MOSCOW (Interstat) — Dynamo Moscow will host Samara on Sunday in a women’s professional basketball game, with both teams opening their seasons at 0-0.

Dynamo Moscow enters the matchup after a home result against Sparta&K, which ended in an 88-86 loss on April 10. Samara’s most recent game was a 79-72 road win at Ivanovo on April 8. Sunday’s contest will be the first result of the new campaign for each club, with Samara serving as the visiting team and Dynamo Moscow as the home team.

Samara’s schedule after the opener includes a road game at Dynamo Kursk, followed by trips to UMMC and Enisey. Samara then is set to host Spartak Moscow before playing at Nadezhda. The club also has home games scheduled against Dyn Novosibirsk, Vladimirskiy and Ivanovo. Later in the listed stretch, Samara will play on the road at Neftyanik and MBA.

Dynamo Moscow’s upcoming slate begins with a home game against Enisey. The team then is scheduled to play at Spartak Moscow and at Nadezhda before returning home to face Vladimirskiy. Dynamo Moscow also has home matchups lined up against Ivanovo and Neftyanik. The club will play on the road at MBA before home games against UMMC, Dynamo Kursk and Dyn Novosibirsk.

The Sunday game is part of the early schedule for both teams, and each will continue a busy run of fixtures in the weeks that follow. Samara will alternate between home and road games during that stretch. Dynamo Moscow will have a series of home dates mixed with trips away from Moscow.

Both teams come into the contest without a win or loss recorded this season. Each is listed at 0-0, and the matchup will be their first result of the current campaign. Samara’s previous game ended with a seven-point margin. Dynamo Moscow’s most recent contest was decided by two points.

The opener is one of several contests for each club before the calendar turns. Samara’s listed schedule includes 10 games after Sunday, and Dynamo Moscow’s listed schedule also includes 10 games after the opener. The teams will face common opponents including Enisey, Nadezhda, Vladimirskiy, Ivanovo, Neftyanik, MBA, Dynamo Kursk and Dyn Novosibirsk during the upcoming stretch.

Dynamo Moscow will seek a strong start at home. Samara will aim for a successful opening game on the road. The game is scheduled for Sunday in Moscow. Both teams have games remaining on their schedules after the contest, including matchups against several of the same opponents in the coming weeks.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Dynamo Moscow 79, Samara 73.