FRIBOURG, Switzerland (Interstat) — Zurich will open its SUI: SB League women’s professional basketball season on Sunday as the visiting team against Fribourg, with both clubs entering the matchup at 0-0. The game will be played in Fribourg, where the home side will look to begin the new campaign with a strong result after finishing its most recent action away from home.

Fribourg’s most recent result was a 90-65 loss at 1KS Sleza. The team will aim for a better start against Zurich, which is also seeking its first win of the season. Zurich and Fribourg have identical 0-0 records, leaving little separation in the early league standings. The matchup is part of the SUI: SB League schedule and gives both teams an early opportunity to establish momentum.

Zurich is set to visit Pully, host Baden, host Geneve, visit Nyon, host Alte Kanti Aarau, visit Helios VS, host BBC Troistorrents, visit Alte Kanti Aarau, host Fribourg and visit BBC Troistorrents over its next 10 games. That stretch includes a return meeting with Fribourg, when Zurich will be the home team. Zurich will also have five home games and five road games in that span, giving the club a balanced early schedule.

Fribourg’s next 10 games are scheduled against Baden, BBC Troistorrents, Helios VS, Derthona, Geneve, Landerneau, Nyon, Poznan, Alte Kanti Aarau and Derthona. Fribourg will be the home team for several of those contests, including against BBC Troistorrents, Derthona, Nyon, Poznan and Alte Kanti Aarau. The club will also travel for matchups at Baden, Helios VS, Geneve, Landerneau and Derthona.

The early-season meeting places Zurich on the road against a Fribourg side that has recent game experience, while Zurich will be playing its first contest of the new season. Both teams will try to control tempo and avoid a slow start in a league opener that could set the tone for the weeks ahead. Fribourg’s home setting may offer familiarity, but Zurich’s schedule gives it an immediate chance to test itself against a league opponent before a busy run of games.

The matchup also marks the first of two scheduled meetings between the teams in Zurich’s next 10 games. Fribourg will not face Zurich again in its listed upcoming slate, so the home side will try to make the most of its only meeting in that stretch. Both clubs enter with clean records, and each will look to build consistency before the schedule quickens.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Zurich 75, Fribourg 68.