BUCHAREST (Interstat) — The date of the game will be Saturday. Oxigen Bucuresti will open its women’s professional basketball season at home against visiting Sepsi SIC. Both teams enter with 0-0 records.

Oxigen Bucuresti will look to start strong in front of home support. The club has a busy early schedule ahead, with games against Rapid, Agronomia, Municipal, Arad, CSBT Alexandria, CSUP Timisoara, U-Cluj Napoca and Sportul Bucuresti on the slate. The home matchup with Sepsi SIC is part of that stretch. Oxigen Bucuresti is also set to host Agronomia, Arad, CSUP Timisoara, U-Cluj Napoca and Rapid during the listed schedule.

Sepsi SIC, meanwhile, will begin its campaign on the road. The visiting side is coming off its most recent result, a 79-62 loss at Arad. Sepsi SIC will seek a better start in this new season. Its upcoming schedule includes games against U-Cluj Napoca, Sportul Bucuresti, CSUP Timisoara, Rapid, Agronomia, Municipal, Arad, CSBT Alexandria, Oxigen Bucuresti and U-Cluj Napoca. The matchup with Oxigen Bucuresti is one of the first opportunities for Sepsi SIC to establish rhythm. Sepsi SIC will host U-Cluj Napoca, Rapid, Municipal, CSBT Alexandria and Oxigen Bucuresti in the listed slate.

Oxigen Bucuresti’s schedule also includes a later meeting at Sepsi SIC, adding extra context to the season series. Before that, Oxigen Bucuresti will face Rapid, Agronomia, Municipal, Arad, CSBT Alexandria, CSUP Timisoara, U-Cluj Napoca and Sportul Bucuresti. The team will aim to build momentum at home before hitting the road.

Both programs are 0-0. The game will feature two sides looking to set a tone for the campaign. Oxigen Bucuresti will try to protect its home court, while Sepsi SIC will attempt to spoil the opener and secure a road win. The teams will shape their rotations and handle pressure in the opener.

The women’s professional basketball matchup is one of several on the schedule. Oxigen Bucuresti will continue its season with games against Rapid, Agronomia, Municipal, Arad, CSBT Alexandria, CSUP Timisoara, U-Cluj Napoca and Sportul Bucuresti. Sepsi SIC’s slate includes U-Cluj Napoca, Sportul Bucuresti, CSUP Timisoara, Rapid, Agronomia, Municipal, Arad, CSBT Alexandria, Oxigen Bucuresti and U-Cluj Napoca.

Oxigen Bucuresti and Sepsi SIC will meet again later in the schedule, when Oxigen Bucuresti travels to Sepsi SIC. That rematch is part of the season series. For now, the focus is on the opener and the chance for either team to start 1-0.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Oxigen Bucuresti 98, Sepsi SIC 93.