LISBON (Interstat) — Sporting CP will host Benfica on Sunday in a women’s professional basketball game, with both teams opening the season at 0-0.

Sporting CP enters as the home team and will play at home in Lisbon. Benfica enters as the visiting team. Both clubs hold current records of 0 wins and 0 losses, leaving the early-season meeting as an opportunity to establish momentum before a busy stretch of games. The contest is part of the women’s professional basketball schedule.

Benfica’s most recent previous result was a 64-53 loss to the Caledonia Gladiators, with Sport Lisboa Benfica playing at home. That result was Benfica’s last recorded game before this matchup. Benfica will look to move past that performance and open its new campaign with a stronger showing on the road against Sporting CP.

Sporting CP has not recorded a game yet this season, according to its current 0-0 record. The home side will aim to use its home court to start the season positively. The game will feature two Portuguese clubs meeting in the capital and will serve as an early test for both rosters.

For Benfica, the upcoming schedule includes games against Sanjoanense, Saarlouis, CAB Madeira, Uniao Sportiva, Student Nis, Sopron, Barcelos, CDEFF and Esgueira. The stretch will test Benfica across multiple competitions and venues, but the focus first falls on the trip to Sporting CP.

Sporting CP’s next 10 games include matchups with Evora, SC Coimbroes, Quinta Dos Lombos, Esgueira, Gdessa Barreiro, CAB Madeira, Uniao Sportiva, CDEFF, Barcelos and Sanjoanense. Those games will follow the Sunday meeting with Benfica, giving Sporting CP a full slate after its opener.

The matchup between Sporting CP and Benfica will be played in Lisbon. Both teams are seeking their first win of the season. With identical 0-0 records, neither side has an early edge in the standings, and the game offers an early opportunity to build momentum. The game will mark the first meeting of the season between the two sides. Both teams will continue their schedules after Sunday, with Benfica and Sporting CP each facing a mix of home and away games in the weeks ahead.

Benfica will try to reverse its most recent result, while Sporting CP will attempt to protect its home court. The game is scheduled for Sunday and will be played in Lisbon. It is a women’s professional basketball contest between two clubs that know each other well.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Sporting CP 67, Benfica 62.