BUDAPEST (Interstat) — TFSE-MTK will host Szigetszentmiklos on Wednesday in a women’s professional basketball game, with both teams seeking their first win of the season.

TFSE-MTK enters with a 0-1 record. Szigetszentmiklos enters at 0-2 and will be the visiting team. The game gives each side an early chance to build momentum in a season that has started with losses. It is the first meeting between the teams this season.

Szigetszentmiklos is led by Zlatka Madankova, who has been its most productive player early this season. In the team’s most recent game, a 94-56 loss at BEAC, Madankova played 37 minutes and finished with 15 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Janka Gergo added 9 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists in 23 minutes, while Maria Aijanen had 9 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block in 37 minutes. Earlier this season, Szigetszentmiklos dropped an 81-59 decision to Csata TKK.

TFSE-MTK opened with a 70-67 home loss to Cegledi. K. Jackson was the team’s top performer, logging 32 minutes with 13 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block. Reka Manyoky contributed 10 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists in 31 minutes, and L. Gabor scored 14 points with 2 rebounds and 1 block in 22 minutes.

Jackson will be a player to watch for TFSE-MTK as it looks to generate offense at home. Madankova will be the focal point for Szigetszentmiklos, which will need a strong performance from its top performer to keep pace. Both teams have relied on several contributors, and the matchup could hinge on which supporting cast provides more production.

The matchup features two teams still searching for consistency. TFSE-MTK has played one game and shown the ability to stay close, falling by three points in its opener. Szigetszentmiklos has faced a tougher start, losing its first two games by 22 and 35 points. The visiting team will look to Madankova, Gergo and Aijanen to provide balance, while TFSE-MTK will rely on Jackson, Manyoky and Gabor.

After Wednesday, Szigetszentmiklos is scheduled to visit Sopron, then host Miskolc, visit NKA Pecs, host Cegledi, visit Atomeromu, visit Vasas Csata, host ETO Basket, visit Csata TKK and host BEAC before a later meeting with TFSE-MTK. TFSE-MTK is set to host ETO Basket, visit BEAC, host Csata TKK, visit Atomeromu, host Vasas Csata, host NKA Pecs, visit Miskolc, visit Sopron and visit Cegledi before that same later meeting with Szigetszentmiklos.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of TFSE-MTK 90, Szigetszentmiklos 69.