Uganda - Uganda Premier LeagueKakyeka StadiumData current as of 10 September 2026

Mbarara City vs NEC: match statistics

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Mbarara City vs NEC: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Mbarara City play NEC in Uganda Premier League (Uganda). The match date is 11 September 2026. Venue: Kakyeka Stadium.

Current form

Mbarara City: 0-0-1, 0.00 points/match. NEC: 2-0-0, 3.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Mbarara City scores 0.00 and concedes 1.00 goals per match. NEC scores 2.50 and concedes 0.50. League average: 2.14 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Mbarara City 0%, NEC 50%. Over 2.5: Mbarara City 0%, NEC 50%. League level: BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 38%.

xG, shots and style

Mbarara City has higher xG: 1.99 vs 1.53. Mbarara City: 18.0 shots per match, NEC: 9.0.

Match halves

Mbarara City: half-time lead 0%, second-half goals 0.00. NEC: half-time lead 50%, second-half goals 2.00.

Goals by minute

Mbarara City: 0-15 (0 goals). NEC: 46-60 (2 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Uganda Premier League: 2.14 goals per match, BTTS 43%, Over 2.5 38%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 2 previous H2H matches were available: 0-0-2. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Before the match

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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.

0Goals scored / match2.5
Mbarara CityNEC
1Goals conceded / match0.5
Mbarara CityNEC
52%Average possession48%
Mbarara CityNEC
5Shots on target / match5.5
Mbarara CityNEC

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

18Shots per match9
Mbarara CityNEC
5Shots on target5.5
Mbarara CityNEC
0%Shot conversion27.8%
Mbarara CityNEC
52%Possession48%
Mbarara CityNEC
1.99xG for1.53
Mbarara CityNEC
1.53xG against1.44
Mbarara CityNEC

Shooting quality

Mbarara City: AttackingNEC: Efficient finishing
Mbarara CityNEC
Accuracy (shots on target)28%61%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.17
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.000.45

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
L
No win in the last 5 matches
Season result split
0% W0% D100% L
Season (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-0-1
0.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
0-0-0
Last 5 at home
0-0-0
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.99Opponent xG: 1.53BTTS: 0%Over 2.5: 0%
NEC
WW
5 wins in a row
Season result split
100% W0% D0% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / match · goal difference +4
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-0-0
3.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-0-0
Last 5 away
1-0-0
W
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.5Goals conceded: 0.5xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.44BTTS: 50%Over 2.5: 50%

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.

NEC is 100% better for: goals conceded per match.

1 goals / match - Mbarara City · 0.5 goals / match - NEC

Mbarara City scoring profile: more difficult

Mbarara City scores in 0% of matches (0 of 1 matches), while NEC keeps a clean sheet in 50% (1 of 2 matches).

NEC scoring profile: very strong

NEC scores in 100% of matches (2 of 2 matches), while Mbarara City keeps a clean sheet in 0% (0 of 1 matches).

0Goals scored (season)5
Mbarara CityNEC
1Goals conceded (season)1
Mbarara CityNEC
1Average goals in match3
Mbarara CityNEC
0Goals scored (last 5)5
Mbarara CityNEC
1Goals conceded (last 5)1
Mbarara CityNEC

How often they score at least...

0%1 goal100%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%2 goals100%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%3 goals50%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%4 goals0%
Mbarara CityNEC

How often they concede at least...

100%1 goal50%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%2 goals0%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%3 goals0%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%4 goals0%
Mbarara CityNEC

* 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.

Goal patterns

0%BTTS at half-time0%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%Scored in both halves50%
Mbarara CityNEC

BTTS and goal count

0%Min. 3 goals and BTTS50%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%BTTS - last 550%
Mbarara CityNEC

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

0%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%Min. 2 goals before half-time0%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time0%
Mbarara CityNEC

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time100%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%Min. 2 goals after half-time50%
Mbarara CityNEC
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time50%
Mbarara CityNEC

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.

NEC is 100% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1 pts / match - Mbarara City · 2 pts / match - NEC

Mbarara City - half-time state
0% leading100% draw0% trailing
NEC - half-time state
50% leading50% draw0% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1Points per match (1st half)2
Mbarara CityNEC
0Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Mbarara CityNEC
0Goals conceded (1st half)0
Mbarara CityNEC
0Average goals (1st half)0.5
Mbarara CityNEC
100%Clean sheet before half-time100%
Mbarara CityNEC
100%No goal before half-time50%
Mbarara CityNEC

After half-time (2nd half)

0Points per match (2nd half)3
Mbarara CityNEC
0Goals scored (2nd half)2
Mbarara CityNEC
1Goals conceded (2nd half)0.5
Mbarara CityNEC
1Average goals (2nd half)2.5
Mbarara CityNEC
0%Clean sheet after half-time50%
Mbarara CityNEC
100%No goal after half-time0%
Mbarara CityNEC

Mbarara City - second-half results

0% W0% D100% L
1
Half-time points
0
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
0
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Defence after half-time+1.0

Concedes 1.0 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

NEC - second-half results

100% W0% D0% L
4
Half-time points
1
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
6
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
2.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding200%

Leads at half-time in 50% of matches and wins 100%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.5

Concedes 0.5 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Mbarara City - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.000.00
Goals scored / match0.00.0
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match0.01.0
1 goal0%100%
2 goals0%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet100%0%
No goal100%100%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 100% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 0% draw - 100% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
NEC - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.003.00
Goals scored / match0.52.0
Goals conceded / match0.00.5
Average goals in match0.52.5
1 goal50%100%
2 goals0%50%
3 goals0%50%
Clean sheet100%50%
No goal50%0%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 50% leading - 50% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 100% won - 0% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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
0
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
0
0
46-60
0
1
61-75
0
0
76-90

Concedes most in 61-75 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

NEC
ScoredConceded
1
0
0-15
0
0
16-30
0
0
31-45
2
0
46-60
0
0
61-75
2
1
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (2 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (1). Late-goal balance (76-90): +1 - 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

2.00
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
0.3 : 1.8
Estimated goal split
home : away
93%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
25%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-50%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
0%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
0%
0:0 risk
practically zero
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.
+0.46
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-1.46
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-1.99
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.53
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
0%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
100%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
0% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 0% come in the first quarter-hour.
0%

NEC

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.09
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+1.91
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+0.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.97
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.94
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
250%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
44%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
0.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+1.5
Late goals
40% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 20% come in the first quarter-hour.
40%

* 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 CityLigaNEC
Average goals in match 1.002.14 3.00
Both teams scored 0%43% 50%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 0%38% 50%
Clean sheets 0%33% 50%
Goal before half-time 0%57% 50%
Goal after half-time 100%71% 100%

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

2.14
Average goals per match
43%
Both teams scored
38%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.14
Home goals / match
1.00
Away goals / match
+14%
Home attack advantage
+12%
Home defence advantage
+10%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
57%
1 goal
19%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
0%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
71%
1 goal
38%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (2): Mbarara City 0 - 0 - 2 NEC. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

NEC
1 : 0
Mbarara City
Mbarara City
0 : 1
NEC

FAQ

When do Mbarara City and NEC play?

Mbarara City face NEC on 11 September 2026 in Uganda Premier League at Kakyeka Stadium. The exact kick-off time in your timezone is shown at the top of the match page.

What is the head-to-head record between Mbarara City and NEC?

In the last 2 head-to-head matches Mbarara City won 0, NEC won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

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

Mbarara City score 0.00 goals per game on average and NEC 2.50. The Uganda Premier League average is 2.14 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 38% of games. Both teams score in 0% of Mbarara City's matches and 50% of NEC's.

What form are Mbarara City and NEC in?

Over the last 5 games Mbarara City have a 0-0-1 record (0.00 points per game) and NEC 2-0-0 (3.00 points per game).

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

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