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Premier League title race: How it stands and the remaining fixtures for contenders
The StarTimes Uganda Premier League has intensified following the matchday results from the previous two match rounds.
Vipers, after dropping four points in the draws at home to Kitara and away to SC Villa, have invited other contenders into the race.
The champions now lead the table by four points, and the difference between them and fourth-placed SC Villa is now only seven points with 21 points to play for.
As it stands [TOP FOUR]
| Pos | Team | MP | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Vipers | 23 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 43 | 15 | 28 | 52 |
| 2 | KCCA | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 | Kitara | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 14 | 20 | 47 |
| 4 | SC Villa | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 33 | 12 | 21 | 45 |
What are the remaining fixtures?
There are seven Premier League matches remaining, with those involving the four title contenders still in.
KCCA will host Vipers, and Kitara will host SC Villa, matches that could be strongly decisive in the race.
In the remaining matches, Vipers face three sides in the top seven in Entebbe UPPC, KCCA and Police, one in the bottom two in Buhimba United Saints.
Second-placed KCCA has relatively easier fixtures if their league positions are considered with only Vipers and Entebbe UPPC in the top five.
Kitara has the most home matches, four, with the rest having three and face only Villa and NEC in the top six.
Villa’s tough run-in includes matches away to Kitara, relegation-fighting Mbarara City and Lugazi away as well as a tough match against BUL at home.
Top Four’s remaining fixtures
| Match week | VIPERS | KCCA | KITARA | SC VILLA |
| 24 | Buhimba (A) | Ebb UPPC (A) | Calvary (H) | Lugazi (A) |
| 25 | Ebb UPPC (H) | Calvary (A) | Lugazi (A) | Buhimba (H) |
| 26 | KCCA (A) | Vipers (H) | SC Villa (H) | Kitara (A) |
| 27 | URA (H) | Maroons (H) | NEC (H) | BUL (H) |
| 28 | Police (A) | UPDF (A) | Express (A) | Mbarara (A) |
| 29 | Maroons (A) | URA (A) | BUL (A) | NEC (A) |
| 30 | Express (H) | Mbarara (H) | Police (H) | UPDF (H) |
Impact of other competitions
At the moment, three of the four teams remaining in the title race are also in the semifinal of the Uganda Cup.
Prior to matchday 22, all four were in action in the quarterfinal of the competition, but at the moment, KCCA is out.
Vipers, Kitara and Villa will have to navigate two ties in the semi-finals in between league matches, and this could have an impact.
And those who will qualify for the final will have an extra game in the season. Squeaky bum time it is!
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