Wednesday 17th February 2021
EXPRESS FC vs KCCA FC| 4: 00 pm (EAT)
Muteesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku
Startimes Uganda Premier League
KCCA FC will visit Express FC in the famous Kampala derby to be hosted at their home Muteesa II Stadium, Wankulukuku.
Both sides shared spoils the last time they met. The fixture ended one all in February 2020 at MTN-Omondi Stadium with both sides finding the back of the net through first half penalties.
KCCA FC go into match day seven with 9 points from 6 games. The 13 times Champions last picked a win in the league on 11th December 2020 against Mbarara City FC at home in Lugogo and have gone on to lose the next three games since then.
Hosts Express FC are unbeaten in the league this season. In the six league games played so far, they have picked up three wins and shared spoils as many times.
KCCA FC can not afford to drop points especially in a fixture against old-time rivals Express FC.
Express’ Muzamiru Mutyaba will face his former employers for the first time since he parted ways with the club in June 2020. The other is former goal keepers’ coach Daniel Kiwanuka who switched to Express FC in the previous summer transfer window.
John Revita is the only KCCA FC player that has previously played for Express FC. The defender will not feature in this game because he is still undergoing rehabilitation on his knee.
Statistics
- In the last 22 matches played between both clubs, KCCA has picked up 10 wins and shared spoils eight times while hosts Express FC has won 4 times.
- KCCA FC has collected 38 points from 22 games played against Express while the Red Eagles have collected 20 points from 22 games.
- KCCA FC has scored 34 goals in 22 games against Express FC while the hosts have scored 22 goals in 22 games
TEAM NEWS
Youngsters Sadat Anaku, Ayella Dominic and Opio Sunday are out due to licensing issues.
The game comes a little early for Julius Poloto, Denis Iguma and Gift Ali who are still recovering from injuries.
Magambo Peter, Filbert Obenchan, Musana Hassan, Achai Herbert and Kato Samuel are the available options the Gaffer could pick from, which partnership starts in the backline.
SQUAD AVAILABLE
Matovu, Mwirusi, Lukwago, Obenchan, Aliro, Kato, Magambo, Kalanzi, Achai, Musana, Mugume, Mazengo, Balinya, Kigozi, Keziron, Anukani, Aheebwa, Lwanga
In the pre-match presser, Manager Mike Mutebi had this to say;
We will take the game so serious given its magnitude and history around it.
It is a derby and derbies are won by teams that show the biggest of character on the day. We need to show that we want to win so that we can pick three points.
Mike Mutebi on the league game against Express SC