Express vs Kataka prediction
Data modelBookmaker prices, home/away form, scoring trends and the table, read by our AI analysts. How it works
KickoffHour forecast · data model
Who wins?
Express to win: 68%, about 2 in 3
Goals call2 goals or fewer 62% · bookies 62%
Bookmakers' prices with their margin removed; a stats preview does not adjust them with news.
The Verdict
The three readings converge on a tight match where Express's home advantage is key. While Kataka's defensive issues are evident, both teams' recent form is inconsistent, suggesting a low-scoring affair is possible.
What our AI analysts say
All three think Kataka's chances are better than the bookmakers say. None of them makes Kataka favourites.
The Coach
styles in the numbersExpress's home scoring ability should be enough to overcome Kataka's defensive struggles.
Express averages 1.33 goals per game at home, while Kataka concedes 2.43 goals per game overall. Kataka has failed to score in 57% of their recent away fixtures.
Kataka: strongly underrated
More goalsHigh The Dressing Room
the table and pressureThe disparity in league standing suggests Express holds the advantage in this fixture.
Express sits 4 places above Kataka in the table, with 6 points compared to Kataka's 2 points. Express has had 6 days rest, while Kataka has had 7 days.
Kataka: strongly underrated
High The Sceptic
where the market may be wrongThe published draw probability seems too high considering the poor recent form of both sides.
The published draw probability of 27% seems optimistic.
Kataka: strongly underrated
High Data-only analysis: no team news was found for this match, so our analysts read form, home/away splits, head-to-head, goal timings and the table. It does not change the numbers above. AI analysts are automated roles, not people. Their leans are not betting tips.
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In short
Express are clear favourites at 68%, with Kataka on 10% and the draw on 22%. Express are 13th and Kataka 17th in the Uganda Premier League. Neither side has won any of their last five league games.
More markets
Win or draw (double chance)
- Express win or draw
- 90%
- Either team wins (no draw)
- 78%
- Kataka win or draw
- 32%
Goals in the match (over/under)
- 2+ goals
- 65%
- 3+ goals
- 38%
- 4+ goals
- 18%
Both teams score (BTTS)
- Yes
- 31%
- No
- 69%
We expect about 1.7 goals from Express and 0.5 from Kataka. (expected goals)
Most likely score: 1–0 (19%). Even the likeliest exact score happens only about 1 time in 5. Next: 2–0 (16%), 0–0 (11%), 3–0 (9%), 1–1 (9%).
How these numbers are made
A data-model preview uses the bookmakers' prices for this match with their margin removed by the power method. Our AI analysts read only the data (form, home and away record, head-to-head, goal timings and the table), not the team news, and they do not change these numbers. The full analysis with team news can be requested on this page before kick-off. Total goals, both teams to score and likely scores come from one score grid fitted to these probabilities.
Stats previews are graded separately from our full analyses in the track record. Methodology
Prediction history
| # | Published | Home | Draw | Away | Reason | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 53% | 27% | 20% | Stats preview (goals model, no bookmaker prices) | #1578 | |
| 2 | 63% | 24% | 13% | Prices moved | #1650 | |
| 3 | 68% | 22% | 10% | Prices moved | #2238 |
This table freezes at kick-off; the last version before the start is the one that counts. Every version is in the public ledger (how to check).
Form
All competitions, newest first.
Express: last 6
DLDDLW · 4 scored, 5 conceded
| 21 Oct | at Lugazi | 0–0 | D |
| 15 Oct | vs UPDF | 1–2 | L |
| 8 Oct | at NEC | 0–0 | D |
| 17 Sep | vs Kitara | 1–1 | D |
| 9 Sep | at SC Villa | 0–2 | L |
| 3 Sep | vs KCCA | 2–0 | W |
Last 3 at home: LDW
Kataka: last 6
LLLDLL · 4 scored, 17 conceded
| 20 Oct | at Maroons | 1–4 | L |
| 15 Oct | vs Vipers | 0–5 | L |
| 10 Oct | vs Kitara | 1–2 | L |
| 7 Oct | vs SC Villa | 1–1 | D |
| 16 Sep | at KCCA | 0–1 | L |
| 3 Sep | vs BUL | 1–4 | L |
Last 3 away: LLD
Season stats
| Express | Kataka | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.57 | Goals scored per game | 0.57 |
| 0.86 | Goals conceded per game | 2.43 |
| 1.33 | Scored per game at home | 0.75 |
| 0.00 | Scored per game away | 0.33 |
| 14% | Matches over 2.5 goals | 57% |
| 29% | Both teams scored | 57% |
| 43% | Clean sheets | 14% |
| 57% | Failed to score | 43% |
League matches only, 7 games each.
Uganda Premier League table
| # | Team | Pld | Goal diff. | Points | League form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | UPDF | 6 | -1 | 8 | LWWDL |
| 11 | Lugazi | 7 | -5 | 8 | DDLLW |
| 12 | Police | 7 | -6 | 8 | DLLWD |
| 13 | Express | 7 | -2 | 6 | DLDDL |
| 14 | Mbarara City | 6 | -3 | 5 | LWLDD |
| 15 | URA | 6 | -5 | 4 | LDLLL |
| 16 | Ntugasaze | 6 | -10 | 3 | LWLLL |
| 17 | Kataka | 7 | -13 | 2 | LLLDL |
| 18 | Kigezi HomeBoyz | 6 | -8 | 1 | LLLLD |
Match context
- Rest days
- Express 6Kataka 7
- Matches in the last 14 days: Express 2 · Kataka 2
- Goals in this league
- Uganda Premier League average: 2.16 per match
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