Wednesday, May 6
•Calvary FC Vs Police – Midigo
•Lugazi Vs Mbarara City – Najjembe
Calvary will look to keep their slim survival hopes alive when they host Police in a Uganda Premier League clash at Midigo Playground in Yumbe.
The newcomers could become the first team relegated from the top flight this season in Matchweek 27.
Calvary sit bottom of the 16-team table with 13 points from 26 matches. They will be relegated if they lose to Police and both Mbarara City (20 points) and UPDF (21 points) win their respective fixtures.
That scenario would leave Calvary with a maximum possible total of 22 points, not enough to lift them out of the bottom two.
This season, only two teams will be relegated, unlike previous campaigns where three teams went down. However, four teams will be promoted from the Big League.
Despite their struggles, Calvary have shown some fight, picking up their only two wins of the season in their last five matches against Buhimba United Saints and KCCA.
Police are sixth on the table with 44 points from 26 matches and have already surpassed last season’s tally of 36 points, when they finished 11th.
They will be without goalkeeper Mathias Muwanga, who did not travel due to a shoulder injury. Kizito Ryan Figo returns from suspension, while Lawrence Tezikya is unavailable due to family matters. Ivan Eyamu, Daniel Otto, and Derrick Maviri remain sidelined with injuries.
Police head into this fixture on the back of a 2-0 win over UPDF in a Forces derby, with Charles Baale and Brian James Obedi scoring.
In the reverse fixture, Police defeated Calvary 2-0 in Kamwokya, with Obedi and Kasumba on target in January.
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