Uganda - Uganda Premier LeagueData current as of 23 July 2026

Mbarara City vs Maroons: match statistics

Mbarara City crest
Mbarara City
2 : 2half-time 2:0
Maroons crest
Maroons

Mbarara City vs Maroons: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Mbarara City play Maroons in Uganda Premier League (Uganda). The match date is 21 April 2026 at 15:00. Final score: 2:2.

Current form

Mbarara City: 3-0-2, 1.80 points/match. Maroons: 1-2-2, 1.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Mbarara City scores 0.87 and concedes 1.57 goals per match. Maroons scores 0.87 and concedes 0.90. League average: 2.09 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Mbarara City 57%, Maroons 30%. Over 2.5: Mbarara City 40%, Maroons 33%. League level: BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 35%.

xG, shots and style

Mbarara City has higher xG: 1.31 vs 1.24. Mbarara City: 8.2 shots per match, Maroons: 8.5.

Match halves

Mbarara City: half-time lead 13%, second-half goals 0.47. Maroons: half-time lead 27%, second-half goals 0.37.

Goals by minute

Mbarara City: 61-75 (6 goals). Maroons: 76-90+ (7 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Uganda Premier League: 2.09 goals per match, BTTS 38%, Over 2.5 35%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 100%.

Match description

I predict an away win (Maroons). Maroons are 3-1-1 in their last five matches, averaging 2.00 points per game, while Mbarara are 0-1-4 in their last 5, averaging just 0.2 points per game. Defensively the gap is clear: Mbarara have conceded 8 goals in their last five matches and 36 overall this season, whereas Maroons have conceded only 1 in their last 5 and 16 this season. Offensively Mbarara generate slightly more chances at home (average xG 1.43 and 3.11 SOT per game) than Maroons do away (xG 1.18 and 2.3 SOT), but the hosts score only 0.64 goals per home game with a 7% conversion rate and keep a clean sheet in 36% of matches, which limits their effectiveness. Given Maroons’ superior form and defensive resilience, I assign them roughly a 60% chance to win, 25% for a draw and 15% for the home side to win.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
0 : 2
2nd half

Match statistics

45Possession (%)55
Mbarara CityMaroons
7Shots11
Mbarara CityMaroons
4Shots on target5
Mbarara CityMaroons
1.09xG1.44
Mbarara CityMaroons
3Corners1
Mbarara CityMaroons
49Dangerous attacks52
Mbarara CityMaroons
-1Fouls-1
Mbarara CityMaroons
-1Cards-1
Mbarara CityMaroons

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Mbarara CityMaroons
0.87Goals scored / match0.87
Mbarara CityMaroons
1.57Goals conceded / match0.9
Mbarara CityMaroons
43%Average possession46%
Mbarara CityMaroons
2.67Shots on target / match2.83
Mbarara CityMaroons

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

8.23Shots per match8.53
Mbarara CityMaroons
2.67Shots on target2.83
Mbarara CityMaroons
10.5%Shot conversion10.2%
Mbarara CityMaroons
43%Possession46%
Mbarara CityMaroons
1.31xG for1.24
Mbarara CityMaroons
1.58xG against1.32
Mbarara CityMaroons

Shooting quality

Mbarara City: BalancedMaroons: Balanced
Mbarara CityMaroons
Accuracy (shots on target)32%33%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.160.15
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.330.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Mbarara City is 80% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Mbarara City · 1 pts / match - Maroons

Mbarara City
WWLWL
Season result split
20% W27% R53% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-8-16
0.87 pts / match · goal difference -21
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-0-2
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-4-7
Last 5 at home
2-1-2
LDWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.36Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Maroons
DLDLW
Season result split
30% W37% R33% P
Season (W-D-L)
9-11-10
1.27 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-2-2
1.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-4-8
Last 5 away
1-2-2
LDDLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.20Opponent xG: 1.43BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Maroons is 74% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.57 goals / match - Mbarara City · 0.9 goals / match - Maroons

Mbarara City scoring profile: strong

Mbarara City scores in 70% of matches (21 of 30 matches), while Maroons keeps a clean sheet in 43% (13 of 30 matches).

Maroons scoring profile: strong

Maroons scores in 53% of matches (16 of 30 matches), while Mbarara City keeps a clean sheet in 20% (6 of 30 matches).

26Goals scored (season)26
Mbarara CityMaroons
47Goals conceded (season)27
Mbarara CityMaroons
2.43Average goals in match1.77
Mbarara CityMaroons
7Goals scored (last 5)3
Mbarara CityMaroons
8Goals conceded (last 5)8
Mbarara CityMaroons

How often they score at least...

70%1 goal53%
Mbarara CityMaroons
17%2 goals20%
Mbarara CityMaroons
0%3 goals10%
Mbarara CityMaroons
0%4 goals3%
Mbarara CityMaroons

How often they concede at least...

80%1 goal57%
Mbarara CityMaroons
40%2 goals27%
Mbarara CityMaroons
20%3 goals7%
Mbarara CityMaroons
10%4 goals0%
Mbarara CityMaroons

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

38%
League average

Goal patterns

17%BTTS at half-time10%
Mbarara CityMaroons
3%BTTS in both halves3%
Mbarara CityMaroons
10%Scored in both halves13%
Mbarara CityMaroons

BTTS and goal count

40%Min. 3 goals and BTTS20%
Mbarara CityMaroons
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Mbarara CityMaroons
60%BTTS - last 520%
Mbarara CityMaroons

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

60%Min. 1 goal before half-time63%
Mbarara CityMaroons
37%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Mbarara CityMaroons
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Mbarara CityMaroons

2nd half

77%Min. 1 goal after half-time50%
Mbarara CityMaroons
37%Min. 2 goals after half-time20%
Mbarara CityMaroons
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Mbarara CityMaroons

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Maroons is 29% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.93 pts / match - Mbarara City · 1.2 pts / match - Maroons

Mbarara City - half-time state
13% leading53% draw33% trailing
Maroons - half-time state
27% leading40% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.93Points per match (1st half)1.2
Mbarara CityMaroons
0.37Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Mbarara CityMaroons
0.7Goals conceded (1st half)0.57
Mbarara CityMaroons
1.07Average goals (1st half)1.07
Mbarara CityMaroons
53%Clean sheet before half-time60%
Mbarara CityMaroons
70%No goal before half-time67%
Mbarara CityMaroons

After half-time (2nd half)

0.97Points per match (2nd half)1.23
Mbarara CityMaroons
0.47Goals scored (2nd half)0.37
Mbarara CityMaroons
0.83Goals conceded (2nd half)0.33
Mbarara CityMaroons
1.3Average goals (2nd half)0.7
Mbarara CityMaroons
43%Clean sheet after half-time70%
Mbarara CityMaroons
53%No goal after half-time67%
Mbarara CityMaroons

Mbarara City - second-half results

20% W37% R43% P
28
Half-time points
11
Half-time goals
-10
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
-11
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.93
PPG before half-time
Lead holding154%

Leads at half-time in 13% of matches and wins 20%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Maroons - second-half results

20% W63% R17% P
36
Half-time points
15
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
37
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.20
PPG before half-time
Lead holding111%

Leads at half-time in 27% of matches and wins 30%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Mbarara City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.201.80
Goals scored / match0.41.0
Goals conceded / match0.61.0
Average goals in match1.02.0
1 goal60%100%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%0%
Goal difference-10
Half-time: 20% leading - 60% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 0% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 2
Maroons - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.601.00
Goals scored / match0.20.4
Goals conceded / match0.80.8
Average goals in match1.01.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet40%40%
No goal80%60%
Goal difference-3-2
Half-time: 0% leading - 60% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Mbarara City
ScoredConceded
4
6
0-15
4
8
16-30
4
8
31-45
4
10
46-60
6
6
61-75
4
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 61-75 (6 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (10). Late-goal balance (76-90): -5 - late phases are a weakness.

Maroons
ScoredConceded
5
6
0-15
6
3
16-30
4
8
31-45
3
4
46-60
1
1
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goli). Concedes most in 31-45 (8). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.10
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.9 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
101%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
44%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-5%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
37%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
14%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 7 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Mbarara City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.27
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+4.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.44
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.01
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
69%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
189%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.93
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
15% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 15% come in the first quarter-hour.
15%

Maroons

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.05
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.42
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
105%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
71%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 19% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Uganda Premier League).

Teams vs league

Mbarara CityLigaMaroons
Average goals in match 2.432.09 1.77
Both teams scored 57%38% 30%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%35% 33%
Clean sheets 20%39% 43%
Goal before half-time 60%59% 63%
Goal after half-time 77%62% 50%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.09
Average goals per match
38%
Both teams scored
35%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
39%
Clean sheets
1.26
Home goals / match
0.83
Away goals / match
+52%
Home attack advantage
+34%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
59%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
62%
1 goal
29%
2 goals
8%
3 goals
2%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Mbarara City 0 - 1 - 0 Maroons. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Mbarara City vs Maroons?

The Uganda Premier League match finished Mbarara City 2:2 Maroons. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Mbarara City vs Maroons?

Mbarara City score 0.87 goals per game on average and Maroons 0.87. The Uganda Premier League average is 2.09 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 35% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Mbarara City's matches and 30% of Maroons's.

What form are Mbarara City and Maroons in?

Over the last 5 games Mbarara City have a 3-0-2 record (1.80 points per game) and Maroons 1-2-2 (1.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Mbarara City vs Maroons?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Mbarara City vs Maroons: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.