Another adrenaline-fuelled match as Lechia Gdańsk entertain Pogoń Szczecin

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sat 15.April
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Energa Gdańsk (41984 seats)

Match preview: 18 points are between the participants so far, Pogoń Szczecin having done best. Will Lechia Gdańsk shorten the gap?

Insights:
  • Lechia Gdańsk have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most points from losing position (16) in Ekstraklasa

Lechia Gdańsk and Pogoń Szczecin should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Lechia Gdańsk form and stats

When playing at home in the Ekstraklasa, Lechia Gdańsk have managed 4 wins, 4 draws and suffered 5 defeats from 13 games.

Lechia are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 270 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by Paixão).

No payout for Lechia Gdańsk in their previous match, an away game at Jagiellonia Białystok that ended in defeat 0-1. Defender Maloča got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.83/10. Maloča won 5 of 5 duels.

In the match before that, Lechia hosted Slask Wrocaw and drew the game 0-0.

It should be taken into account that a glance at the 10 latest league matches shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Lechia Gdańsk here at Stadion Energa Gdańsk in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (12 from 13 games). Lechia's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 16 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Pogoń Szczecin form and stats

6 wins, 4 draws and 4 losses. That’s the product of Pogoń Szczecin playing as the away team in the Ekstraklasa this season.

Pogoń Szczecin won their last game, 3-2 versus Cracovia Krakow played at home. Midfielder Bichakhchyan was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.61. Bichakhchyan scored one goal, hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 29 successful passes (of 31 total).

Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Lech Poznan.

The travelling fans enjoy Pogoń Szczecin's attacking play in away games, having scored 22 goals in 14 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Szczecin have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Pogoń Szczecin have avoided defeat in the last 5 fixtures (4-1-0) versus Lechia Gdańsk.

The teams involved played each other before this campaign: Pogoń Szczecin - Lechia Gdańsk 2-1.

Top Goalscorers

Pogoń SzczecinK. Grosicki
K. Grosicki
10 goals
Lechia GdańskŁ. Zwoliński
Ł. Zwoliński
9 goals
Lechia GdańskF. Lopes Paixão
F. Lopes Paixão
7 goals

Lechia Gdańsk missing players

Pogoń Szczecin missing players

Lechia Gdańsk Pogoń Szczecin
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 13 4 Played P 4 14 27
7 4 0 Won W 3 6 12
5 4 2 Drew D 0 4 8
15 5 2 Lost L 1 4 7
25 12 0 Scored S 8 22 42
43 16 6 Conceded C 5 21 39
89% 77% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
67% 54% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 79% 81%
59% 54% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 57% 59%
26% 31% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 29% 33%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 21% 19%
41% 31% 0% BTTS BTTS 75% 71% 67%
30% 46% 50% Clean Sheets C S 25% 14% 19%
41% 46% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 19%
 
4.7 4.2 3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5 6.1
5.9 5.1 6 Corners against (avg) C A 6 5.7 5.1
2.3 1.6 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.8 2.4 2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
10.6 10.8 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 12.8 13.4 15
3.7 3.6 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 4.9 5.7
25% 26% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 32% 27%
 
15.5 13.8 16 Shots against (avg) S A 13.2 13.2 11.9
5.2 4.4 5.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.8 5 4.7
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Lechia Gdańsk have the fewest matches under the total-line (10) in Ekstraklasa
  • Lechia Gdańsk have the fewest scored goals in the first half (6) in Ekstraklasa
  • Lechia Gdańsk have the the worst goal difference (-18) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most points from losing position (16) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most scored goals (22) away in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Pogoń Szczecin haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 27 19 5 3 52 19 13 12 1 0 34 7 14 7 4 3 18 12 33 62
2 Legia Warszawa 27 16 8 3 44 29 13 9 4 0 26 13 14 7 4 3 18 16 15 56
3 Lech Poznan 27 13 8 6 38 25 14 7 2 5 20 14 13 6 6 1 18 11 13 47
4 Pogoń Szczecin 27 12 8 7 42 39 13 6 4 3 20 18 14 6 4 4 22 21 3 44
5 Warta Poznan 27 10 8 9 30 25 13 3 6 4 15 14 14 7 2 5 15 11 5 38
6 Widzew Lodz 27 10 8 9 32 31 14 5 3 6 18 19 13 5 5 3 14 12 1 38
7 Wisła Płock 27 10 6 11 37 35 14 8 3 3 20 10 13 2 3 8 17 25 2 36
8 Piast Gliwice 27 10 6 11 29 27 13 4 3 6 14 14 14 6 3 5 15 13 2 36
9 Cracovia Krakow 27 9 8 10 31 28 13 6 4 3 16 8 14 3 4 7 15 20 3 35
10 Stal Mielec 27 9 7 11 30 32 13 4 5 4 14 12 14 5 2 7 16 20 -2 34
11 Radomiak Radom 27 9 7 11 27 30 14 4 3 7 13 17 13 5 4 4 14 13 -3 34
12 Jagiellonia Białystok 27 7 12 8 37 35 14 7 2 5 25 19 13 0 10 3 12 16 2 33
13 Korona Kielce 27 8 7 12 29 38 13 6 2 5 14 13 14 2 5 7 15 25 -9 31
14 Slask Wrocaw 27 7 10 10 25 35 14 4 6 4 16 19 13 3 4 6 9 16 -10 31
15 Zagebie Lubin 27 8 7 12 24 38 14 2 5 7 9 18 13 6 2 5 15 20 -14 31
16 Gornik Zabrze 27 7 8 12 33 40 14 3 5 6 17 22 13 4 3 6 16 18 -7 29
17 Lechia Gdańsk 27 7 5 15 25 43 13 4 4 5 12 16 14 3 1 10 13 27 -18 26
18 Miedz Legnica 27 4 8 15 27 43 14 3 6 5 16 20 13 1 2 10 11 23 -16 20

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.