URA Vs Mbarara City: Team News, Probable Lineups, Preview and Stats

Saturday, September 28
*URA Vs Mbarara City – Nakivubo, 4pm
*Express Vs Maroons – Nakivubo, 7pm

*Team News

• URA FC welcome back James Begisa from the injury .
• Huud Mulikyi who was stretchered off in last game might have joined an injury list which still includes Shariph Kimbowa, Bright Vuni, Ibrahim Wammanah, Rogers Omedwa, and Justin Opiro as injured players.
• Youngsters Denis Kisiriko, Godfrey Ssekibengo, John Innocent Kisolo and goalkeeper Abdu Magada are on national duties with the Uganda Hippos
• Mbarara City have not confirmed any injury worry

*Probable Lineups:

URA – Derrick Ochan, Faisal Matovu, Enock Walusimbi, Joshua Lubwama, Norman Namanya, James Besiga, Isma Mugulusi, Emmanuel Okech, Ivan Ahimbisibwe, Abraham Tusubira, Moses Aliro.

Mbarara City – Abdul Kimera GK, Joseph Akandwanaho, Ibrahim Musa, Henry Kitegenyi, Hassan Alidro Jurua, Joseph Kafumbe, Latif Ssenkubuge, Seiri Arigumaho, Odongo Francis, Innocent Wafula, Yusuf Mafabi.

Preview: URA Targets Win In First Home Game

URA will be aiming for maximum points against Mbarara City in their first home game of the season at HAMz Nakivubo Stadium.

The Tax Collectors secured their first win of the season with a 1-0 victory away at Bright Stars, bouncing back from a narrow 1-0 defeat to KCCA in the league opener.

After four years away, URA returns to the Kampala region, having previously shifted their home ground from Namboole to Bombo and later to Lugazi over the last four seasons.

The four-time UPL champions are yet to lose a league game against Mbarara City. Last season, they secured a 3-0 victory, thanks to goals from Norman Namanya, Ivan Ahimbisibwe, and Moses Aliro, before settling for a goalless draw in the reverse fixture at Mbarara.

A win will see URA climb from 9th to 4th on the table.

On the other hand, Mbarara City is still searching for their first win of the season. They suffered a 4-2 loss to SC Villa in their league opener, followed by a goalless draw against Police in their last outing.

These results have left them in the red zone, sitting 15th on the log, a position they struggled to escape last season.

Mbarara City failed to win a single away game last season, and they head into this fixture having lost three consecutive visits to URA.

This will be their 7th league visit to URA, and they’ve only managed to score once in those encounters, a goal by Maqueta Wol during their UPL debut at Namboole in 2017.

Head to head

2023/24
URA 3-0 Mbarara City
Mbarara 0-0 URA

2021/22
Mbarara City 0-0 URA
URA 2-0 Mbarara City

2020/21
URA FC 2-0 Mbarara City
Mbarara City 1-1 URA

2019/20 Season
URA 0-0 Mbarara
Mbarara 1-1 URA

2018/19 Season
URA 0-0 Mbarara
Mbarara 1-1 URA

2017/18 Season
Mbarara 1-1 URA
URA 1-1 Mbarara