CELJE, Slovenia (Interstat) — ZKK Cinkarna Celje will host Maribor on Saturday in a women’s professional basketball game, with the home side looking to build on a strong start and the visitors seeking a second straight win.

ZKK Cinkarna Celje enters at 2-1. The team has won two of its past three games, including a 91-50 home victory over Domel Skofja Loka and a 72-50 home win over Ilirija. In its most recent outing, ZKK Cinkarna Celje fell 75-53 at Campobasso. Jana Guska, a player to watch for ZKK Cinkarna Celje, has been productive in recent games. She had 16 points, four rebounds and one assist in 28 minutes against Domel Skofja Loka, along with one block. Against Ilirija, Guska finished with 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 21 minutes. In the Campobasso game, she had seven points, two rebounds and one assist in 22 minutes.

Maribor enters at 1-1. Maribor won its most recent game, 56-51 at Jezica, after opening the season with a 47-42 home loss to Triglav. Veronika Ferjancic, a player to watch for Maribor, has been central to that effort. She recorded 11 points, 12 rebounds and two assists in 27 minutes against Jezica. In the loss to Triglav, Ferjancic had nine points and seven rebounds in 30 minutes.

Beyond Ferjancic, Maribor got a strong recent performance from Lana Iseinoski, who scored 16 points and added two rebounds and one assist in 21 minutes against Jezica. Tiana Steharnik also contributed nine points, four rebounds and five assists in 33 minutes. That balance helped Maribor secure a narrow road win and move back to .500.

ZKK Cinkarna Celje has shown a high-scoring offense at home, with its two wins coming by margins of 41 and 22 points. The team will aim to rebound from the road loss to Campobasso and protect its home court. Maribor, meanwhile, will look to carry momentum from its first win and challenge a Celje side that has been efficient on both ends in domestic play. The matchup features two players in Ferjancic and Guska who can influence the game through scoring, rebounding and playmaking.

ZKK Cinkarna Celje’s schedule ahead includes games against KP Brno, Triglav, Nyon, Jezica and Campobasso before a return meeting with Maribor later in the schedule. Maribor’s upcoming slate includes a trip to Domel Skofja Loka, meetings with Ilirija and Triglav, and a home game against ZKK Cinkarna Celje in the coming weeks. Those contests could shape the early standings, but the focus first falls on the meeting in Celje.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of ZKK Cinkarna Celje 75, Maribor 53.