Mbarara City vs NECPrediction, probable lineups, recent form & season stats

Mbarara City opened the season with a 0-1 defeat away to Police on 29 August. Their previous matches date from the end of last season: 1-4 at KCCA, a 2-0 home win over Buhimba Saints, a 1-3 home defeat by SC Villa, a 1-0 win away to Lugazi and a 2-1 home win over Express. NEC, by contrast, have started with two wins, 2-0 away to KCCA on 29 August and 3-1 at home to Lugazi on 1 September, which put them top of the table on 6 points with 5 goals scored and 1 conceded. Before the break they had lost 0-2 at Calvary and 1-4 at home to SC Villa, but also won 3-0 against Buhimba Saints and 1-0 away to Kitara. The six previous meetings tell a one-sided story: five NEC wins and one draw, with the three games played in Mbarara finishing 0-1, 1-2 and 0-1 to the visitors. The Ugandan league runs at an average of 1.91 goals per game. The prediction may change in the hours before kick-off. Confirmed line-ups, late injuries, suspensions, rotation ahead of other fixtures and the state of the pitch and the weather can all alter the picture described above. In those cases the selection may be reviewed and updated within 12 to 24 hours of the match: this happens rarely, but when it does, the version published on this page is always the current one. The data and assessments here are provided for information and statistical purposes.