World Cup – Uganda vs Rwanda: Betting Preview

Uganda welcome Rwanda to the St. Mary’s Stadium in Kampala for another 2022 World Cup qualifier on Sunday.

Fahad Bayo’s goal just before the break handed Uganda a crucial 1-0 win over their opponents last Thursday. Now, with home advantage on their side, the Cranes look to make back-to-back wins. They currently sit second in Group E on five points from three games and two points behind leaders Mali.

Rwanda, on the other hand, are but all out of contention to qualify for the next round. Just one point in three games leaves the Wasps bottom of Group E and four points behind Uganda.

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Stats and facts for Uganda vs Rwanda.

Form Uganda vs Rwanda

Cranes look to build on last result

Results haven’t been exactly up to scratch for Uganda. In their last 3 matches, Milutin Sredojević’s side settled for back-to-back 0-0 draws with Kenya and Mali respectively. They took a badly needed 1-0 win over Rwanda last time out.

Wasps in need of a result

It has been up and down for Rwanda going into this match, as results offer little sense of progress. In their 3 latest outings, Vincent Mashami’s side suffered a 1-0 defeat to Mali before drawing 1-1 with Kenya. Their latest game produced a 1-0 defeat to Uganda.

Uganda vs Rwanda – Fixture history

In the last 6 meetings between these two teams, Uganda have collected 4 wins and 3 draws against Rwanda.

Man of the Moment

After his match-winner last time out, Fahad Bayo hopes to add another to his account on Sunday. The Ugandan striker has scored 2 goals in his last 6 games. On Rwanda’s side, no player has scored more than 1 goal in the last 6 outings.