Tuesday, September 27
Police vs. The Saints – Kavumba, 4:30 pm
Following a torrid start to the premier league season, Police will try to get their campaign on track when they go head to head with The Saints on Tuesday at Kavumba Recreational ground.
Sam Timbe’s charges have lost thirteen points after six games and the pressure is undoubtedly now on the coach to right things as early as possible.
Police finished eighth last season, and although it’s too early to draw conclusions, they look far from a mid-table team at the moment having won just once in six league games which has left them a point and a place above relegation in the table.
It is not just the defeats themselves that are a concern but the manner in which they have happened. Police lost miserably to Vipers- a side yet to hit its stride- last month before suffering another wrecking defeat to local rivals Soana last week in the Kavumba derby.
To further extend the Cops’ misfortunes, they suffered a 2-1 defeat to league debutants Onduparaka on Saturday at the Green Light Stadium, with the hosts coming from a goal down to win the game.
Police’s only victory of the season came early this month when they beat an equally struggling Sadolin side 1-0 at Bugembe stadium.
Goals still remain a major concern for the Kavumba side having managed to net just twice. It is not good news either at the other side of the pitch, with nine goals shipped in already level with the bottom side JMC.
Following their strong finish in the league last term, it has been a sluggish start for Moses Basena and his side as they are trying to cope with The Saints-Simba merger.
The side is also struggling for wins having grabbed just two so far. It took The Saints two games to secure their first league victory in form of a 1-0 win against Bul, and they have managed to grab one more since then- Saturday’s 1-0 triumph over newly promoted Kirinya-Jinja SSS.
The last time the now Bombo side took a trip to Kavumba, they were humbled 3-1 by Sam Simbwa’s Soana, but they will aim to take advantage of Police’s current form particularly the Cops’ home form that has denied them a goal in front of their own fans.
With the hosts’ defense being less than reliable currently, The Saints may have a decent chance of scoring at Kavumba and grabbing the three points, which would set them up nicely for their next game against one of the decent sides in the league Bright Stars.
The Saints are three places above Police who are staged 13th in the table standings.
