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

Mbarara City have played a single match this season, a 0-1 defeat away at Police, and remain on zero points. NEC, by contrast, have won both of their games, 3-1 at home against Lugazi and 2-0 at KCCA, with five goals scored and one conceded, and sit second on six points. Looking further back, Mbarara City alternate: 2-1 over Express, 1-0 at Lugazi, 1-3 at home to SC Villa, 2-0 over Buhimba Saints and 1-4 at KCCA. Over the same span NEC won 1-0 at Kitara and 3-0 over Buhimba Saints, then lost 1-4 at home to SC Villa and 0-2 at Calvary, before the two wins in late August and early September. The six previous meetings lean heavily one way: five NEC wins and a single draw, the 0-0 of April 2026; across all of them Mbarara City have scored just once, in the 1-2 of April 2025. The Ugandan league runs at an average of 2.20 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.