Uganda vs Somalia: Prediction for the Match on September 08, 2025

Uganda vs Somalia: Prediction and odds on the Match on 08 September 2025

The Cranes will lock horns against Somalia in the eighth round of the FIFA World Cup at the Nelson Mandela Stadium. Uganda pulled off a surprise victory over Mozambique in their most recent game, securing a crucial point in a very difficult match. They’ll be poised to maintain the momentum against a struggling Somalia side on the same ground where they destroyed Mozambique. 

Uganda: form and statistics

FIFA Ranking: 88th

Last five games: WLLWW

The Cranes returned to winning ways with back-to-back victories over Guinea and Mozambique. Uganda head here with an emphatic win against their visitors despite playing the entire first half without a single goal. The second half was a movie as Okello opened the scoreline, while Mato scored twice and Capradossi found the back of the net. This is one of their biggest wins ever, and coach Paul Put was pleased with his team. 

Even though Uganda have been inconsistent in this competition, they have won four of their previous seven games. Coach Paul Pat has few options to pick from as most of his players play in lower leagues, contributing to their struggles in recent years. 

Uganda presently sit in second place on the log, picking up twelve points from a possible twenty-one. They have also found the back of the net ten times, while conceding seven. 

Uganda Lineup

Paul Put will pretty much feature the same team that secured him his fourth win of the group. Mukwala will start up front, while Okeelo, who scored twice, will partner him. 

Uganda Potential Lineup (4-3-3)

Allionzi—Bwomono, Mugabi, Capradossi, Kayondo—Semakula, Mutyaba, Ssikganda—Okello, Mato, Mukwala

Head coach: Paul Put

Somalia: form and statistics

FIFA Ranking: 200th

Last five games: LLDLL

The Ocean Stars' struggles continued as they were overwhelmed by Guinea on neutral ground. Somalia have been pretty terrible in recent years, and they rarely ever engage in friendly games. More recently, they conceded first at the break and let in two more goals in the second half. This means they have now lost five of their last FIFA World Cup qualifying games. Their opponent fired six shots at goal and scored three from them. 

Before then, their last FIFA World Cup game ended in a (2-0) thrashing against the Botswana National Team.

Somalia are yet to feature in any competitive tournament before and have played six times since last year. The Somalia National Team have not won any game since 2019 and have suffered two consecutive defeats in the group. The Ocean Stars have tightened up their defense lately and have not conceded more than three times in a game since 2019. 

Somalia are one of the lowest-ranked teams in this tournament, and their prayer here is not to concede much.

Somalia Team News

Over the years, Somalia rarely produced world-class players, and this has hampered their growth. Somalia will have to tweak their team to avoid conceding plenty of goals here, and I assume they will play defensively. 

Somalia Potential Lineup (4-2-3-1)

Jama—Farah, Bakr, Ali, Abdullai—Ali, Omar—Bwana, Yisir Saad, Musse—Habib

Head coach: Yusuf Ali

Uganda vs Somalia: head to head statistics

Uganda have won three consecutive matches against Somalia in their previous meetings. However, their most recent secured a slim (0-1) victory for Uganda on the road against Somalia. 

Uganda vs Somalia: head to head statistics

• Somalia are winless in all competitions across their last thirteen games. You can try out a home win, which is available for 1.20 on the 1xbet bookmaker.
• In nine of Uganda’s last ten games, fewer than four cards have been awarded. This game might also produce a total of under 4.5 cards, and this option is available for 1.57 on the Bet365 bookmaker.
• A BTTS have surfaced in all competitions in five of Somalia's last seven matches. You can try out a BTTS here for 2.72, which is available on the 1xbet bookmaker website.

Uganda vs Somalia: head to head statistics

The Ocean Stars have been one of the weakest teams in this competition, and they’ll struggle against Uganda tomorrow. Meanwhile, the Cranes were fantastic in their recent victory over Mozambique in the FIFA World Cup game, playing with a lot of confidence despite featuring a very young side. 

Uganda played extremely well against Mozambique, and I doubt they’ll be able to put in such work three days after. Even though I believe they’ll secure the maximum points, I think they’ll score fewer goals against a weak Somalian side. 

My match prediction is Uganda to win and under 3.5 goals for a coefficient of 1.85 on the 1xbet bookmaker. 

My betting tip is for hosts to score more after the break with a coefficient of 2.14 on the Betway bookmaker.

My final tip for this game is for Uganda to score in both halves with a coefficient of 1.88 on the Bet365 bookmaker.

Good luck!