Soccer betting preview: Arka Gdynia welcomes ŁKS Łódź in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Poland 1. Liga
Competition: Fri 26.May
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski (15139 seats)

Buckle up for a show! Today's main antagonists are Arka Gdynia and ŁKS Łódź, victory is the target and 90 minutes the duration.

Insights:
  • Arka Gdynia have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in 1. Liga
  • ŁKS Łódź haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

ŁKS Łódź are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Arka Gdynia form and stats

With 3 1. Liga wins, 7 draws and 7 defeats from their home games, Arka Gdynia are certainly not brimming with confidence.

The home followers saw a 1-1 draw versus ŁKS Łódź last time out and are looking for a victory here.

Before that match, a win away at Chojniczanka Chojnice.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Arka Gdynia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 5 matches with the results: Won 1, drawn 2 and lost 2.

The Arka Gdynia fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 17 league matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Gdynia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 25 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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ŁKS Łódź form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their 1. Liga travels is 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

ŁKS Łódź are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Arka Gdynia (placed 6th).

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Resovia Rzeszow.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with ŁKS Łódź playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 3 Łódź wins, 6 draws and 1 defeat.

Observe! Both sides have scored in 8 of this club's last 10 league games.

The travelling fans enjoy ŁKS Łódź's attacking play in away games, having scored 26 goals in 17 league matches away. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Łódź have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Arka Gdynia and ŁKS Łódź have met already this season: Arka Gdynia - ŁKS Łódź 1-1. Arka Gdynia-ŁKS Łódź H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Arka Gdynia four wins, ŁKS Łódź three wins, three draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

GdyniaK. Czubak
K. Czubak
21 goals
ŁKS ŁódźJ. Ruiz López
J. Ruiz López
15 goals
Arka GdyniaO. Haydary
O. Haydary
9 goals

Arka Gdynia missing players

ŁKS Łódź missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Arka Gdynia ŁKS Łódź
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
33 17 4 Played P 4 17 33
13 3 0 Won W 0 6 18
9 7 1 Drew D 3 6 9
11 7 3 Lost L 1 5 6
55 26 3 Scored S 7 26 57
43 25 8 Conceded C 8 20 36
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
82% 82% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 65% 76%
64% 59% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 47% 48%
36% 41% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 75% 29% 27%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 18% 18%
64% 65% 75% BTTS BTTS 75% 59% 64%
21% 18% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 12% 18%
18% 24% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 29% 18%
 
5.9 6.2 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 5.1 5.6
5.3 4.6 3.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.2 4.1 4.2
2.6 2.2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.5 2.3
4 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.8 12.8 15 Shots (avg) S ( 7.5 8.6 10.1
4.9 5.2 4.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 4.1 4.5
34% 29% 16% Goal Efficiency G E 47% 37% 39%
 
10.4 9.6 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.5 10.3 9.6
3.7 3.8 6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.8 3.7 3.2
Key stats in 1. Liga this season:
  • Arka Gdynia have the most dropped points from leading position (24) in 1. Liga
  • Arka Gdynia have the most scored goals in the first half (33) in 1. Liga
  • ŁKS Łódź haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 ŁKS Łódź 33 18 9 6 57 36 16 12 3 1 31 16 17 6 6 5 26 20 21 63
2 Ruch Chorzow 32 16 11 5 46 31 16 9 5 2 27 16 16 7 6 3 19 15 15 59
3 Wisa Krakow 32 17 6 9 57 36 16 10 4 2 33 17 16 7 2 7 24 19 21 57
4 Nieciecza 32 14 13 5 51 35 16 9 6 1 29 16 16 5 7 4 22 19 16 55
5 Puszcza Niepoomice 32 15 10 7 46 35 16 10 5 1 24 10 16 5 5 6 22 25 11 55
6 Arka Gdynia 33 13 9 11 55 43 17 3 7 7 26 25 16 10 2 4 29 18 12 48
7 Stal Rzeszow 32 13 8 11 55 43 16 10 3 3 40 20 16 3 5 8 15 23 12 47
8 Podbeskidzie 33 11 13 9 52 44 16 6 5 5 22 15 17 5 8 4 30 29 8 46
9 Chrobry Gogow 32 11 9 12 42 52 16 5 6 5 19 20 16 6 3 7 23 32 -10 42
10 Katowice 32 9 13 10 36 35 16 4 6 6 18 21 16 5 7 4 18 14 1 40
11 Gornik eczna 32 9 12 11 39 41 16 5 9 2 25 19 16 4 3 9 14 22 -2 39
12 Tychy 71 32 10 8 14 46 51 16 5 5 6 26 25 16 5 3 8 20 26 -5 38
13 Resovia Rzeszow 32 9 11 12 39 45 16 4 5 7 17 22 16 5 6 5 22 23 -6 38
14 Zagebie Sosnowiec 32 9 11 12 30 41 16 8 3 5 19 16 16 1 8 7 11 25 -11 38
15 Odra Opole 32 10 6 16 38 46 16 5 3 8 20 21 16 5 3 8 18 25 -8 36
16 SKRA Czestochowa 32 9 4 19 18 45 16 3 3 10 9 22 16 6 1 9 9 23 -27 31
17 Sandecja Nowy Sacz 33 5 11 17 27 53 17 4 4 9 17 27 16 1 7 8 10 26 -26 26
18 Chojniczanka Chojnice 32 5 10 17 31 53 16 5 5 6 17 18 16 0 5 11 14 35 -22 25

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 ŁKS Łódź 33 18 9 6 57 36 16 12 3 1 31 16 17 6 6 5 26 20 21 63
2 Ruch Chorzow 32 16 11 5 46 31 16 9 5 2 27 16 16 7 6 3 19 15 15 59
3 Wisa Krakow 32 17 6 9 57 36 16 10 4 2 33 17 16 7 2 7 24 19 21 57
4 Nieciecza 32 14 13 5 51 35 16 9 6 1 29 16 16 5 7 4 22 19 16 55
5 Puszcza Niepoomice 32 15 10 7 46 35 16 10 5 1 24 10 16 5 5 6 22 25 11 55
6 Arka Gdynia 33 13 9 11 55 43 17 3 7 7 26 25 16 10 2 4 29 18 12 48
7 Stal Rzeszow 32 13 8 11 55 43 16 10 3 3 40 20 16 3 5 8 15 23 12 47
8 Podbeskidzie 33 11 13 9 52 44 16 6 5 5 22 15 17 5 8 4 30 29 8 46
9 Chrobry Gogow 32 11 9 12 42 52 16 5 6 5 19 20 16 6 3 7 23 32 -10 42
10 Katowice 32 9 13 10 36 35 16 4 6 6 18 21 16 5 7 4 18 14 1 40
11 Gornik eczna 32 9 12 11 39 41 16 5 9 2 25 19 16 4 3 9 14 22 -2 39
12 Tychy 71 32 10 8 14 46 51 16 5 5 6 26 25 16 5 3 8 20 26 -5 38
13 Resovia Rzeszow 32 9 11 12 39 45 16 4 5 7 17 22 16 5 6 5 22 23 -6 38
14 Zagebie Sosnowiec 32 9 11 12 30 41 16 8 3 5 19 16 16 1 8 7 11 25 -11 38
15 Odra Opole 32 10 6 16 38 46 16 5 3 8 20 21 16 5 3 8 18 25 -8 36
16 SKRA Czestochowa 32 9 4 19 18 45 16 3 3 10 9 22 16 6 1 9 9 23 -27 31
17 Sandecja Nowy Sacz 33 5 11 17 27 53 17 4 4 9 17 27 16 1 7 8 10 26 -26 26
18 Chojniczanka Chojnice 32 5 10 17 31 53 16 5 5 6 17 18 16 0 5 11 14 35 -22 25

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The I Liga (“Pierwsza liga”), also known by the sponsorship name Fortuna I Liga, is the second level of Polish football. It has 18 teams meeting each other home and away. After these fixtures the final league table is ready, with the top two teams promoted. The bottom three are relegated while the team in 15th place must play a relegation playoff.