BUCHAREST (Interstat) — Arad will be the visiting team and Agronomia will be the home team Thursday in a women’s professional basketball game. Both clubs carry a current 0-0 record into the matchup. Arad will look to build on its most recent result, a 79-62 home win over Sepsi SIC on April 21. Agronomia also enters after a strong offensive showing, having won 86-44 at CSUP Timisoara on April 21.

The game is the first meeting of the season between the sides. Arad’s recent result came at home, where it finished with a 17-point margin. Agronomia’s last outing was decided by 42 points, with its offense reaching 86 points on the road. The two teams will meet again later in the season, when Agronomia is scheduled to visit Arad.

Arad’s upcoming schedule includes a road game at Municipal followed by home contests against CSUP Timisoara, CSBT Alexandria, U-Cluj Napoca, Sepsi SIC, Agronomia and Municipal. Arad also is set to visit Oxigen Bucuresti, Sportul Bucuresti and Rapid during that stretch. The schedule gives Arad a mix of home and road tests after Thursday’s opener.

Agronomia’s next games include a home matchup with CSBT Alexandria, followed by road games at Oxigen Bucuresti, Sportul Bucuresti, Rapid and CSUP Timisoara. Agronomia also is scheduled to host U-Cluj Napoca, Sepsi SIC, Municipal and Arad, and to visit CSBT Alexandria later in the season. The team will play both home and away games during the coming weeks.

Arad’s most recent result and Agronomia’s most recent result both came on April 21, giving each side a win before the new season’s opening tip. Arad’s 79-point performance in that game marked its highest total in the available recent result. Agronomia’s 86-point output also stands as the top scoring mark in its listed recent result. The contest marks the beginning of a new campaign for both programs, with Arad on the road and Agronomia at home. Both teams will play their first game of the season Thursday. Arad’s road trip follows its most recent home victory. Agronomia’s home opener follows its most recent road victory.

Agronomia will try to protect its home floor, while Arad will seek a road win to start the season. The matchup is part of the women’s professional basketball schedule and will be followed by a busy stretch for both teams. Arad and Agronomia each have 10 games listed in their upcoming schedules, including another head-to-head meeting later in the campaign. The teams will then continue their respective schedules.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Arad 85, Agronomia 55.