MANCHESTER (Interstat) — The Manchester Giants will host Liverpool on Sunday at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester, United Kingdom, as both teams look to improve their early-season records.

Manchester enters the game with a 2-2 record. The Giants are coming off a 76-58 loss at Bristol Academy in their most recent game. In that loss, Luke Nelson had 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists. Brandon Mitchell Day added 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 2 blocks, while Charlie Williams contributed 7 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.

Nelson, a player to watch for Manchester, has been productive recently. He had 13 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists in a win over Surrey 89ers, and 10 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists against Breogan. Earlier, he posted 11 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists at Bristol Flyers.

Liverpool, meanwhile, is still seeking its first win of the season and sits at 0-2. The visiting team lost its most recent game 78-49 at London. Tevin Smith had 9 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist in that contest. Brandon Tchouya added 8 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block, and Tyler Eberhart finished with 7 points and 4 rebounds.

Smith, Liverpool’s player to watch, also had 2 points and 1 rebound in a loss at Caledonia Gladiators. Liverpool has scored 49 and 73 points in its two losses. The team is 0-2 on the road. Liverpool has lost by margins of 29 and 5 points. Smith played 25 minutes.

Manchester opened the season with a 74-73 win at Würzburg and a 79-67 home win over Surrey 89ers before losses to Breogan and Bristol Academy. Nelson has scored in double figures in each of his last three games. Manchester is 1-1 at home this season. Manchester has lost by margins of 21 and 18 points. Nelson played 23 minutes.

Liverpool’s other loss this season came at Glasgow, 78-73. The team will look to Smith and Tchouya to provide scoring and rebounding against a Manchester side that has shown the ability to put points on the board.

Both teams have upcoming schedules that include matchups against Surrey 89ers, Bristol Academy, Newcastle, Cheshire, Glasgow, Sheffield and Leicester, among others. Manchester will also face Chalon-Sur-Saone, Bashkimi, Korfez Basket and Kalev-Cramo in upcoming contests. Liverpool will visit Surrey 89ers in its next game. Manchester will host Cheshire in its next home game. The teams will meet again in Liverpool later this season.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Manchester 81, Liverpool 72.