VETROZ, Switzerland (Interstat) — Helios VS will open its SUI: SB League women’s professional basketball season Sunday by hosting Pully, with both teams beginning the campaign at 0-0. The matchup gives Helios VS a chance to start on its home court, while Pully will seek a road result in its first league appearance of the season.

Helios VS enters with a current 0-0 record, and Pully also stands at 0-0. Because the game falls early in the schedule, neither side has established form, making the opener a measuring point for rotation depth, pace and defensive continuity. Helios VS will try to use home familiarity to control the tempo, while Pully will aim to manage the road environment and keep the game close into the fourth quarter.

Both teams will be opening the league campaign with similar circumstances, as each enters at 0-0 and without a prior result to shape early expectations. Helios VS will look to establish an inside-out attack, move the ball efficiently and limit second-chance opportunities. Pully will counter with pressure defense, quick ball movement and an effort to create open looks from the perimeter. The visiting side will need to handle the pace of the home team and avoid prolonged scoring droughts. The home side will aim to build an early advantage and force Pully to play from behind.

Pully’s schedule includes home games against BBC Troistorrents, Zurich, Alte Kanti Aarau and Fribourg, along with road trips to Nyon, Baden and Geneve. The club also will host Helios VS later in the season. Helios VS, meanwhile, will host Nyon, Fribourg, Zurich, Baden and Geneve, with road games at Geneve, BBC Troistorrents, Baden, Alte Kanti Aarau and Pully.

The teams are scheduled to meet again later in the season, when Helios VS travels to Pully. For now, the focus is on the opener on Sunday and the first league test for two clubs seeking early momentum. Pully will try to disrupt the half-court execution of Helios VS and force turnovers that can lead to transition scoring. Helios VS will aim to protect the ball, rebound at both ends and lean on its home crowd during key stretches.

The SUI: SB League contest is one of the first opportunities for both rosters to establish roles. With the season tied at 0-0, each club remains in the early stages of building chemistry and evaluating lineup combinations. A win would give either side a positive start before a stretch of games against familiar league opponents.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Helios VS 80, Pully 73, giving the home team the edge in the season opener. That projection places Helios VS ahead by seven points.