Perhaps a welcome break from league football as BUL & Express FC face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Uganda Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Express FC could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a CAF Champions League game only four sleeps ago. That game, against Al Merreikh, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Express FC.
BUL form and stats
Last season, BUL's Uganda Cup journey ended in the 1st round.BUL have played 13 Premier League games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 5-3-5 (wins-draws-losses). 5W-0D-1L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Uganda Cup for BUL.
BUL are returning here after visiting MYDA in a Premier League game and winning with a 6-1 scoreline. As mentioned above, BUL "killed" MYDA in their previous game. They need to reset completely for this one and beware of complacency.
Preceding that match was a Uganda Cup defeat to Proline (0-1).The BUL fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 13 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 21 goals have been conceded.
Express FC form and stats
Last season their Uganda Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.Express FC's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Express FC collect 27 points from their 13 away matches in the Premier League. 8 victories and 3 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats). The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Uganda Cup stats, they have 2 wins, 4 draws and 0 losses both home and away. Express FC have been producing wins at home as well, producing a total of seven victories in a row regardless of arena.
Express are travelling again after losing away to Al Merreikh in their previous match (0-1).
That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Al Merreikh in the CAF Champions League.Express has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 22 goals from 13 games. It's not easy to score on Express FC as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Last five meetings with these participants: BUL won two, Express FC were winners in two and we saw one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, four matches with two goals or less.BUL missing players
Express FC missing players
| BUL | Express FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 4 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 42 | 21 | Scored | S | 14 | 36 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 9 | 13 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 42% | 52% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 4% | ||
| 60% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 32% | ||
| 16% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 24% | ||
| 3.4 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 5.3 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 2.8 | ||
| 1.2 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.5 | 9.1 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.1 | 10.3 | ||
| 3.8 | 3.9 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3 | ||
| 43% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 52% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Express FC | 26 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 44 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 31 | 58 |
| 2 | URA | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 11 | 23 | 57 |
| 3 | Vipers | 26 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 56 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 35 | 56 |
| 4 | KCCA | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 56 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 34 | 48 |
| 5 | Bright Stars | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 42 |
| 6 | Police | 27 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 31 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 40 |
| 7 | Mbarara City | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 25 | -4 | 38 |
| 8 | UPDF | 27 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 34 | 39 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -5 | 37 |
| 9 | Wakiso Giants | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 10 | SC Villa | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -1 | 36 |
| 11 | BUL | 27 | 9 | 6 | 12 | 39 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 20 | -2 | 33 |
| 12 | Onduparaka | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 29 | -20 | 28 |
| 13 | Jinja SSS | 26 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 22 | -23 | 26 |
| 14 | Kyetume | 27 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 28 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | -19 | 23 |
| 15 | MYDA | 27 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 32 | 77 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 40 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 37 | -45 | 14 |
| 16 | Kitara | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 35 | 80 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 41 | -45 | 13 |