Górnik Zabrze vs Pogoń Szczecin betting preview: Even match expected

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sat 20.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla

Pogoń Szczecin should not count on any handouts from the home team Górnik Zabrze in this Ekstraklasa match. Here's our complete match preview!

Insights:
  • Górnik Zabrze have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most points from losing position (19) in Ekstraklasa

Górnik Zabrze can neither be promoted or relegated from Ekstraklasa. Pogoń Szczecin are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Górnik Zabrze form and stats

All-inclusive Ekstraklasa results at home this season for Górnik Zabrze are 5-5-6 (wins-draws-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Górnik has won five games in a row. The Korona Kielce match was the last time out without a victory.

Górnik Zabrze enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Widzew Lodz's place. The match ended 3-2 with Sekulić, Pacheco and Yokota scoring. Pacheco (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.45/10. Pacheco scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 61 successful passes (of 70 total).

Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Warta Poznan.

Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 15 league games, 12 have contained two goals or less.

Górnik Zabrze has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 16 matches. 22 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Pogoń Szczecin form and stats

Playing away, Pogoń Szczecin have won 7 games, drawn 5 and suffered 4 defeats in the Ekstraklasa this season.

Szczecin won their last game, 3-2 versus Miedz Legnica played at home. Dąbrowski got a match rating of 7.85 in that game, top player of the team. Dąbrowski scored one goal and had 75 successful passes (of 81 total).

That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Legia Warszawa.

Pogoń Szczecin have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 16 away games in the league. 21 goals have been conceded by Pogoń Szczecin in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two duelists also encountered each other before this match year: Pogoń Szczecin - Górnik 1-4. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - four - three (Górnik Zabrze wins - draws - Pogoń Szczecin wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Pogoń SzczecinK. Grosicki
K. Grosicki
12 goals
GórnikS. Włodarczyk
S. Włodarczyk
8 goals
Pogoń SzczecinS. Kowalczyk
S. Kowalczyk
6 goals

Górnik Zabrze missing players

Pogoń Szczecin missing players

Górnik Zabrze Pogoń Szczecin
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
32 16 5 Played P 5 16 32
12 5 2 Won W 1 7 16
8 5 1 Drew D 2 5 9
12 6 2 Lost L 2 4 7
43 21 7 Scored S 7 23 52
42 22 6 Conceded C 10 21 44
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
78% 81% 60% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 69% 78%
47% 44% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 59%
25% 25% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 25% 34%
19% 19% 20% Over 4.5 O 4.5 40% 19% 22%
50% 50% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 62% 66%
31% 31% 40% Clean Sheets C S 20% 25% 22%
25% 25% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 19% 19%
 
5.4 5.6 5 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 5.2 6.1
4.2 3.3 3.4 Corners against (avg) C A 5 5.8 5.1
2.8 2.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.4 2.3 1.9
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
12.4 13.8 12.8 Shots (avg) S ( 15.4 13.4 15
4.4 4.9 5.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.4 4.6 5.7
30% 27% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 26% 32% 29%
 
11.5 10.1 8.8 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 13.1 11.8
4.3 4 3.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.6 4.6 4.4
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Górnik Zabrze have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most points from losing position (19) in Ekstraklasa

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rakow Czestochowa 32 22 5 5 60 22 16 14 1 1 40 9 16 8 4 4 20 13 38 71
2 Legia Warszawa 32 18 9 5 54 35 16 11 5 0 35 16 16 7 4 5 19 19 19 63
3 Pogoń Szczecin 32 16 9 7 52 44 16 9 4 3 29 23 16 7 5 4 23 21 8 57
4 Lech Poznań 32 15 10 7 46 29 16 8 2 6 23 15 16 7 8 1 23 14 17 55
5 Piast Gliwice 32 14 7 11 36 30 16 6 4 6 17 15 16 8 3 5 19 15 6 49
6 Warta Poznan 31 12 8 11 35 31 15 5 6 4 19 15 16 7 2 7 16 16 4 44
7 Górnik Zabrze 32 12 8 12 43 42 16 5 5 6 21 22 16 7 3 6 22 20 1 44
8 Cracovia Krakow 32 11 9 12 37 34 16 7 5 4 20 10 16 4 4 8 17 24 3 42
9 Widzew Lodz 32 11 8 13 37 41 16 5 3 8 22 25 16 6 5 5 15 16 -4 41
10 Zagłębie Lubin 32 11 8 13 32 43 16 3 5 8 11 20 16 8 3 5 21 23 -11 41
11 Jagiellonia Biaystok 32 9 13 10 47 46 16 8 3 5 29 21 16 1 10 5 18 25 1 40
12 Stal Mielec 32 10 10 12 35 38 16 5 7 4 17 14 16 5 3 8 18 24 -3 40
13 Radomiak Radom 31 10 8 13 29 35 16 4 4 8 14 19 15 6 4 5 15 16 -6 38
14 Korona Kielce 32 10 8 14 36 45 16 8 3 5 19 16 16 2 5 9 17 29 -9 38
15 Wisla Plock 32 10 7 15 40 45 16 8 4 4 22 14 16 2 3 11 18 31 -5 37
16 Slask Wrocaw 32 8 11 13 30 43 16 5 6 5 19 21 16 3 5 8 11 22 -13 35
17 Lechia Gdańsk 32 7 6 19 27 53 16 4 4 8 14 22 16 3 2 11 13 31 -26 27
18 Miedz Legnica 32 4 10 18 31 51 16 3 6 7 16 23 16 1 4 11 15 28 -20 22

Read more about Ekstraklasa

The Ekstraklasa, which carries the sponsorship name Lotto Ekstraklasa, is the top football league in Poland. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away to decide a regular season league table. The top eight teams then play a championship round while the bottom eight play a relegation round.