Betting preview: Lechia Gdańsk vs Widzew Lodz should be interesting

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Fri 10.February
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Energa Gdańsk (41984 seats)

Both Lechia Gdańsk and Widzew Lodz are aching for points in this fixture, even with the guesting team carrying a 10 point edge so far.

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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Lechia Gdańsk form and stats

Lechia Gdańsk have played 9 Ekstraklasa games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses). The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadion Energa Gdańsk.

Lechia Gdańsk drew their last game, 1-1 away at Gornik Zabrze (placed 12th). Nalepa was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.34 out of 10. The defender Nalepa won 3 of 4 duels.

Ahead of that match, Lechia won a home game hosting Wisla Plock (1-0).

Lechia Gdańsk have scored {7 league goals} here from 9 matches, not a lot. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. On the other hand, Lechia Gdańsk have conceded 13 goals. When Lechia hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Zagebie Lubin, Piast Gliwice, Miedz Legnica, Jagiellonia Biaystok and Korona Kielce), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 2 times.

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Widzew Lodz form and stats

As the visiting team in Ekstraklasa matches, Widzew Lodz have produced an overall stat of 5-1-3 so far.

Widzew Lodz delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Jagiellonia Biaystok (placed 14th) in their previous fixture. Widzew Lodz coach Niedźwiedź could be heard cursing the gods after the 1-1 draw against Jagiellonia Biaystok, as the team hit the posts three times. Pawłowski, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.52. Pawłowski hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Pogon Szczecin.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Widzew have scored 10 goals in 9 league games away. Widzew Lodz are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 8 times in 9 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

The participants have faced each other previously this season, with the final score Widzew Lodz - Lechia Gdańsk 2-3 logged in the official records. Last ten meetings between these contenders: Lechia won six, Widzew Lodz were winners in three and we saw one draw. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Lechia GdańskŁ. Zwoliński
Ł. Zwoliński
6 goals
Lechia GdańskF. Lopes Paixão
F. Lopes Paixão
6 goals
Widzew LodzB. Pawłowski
B. Pawłowski
6 goals

Lechia Gdańsk missing players

Widzew Lodz missing players

Lechia Gdańsk Widzew Lodz
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
19 9 2 Played P 3 9 19
6 3 0 Won W 3 5 9
3 2 0 Drew D 0 1 4
10 4 2 Lost L 0 3 6
20 7 0 Scored S 5 10 26
31 13 6 Conceded C 1 8 21
95% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 89%
74% 56% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 67% 74%
68% 56% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 44% 53%
21% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 16%
11% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
53% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 22% 42%
26% 33% 0% Clean Sheets C S 67% 56% 47%
26% 44% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 21%
 
4.9 4.1 2.5 Corners for (avg) C F 3 4.7 5.6
5.8 5.1 7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.7 5.6 4.9
2.6 1.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.4 1.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.9 10.2 8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.3 11.1 13.1
4.1 3.6 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.3 4.1 4.9
26% 22% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 27% 28%
 
14.6 12.8 18.5 Shots against (avg) S A 15 14 12.6
5.2 4.6 9 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.7 5.3 4.6

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Raków Częstochowa 19 14 3 2 37 13 10 9 1 0 24 5 9 5 2 2 13 8 24 45
2 Legia Warszawa 19 11 5 3 29 22 9 7 2 0 17 8 10 4 3 3 12 14 7 38
3 Lech Poznan 19 9 6 4 23 17 10 5 1 4 10 10 9 4 5 0 13 7 6 33
4 Widzew Lodz 19 9 4 6 26 21 10 4 3 3 16 13 9 5 1 3 10 8 5 31
5 Pogon Szczecin 19 8 6 5 32 30 9 4 3 2 14 13 10 4 3 3 18 17 2 30
6 Cracovia Krakow 18 8 4 6 20 12 10 5 2 3 12 5 8 3 2 3 8 7 8 28
7 Wisla Plock 18 8 4 6 29 25 8 6 1 1 15 6 10 2 3 5 14 19 4 28
8 Stal Mielec 19 8 4 7 25 23 9 4 3 2 13 8 10 4 1 5 12 15 2 28
9 Radomiak Radom 19 8 3 8 22 23 10 4 1 5 13 14 9 4 2 3 9 9 -1 27
10 Warta Poznan 18 7 5 6 19 17 9 1 4 4 7 12 9 6 1 2 12 5 2 26
11 Slask Wrocaw 19 6 6 7 19 25 10 3 4 3 12 15 9 3 2 4 7 10 -6 24
12 Gornik Zabrze 19 5 6 8 27 31 10 2 3 5 13 18 9 3 3 3 14 13 -4 21
13 Lechia Gdańsk 19 6 3 10 20 31 9 3 2 4 7 13 10 3 1 6 13 18 -11 21
14 Jagiellonia Biaystok 19 4 8 7 27 28 9 4 1 4 17 14 10 0 7 3 10 14 -1 20
15 Zagebie Lubin 19 5 5 9 17 29 10 1 4 5 7 14 9 4 1 4 10 15 -12 20
16 Piast Gliwice 19 4 5 10 19 24 9 2 2 5 10 11 10 2 3 5 9 13 -5 17
17 Miedz Legnica 19 3 5 11 20 30 10 2 4 4 11 15 9 1 1 7 9 15 -10 14
18 Korona Kielce 18 3 4 11 19 29 8 1 2 5 7 11 10 2 2 6 12 18 -10 13

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.