StarTimes Uganda Premier League
Vipers SC Vs SC Villa
St. Mary’s Stadium, Kitende
Saturday, 09-02-2019, 4pm
Vipers SC will host league strugglers SC Villa at the St. Marys’ Stadium on Saturday afternoon in one of the biggest league rivalry.
Villa have not won any of the previous 4 meetings against Vipers, further highlighting the fact that Vipers have taken over the mental.
Vipers are still unbeaten in the competition and sit only 3 points adrift of leaders KCCA FC.
The Venoms are on the back of a routine 1-0 victory away to Nyamityobora and will be confident they can grind out all three points against a struggling Villa side.
The Jogoos were brought down to earth, taking only a single point from their first two second round games, despite making 13 January signings. They lost 1-0 away to URA before drawing 1-1 in an ill- tempered affair with Bright Stars on Wednesday.
The game away to Vipers is one they are not expected to win but if somehow they can, it may be one that kick-starts their surge up the log.
Villa remain without a league title since 2004 despite being the record winners (16) of the competition, and have fallen behind the likes of KCCA and Vipers, a situation that could never have been imagined at the start of the century.
Nam Ouma, Vipers head coach belives that Villa is a good team with a rich history in Ugandan football .
“SC Villa is a good team with a rich history in Ugandan football and we respect them but we are also ready for them,” he said.
“They have the capacity to weather the storm but the Venoms are prepared and ready to fight for the much needed points,” he added.
Douglas Bamweyana, SC Villa head coach said SC Villa is prepared to face the unbeaten side in the league.
“Tomorrow we face an unbeaten side. We have prepared very well to try and get all three points despite the toughness of the task that lies ahead. It is a fantastic rivalry that has been growing by the day and i expect a well contested 90 minutes,” he said.
