A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both KCCA and Express FC know what's at stake in this second leg of the Uganda Cup Quarter-finals clash.
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.
KCCA form and stats
KCCA participated in Uganda Cup the last season, where they reached the 8th finals.The home supporters can't complain about results here as KCCA have scored 37 goals to get 28 points from 13 games. The overall stats in the Premier League are 9-1-3 (wins-draws-losses). 4W-1D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Uganda Cup for KCCA. Two home wins in a row for KCCA bring valid hopes of a third.
KCCA shared the glory with Express FC in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0.
Ahead of that match, KCCA won a home game hosting Jinja SSS (3-1).Goals are plentiful in the league this season as KCCA has scored 37 goals here in 13 home games. From these home matches, KCCA have conceded only 9 goals.
Express FC form and stats
They also participated in Uganda Cup last season. This 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, 3 draws and 0 losses both home and away. Impressively, the visitors are on a seven-match winning run which they hope continue versus KCCA.
270 minutes! That's how long the Express goalkeeper and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Express played 0-0 against KCCA in their previous match.
Prior to that match, a home win 4-0 against Kitara in the Premier League.The travelling fans enjoy Express's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 13 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Express as they have only conceded 8 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
KCCA and Express FC have met before this season: Express FC - KCCA 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): KCCA two wins, three draws and Express FC one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.KCCA missing players
Express FC missing players
| KCCA | Express FC | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 16 | ||
| 7 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | ||
| 45 | 33 | Scored | S | 21 | 42 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Conceded | C | 8 | 12 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 68% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 42% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 32% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 32% | ||
| 56% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 58% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 20% | ||
| 3.8 | 3.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.1 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3 | ||
| 0.9 | 0.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | 9.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.3 | 9.9 | ||
| 2.5 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3 | ||
| 65% | 78% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 58% | ||
| 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 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 50 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 11 | 30 | 45 |
| 5 | Bright Stars | 26 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 39 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 13 | 41 |
| 6 | Police | 26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 49 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 39 |
| 7 | Wakiso Giants | 26 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 42 | 33 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 36 |
| 8 | SC Villa | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 36 |
| 9 | Mbarara City | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 24 | -6 | 35 |
| 10 | UPDF | 26 | 10 | 4 | 12 | 32 | 38 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 27 | -6 | 34 |
| 11 | BUL | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 33 | 40 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -7 | 30 |
| 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 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 27 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 28 | -17 | 23 |
| 15 | MYDA | 26 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 31 | 71 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 13 | 37 | -40 | 14 |
| 16 | Kitara | 26 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 33 | 74 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | 41 | -41 | 13 |