Leicester 69.