Match Report
28 points separated the sides: Gor Mahia 1st on 69, Ulinzi Stars 12th on 41. Ulinzi Stars ranked 2nd in the league on five-round form, well above their 12th table position. Against a league average of 1 goals per team per game, Ulinzi Stars ran at 1.03 scored and 1.09 conceded, Gor Mahia at 1.47 and 0.65.
A win had eluded Ulinzi Stars for 8 matches. Defeat had not touched Gor Mahia in 13 games, having scored in 8 consecutive games. Over the last five, Ulinzi Stars had taken 2 of 15 points to Gor Mahia's 13.
The head-to-head ledger counts 10 games: 1 Ulinzi Stars win, 6 for Gor Mahia, 3 draws, at 2.1 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 20% of those meetings.
The match was played at Afraha Stadium (capacity 7,500). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Gor Mahia led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 1-3.
Goal scorers
Ulinzi Stars: 1 goal with no recorded scorer · Gor Mahia: Enock Morrison (10'), Musa Masika (77'), 1 goal with no recorded scorer
Key stats
Possession: Ulinzi Stars 51% · Gor Mahia 49% · Total shots: 2-5 · On target: 1-3 · Corners: 2-7