Evenly matched teams: Górnik Zabrze vs Zagłębie Lubin match preview

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Mon 02.Oct
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla

This season has been grim for Górnik Zabrze up to now, while Zagłębie Lubin have taken lots of points. Will the visitors claim three points at Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla?

Insights:
  • Górnik Zabrze have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Zagłębie Lubin have scored at least twice as many goals away as Górnik Zabrze have scored home.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

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Górnik Zabrze form and stats

Overall Ekstraklasa results at home this season for Górnik Zabrze are 1-2-1 (wins-draws-losses).

Górnik Zabrze are returning here after guesting Katowice in a Polish Cup game and winning with a 4-0 scoreline.

Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Legia Warszawa (1-2).

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 Górnik Zabrze have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 2 and lost 3.

Górnik aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla in the league, with only {2 goals} from 4 games. Górnik Zabrze have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Zagłębie Lubin form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Ekstraklasa travels is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Zagłębie's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Two away games in a row for Zagłębie Lubin, whose manager Fornalik could celebrate last time after the Polish Cup win against Sokol Kleczew.

That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Warta Poznan in the Ekstraklasa.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Zagłębie Lubin playing away and similar expectations, we found 10 relevant matches. Results were 3 Zagłębie Lubin wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Zagłębie Lubin have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 4 away games in the league. The Zagłębie manager Fornalik has some worries about the defense as 9 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between these sides: Górnik Zabrze won four, Zagłębie Lubin triumphed in five and we saw one draw. three games with more than 2,5 goals, seven matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

GórnikS. Musiolik
S. Musiolik
2 goals
Zagłębie LubinK. Chodyna
K. Chodyna
2 goals
Zagłębie LubinT. Makowski
T. Makowski
2 goals

Górnik Zabrze missing players

Zagłębie Lubin missing players

Górnik Zabrze Zagłębie Lubin
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
9 4 0 Played P 1 4 9
2 1 0 Won W 0 1 5
3 2 0 Drew D 0 0 1
4 1 0 Lost L 1 3 3
6 2 0 Scored S 0 5 11
12 3 0 Conceded C 2 9 11
89% 75% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 50% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
22% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 75% 44%
11% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 11%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 25% 11%
44% 25% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 75% 56%
33% 50% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 50% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 25% 11%
 
4.6 6 0 Corners for (avg) C F 2 4.5 5.6
7.4 6.5 0 Corners against (avg) C A 4 5.8 5.1
2.3 3.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.2 8.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 8 9.8 12.8
2.1 2.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4 5
32% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 31% 24%
 
16.2 13.8 0 Shots against (avg) S A 18 17.8 13.2
4.2 2.2 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 6.5 4.1
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • All of Zagłębie Lubin's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Górnik Zabrze have the fewest scored goals (2) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Zabrze have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Zagłębie Lubin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Zagłębie Lubin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zagłębie Lubin have scored at least twice as many goals away as Górnik Zabrze have scored home.
  • Zagłębie Lubin have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Zagłębie Lubin 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 Legia Warszawa 8 6 2 0 18 7 5 5 0 0 12 2 3 1 2 0 6 5 11 20
2 Slask Wrocaw 9 6 1 2 16 9 4 3 0 1 7 4 5 3 1 1 9 5 7 19
3 Rakow Czestochowa 7 5 1 1 16 7 5 4 1 0 10 2 2 1 0 1 6 5 9 16
4 Jagiellonia Białystok 8 5 1 2 17 12 4 4 0 0 13 5 4 1 1 2 4 7 5 16
5 Zagłębie Lubin 9 5 1 3 11 11 5 4 1 0 6 2 4 1 0 3 5 9 0 16
6 Lech Poznan 7 4 2 1 11 7 3 2 1 0 5 2 4 2 1 1 6 5 4 14
7 Stal Mielec 9 3 3 3 13 11 5 3 2 0 11 5 4 0 1 3 2 6 2 12
8 Pogon Szczecin 9 4 0 5 14 13 5 2 0 3 8 10 4 2 0 2 6 3 1 12
9 Radomiak Radom 9 3 2 4 11 12 4 1 2 1 5 5 5 2 0 3 6 7 -1 11
10 Widzew Lodz 9 3 2 4 11 13 4 3 0 1 6 4 5 0 2 3 5 9 -2 11
11 Cracovia Krakow 8 2 4 2 7 11 4 1 2 1 4 7 4 1 2 1 3 4 -4 10
12 Warta Poznan 9 2 3 4 10 11 5 1 2 2 4 5 4 1 1 2 6 6 -1 9
13 Piast Gliwice 9 1 6 2 6 7 4 1 2 1 4 4 5 0 4 1 2 3 -1 9
14 Górnik Zabrze 9 2 3 4 6 12 4 1 2 1 2 3 5 1 1 3 4 9 -6 9
15 Puszcza Niepoomice 9 2 2 5 9 16 4 2 1 1 5 5 5 0 1 4 4 11 -7 8
16 KS odz 9 2 1 6 6 14 4 2 1 1 5 5 5 0 0 5 1 9 -8 7
17 Korona Kielce 8 1 3 4 6 9 4 1 2 1 4 3 4 0 1 3 2 6 -3 6
18 Ruch Chorzow 9 1 3 5 9 15 4 1 1 2 6 7 5 0 2 3 3 8 -6 6

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.