Match Report
The table gap was wide: 15 points between BUL (9th, 37 pts) and UPDF (14th, 22 pts). BUL's recent output lagged their position: 14th on form over five rounds while 9th in the table. Per game in the league, BUL were scoring 1 and conceding 1.1, UPDF 0.8 and 1.37, against a competition average of 1.05 goals per team per game.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 5 BUL wins, 3 for UPDF, 1 draw, at 3.22 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 33% of meetings won. Where history says 3.22 goals per meeting, the last five say 2.2.
Kakindu Municipal Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 1,000. On the scoreboard, UPDF led 4-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-5.
Goal scorers
BUL: Denis Ssewagudde (36'), Hillary Onek (90') · UPDF: Emmanuel Ochen (7'), Emmanuel Ochen (45'), Ivan Bogere (41'), Ivan Bogere (45'), Rashid Faridi (63')
Key stats
Possession: BUL 67% · UPDF 33% · Total shots: 15-7 · On target: 9-6 · Corners: 11-0