It’s crunch time for Ulinzi Stars as they take on Tusker FC in their penultimate game of the 2025/26 SportPesa League campaign on Wednesday afternoon.
The soldiers climbed out of the relegation zone over the weekend following a 2-1 comeback victory against Mathare United. This was their first win in their last four matches, bringing their tally to 35 points – one away from the drop zone.
They take on a wounded Tusker side who are coming off a 1-0 defeat to Bandari at the weekend. Naaman Balecho haunted his former employers with the only goal of the game to secure all three points for the dockers.
The soldiers cannot afford any more defeats in the two matches they have left to play this season. With only one drop spot left, it’s between them and Sharks who will remain in the SportPesa League next season.
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Tusker on the other hand saw their top five hopes dealt a major blow after the Bandari loss and are in ninth place with 44 points.
We have a look at the key details of both sides ahead of this crucial test and offer our predicted outcome.
What time does Ulinzi vs Tusker start?
The match kicks off at 4PM E.A.T at the Ulinzi Sports Complex
Ulinzi vs Tusker head-to-head and current form
This will be an uphill task for Ulinzi who have lost four of the last five matches played against Tusker. A 1-1 draw in 2024 is the only point they have managed from this fixture in recent history.
The soldiers have won two of their last five matches and lost a similar number of games as well. There is no more room to drop points with the pressure piling on them with only one relegation spot left.
The brewers have won three and lost two of their last five games in all competitions.
Current form:
Ulinzi – WLDLW
Tusker – LWWLW
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Ulinzi vs Tusker previous games
- Ulinzi 1-2 Tusker (May 3, 2026)
- Tusker 1-0 Ulinzi (December 5, 2025)
- Ulinzi 0-1 Tusker (January 25, 2025)
- Tusker 1-1 Ulinzi (October 23, 2024)
- Ulinzi 0-1 Tusker (April 21, 2024)
Ulinzi vs Tusker prediction
The soldiers have a lot more on the line and they need to find a way to beat Tusker to keep any survival hopes alive.
Ulinzi have scored more goals than Tusker this season and will need to keep that up here. However, Tusker have only conceded 29 goals in 32 games and are capable of shutting them out.
This fixture is not known for plenty of goals and this is expected to be yet another low-scoring affair.
Prediction – Under 2.5 goals