A trophy cabinet can never have too much silverware and both Mbarara City and URA know what's at stake in this second leg of the Uganda Cup 16th Finals clash.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Mbarara City and URA.
Mbarara City form and stats
Mbarara was eliminated in the 2nd round last season in the Uganda Cup.Overall Premier League stats at home this season for Mbarara City are 2-4-2 (wins-draw-losses).
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Premier League game versus MYDA in only four days. This game is also played here.
The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mbarara here in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (7 from 8 games). Mbarara have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
URA form and stats
Last season their Uganda Cup adventure ended in the 2nd round.URA's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed URA collect 22 points from their 9 away matches in the Premier League. 7 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat).
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting KCCA in just four days.
With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, URA are regular goalscorers on their travels. As opposed to that, URA have seen the ball go into their own net 9 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only -1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
The dueling parties have met before this season: URA - Mbarara 0-0. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Mbarara City zero wins, seven draws and URA zero victories. As for goals, zero matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.Mbarara City missing players
URA missing players
| Mbarara City | URA | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 15 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | ||
| 33 | 18 | Scored | S | 22 | 43 | ||
| 27 | 6 | Conceded | C | 15 | 25 | ||
| 88% | 83% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 88% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 32% | 17% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 36% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 36% | ||
| 36% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.6 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 9.4 | 10.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.6 | 9.6 | ||
| 3.4 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 3.7 | ||
| 40% | 41% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 46% | ||
| 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 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 22 | 36 |
| 2 | URA | 16 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | Express FC | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | KCCA | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 30 |
| 5 | Police | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 16 | 28 |
| 6 | SC Villa | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 28 |
| 7 | UPDF | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 1 | 25 |
| 8 | Onduparaka | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 21 |
| 9 | Bright Stars | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| 10 | BUL | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | -5 | 20 |
| 11 | Mbarara City | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | -7 | 17 |
| 12 | Jinja SSS | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 16 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -11 | 17 |
| 13 | Wakiso Giants | 16 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 14 | Kyetume | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 12 |
| 15 | MYDA | 16 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 46 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 23 | -28 | 6 |
| 16 | Kitara | 16 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 45 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 22 | -28 | 5 |