Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Homeboyz (6th, 49 pts) held a 30-point advantage over Sofapaka (18th, 19 pts). On recent form Homeboyz sat only 17th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 6th overall. Against a league average of 1 goals per team per game, Homeboyz ran at 1.38 scored and 1.09 conceded, Sofapaka at 0.56 and 1.5.
Sofapaka arrived off four straight defeats. Homeboyz had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Sofapaka, 1.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 2 wins for Homeboyz, 1 draw and 5 for Sofapaka, at 2.13 goals per meeting. This has been a host's fixture — the home side won 63% of the meetings. The fixture trends low-scoring: over two goals in just 25% of the meetings.
Bukhungu Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 5,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Homeboyz led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Homeboyz: Peter Thiongo (5'), Shafiq Buchu Batambuze (81')
Key stats
Possession: Homeboyz 49% · Sofapaka 51% · Total shots: 4-5 · On target: 2-1 · Corners: 9-1