There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with URA leading Mbarara City by 21 points.
- URA have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
- Mbarara City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Premier League
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
URA form and stats
URA are steadily winning Premier League games and points here at Ndejje Uni - Luwero. 6 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 9 games. After failing to beat Wakiso Giants here at Ndejje Uni - Luwero, URA has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.
URA manager and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus SC Villa (placed 6th) in the Premier League. Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against BUL.
The URA fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 12 in 9 matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. As for guarding their own goal, URA have only let in 4 goals at home. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Mbarara City form and stats
There's been little loot from Mbarara City's travels as they have only collected 8 points from 9 away games in the Premier League. Mbarara City only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 2 draws.
There were no winners in Mbarara's previous match, a Premier League home game that ended 0-0 vs KCCA (placed 4th). Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Express FC.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Mbarara as they have only managed to score 8 times from 9 away games in the league. Mbarara City's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 16 goals from these trips.
Head 2 Head
This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Mbarara City - URA 1-1. Head-2-head stats last eight meetings: one - seven - zero (URA wins - draws - Mbarara City wins). As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), eight had two or less.URA missing players
Mbarara City missing players
| URA | Mbarara City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 3 | Played | P | 3 | 9 | 19 |
| 13 | 6 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 30 | 12 | 3 | Scored | S | 2 | 8 | 17 |
| 13 | 4 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 16 | 23 |
| 84% | 78% | 67% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 89% |
| 68% | 56% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 78% | 63% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 44% | 32% |
| 21% | 11% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 22% | 16% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 11% | 5% |
| 42% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 44% | 47% |
| 53% | 56% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 11% | 21% |
| 21% | 33% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 44% | 42% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0.8 | 1 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 1.6 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.2 | 10.8 | 2.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.7 | 6.7 | 8.1 |
| 4.1 | 5.2 | 0.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 |
| 38% | 26% | 150% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 100% | 57% | 55% |
- Mbarara City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Mbarara City have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Premier League
- Mbarara City haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
- URA have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- URA have the most points from losing position (9) in Premier League
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Vipers | 20 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 28 | 43 |
| 2 | URA | 19 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 43 |
| 3 | Express FC | 20 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 17 | 40 |
| 4 | KCCA | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 42 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 28 | 34 |
| 5 | Police | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 34 |
| 6 | SC Villa | 19 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 30 |
| 7 | Bright Stars | 19 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 33 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 29 |
| 8 | UPDF | 19 | 9 | 1 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 13 | 19 | -1 | 28 |
| 9 | BUL | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -6 | 24 |
| 10 | Onduparaka | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -13 | 24 |
| 11 | Mbarara City | 19 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -6 | 22 |
| 12 | Wakiso Giants | 20 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -4 | 20 |
| 13 | Jinja SSS | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 14 | -15 | 20 |
| 14 | Kyetume | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 19 | -12 | 19 |
| 15 | MYDA | 19 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 27 | -31 | 9 |
| 16 | Kitara | 19 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 28 | -35 | 5 |