KRALJEVO, Serbia (Interstat) — Kraljevo (2-2) hosts Spartak (1-3) on Monday in a women’s professional basketball game, with the home team seeking to return to winning form and the visiting side aiming to build on an early-season road victory. Kraljevo and Spartak are both in the early stages of their league schedules.

Kraljevo has split its first four games and enters after a narrow loss at Duga. The team has received steady interior production from Tina Dincic, the player to watch for Kraljevo. Dincic has been active on the glass throughout the early schedule, including an 11-rebound effort in the most recent game and a 13-rebound performance in a win at Radivoj Korac. She also scored 12 points in a home win over Novosadska and added six rebounds in that victory. Marina Davinic and Anja Nikolic have provided additional scoring options, with both contributing in the latest outing. Kraljevo’s two wins have come against Novosadska and Radivoj Korac, while its losses have come against Ras and Duga. Kraljevo has been competitive in each of its games, with its two losses coming by narrow margins. The home team will look to use its rebounding and familiarity to control the pace against a Spartak team still searching for consistency. The home side will rely on its frontcourt production and rebounding.

Spartak carries a 1-3 record into Monday’s matchup. The lone win came at Duga, where the visitors closed out a 10-point victory. Since then, Spartak has dropped games to Novosadska, Vojvodina and Crvena zvezda. Brianna Barnes is the player to watch for Spartak. Barnes has been the team’s most reliable scoring and rebounding threat, with a 15-point, 11-rebound performance in the most recent loss and a 28-point, 10-rebound outing against Vojvodina. She also recorded 29 points and 14 rebounds in the win at Duga. Alexia Marquavia and Emese Vida have provided support, with Marquavia scoring 14 points and grabbing 11 rebounds in the latest game and Vida adding 13 rebounds. Spartak will need Barnes to continue carrying a heavy load while finding secondary scoring against a Kraljevo team that has been competitive in each of its games. The visitors will look to Barnes for scoring and rebounding while seeking better balance. Kraljevo is next scheduled to visit Crvena zvezda, followed by home games against Vojvodina and Partizan. Spartak is set to host Partizan, visit Nibak Nis and host Mega MIS in its next three scheduled games.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Kraljevo 69, Spartak 66. Kraljevo is installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -9.5, and the over/under is 135.5.