The Raków Częstochowa & Widzew Lodz head coaches Papszun and Niedźwiedź are both afraid of and eagerly anticipating this key game in the top regions of the Ekstraklasa standings.
- Raków Częstochowa have the most scored goals (52) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Widzew Lodz have scored away.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Raków Częstochowa form and stats
This stadium, Stadion Raków, has been a fortress for Raków Częstochowa in the Ekstraklasa so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 12-1-0. Ever since the Jagiellonia Biaystok game Raków Częstochowa has been unbeatable here at Stadion Raków producing ten straight wins.
The home team returns to Stadion Raków after drawing with Radomiak Radom (placed 11th) on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. The striker Nowak was announced as "man of the match" for Raków Częstochowa with the rating of 7.34/10. Nowak hit one key pass.
Before that, a nice away victory at Gornik eczna. A Polish Cup game.
Częstochowa are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadion Raków in their league games, having scored an impressive 34 goals in 13 matches. Raków Częstochowa are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Raków in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 7 from 13 matches.
Widzew Lodz form and stats
Playing away, Widzew Lodz have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ekstraklasa this season. The away side now have four consecutive draws when taking part in away games.
Home advantage was not enough for Widzew in their previous game as they lost hosting Stal Mielec, 0-2. Pawłowski, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.54. Pawłowski hit the woodwork once, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times and had 28 successful passes (of 32 total).
Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Cracovia Kraków that ended 1-1.Widzew Lodz have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 13 league away games 14 goals have been scored. Widzew Lodz are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Here's what happened when the squads played each other previously this season; Widzew Lodz - Częstochowa 0-0. Head-2-head stats last two meetings: zero - two - zero (Raków Częstochowa wins - draws - Widzew Lodz wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Nowak 9 goals | I. López Álvarez 8 goals |   B. Pawłowski 8 goals |
Raków Częstochowa missing players
Widzew Lodz missing players
| Raków Częstochowa | Widzew Lodz | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 13 | 3 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 19 | 12 | 3 | Won | W | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 52 | 34 | 6 | Scored | S | 4 | 14 | 32 |
| 19 | 7 | 0 | Conceded | C | 6 | 12 | 31 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 85% | 89% |
| 63% | 62% | 33% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 69% | 74% |
| 52% | 54% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 30% | 46% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 8% | 15% |
| 19% | 31% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 41% | 38% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 38% | 44% |
| 52% | 62% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 46% | 41% |
| 19% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 31% | 26% |
| 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5 |
| 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13.4 | 14.1 | 11.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.2 | 12.4 | 13.2 |
| 5.5 | 6.3 | 7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| 35% | 41% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 19% | 25% | 27% |
| 7.8 | 6.6 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 14.5 | 12.4 |
| 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.5 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
- Raków Częstochowa have not yet lost a game at home.
- Raków Częstochowa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Raków Częstochowa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Raków Częstochowa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Widzew Lodz have scored away.
- Raków Częstochowa have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Raków Częstochowa have the fewest conceded goals (19) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the fewest conceded goals (7) at home in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the most clean sheets (14) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the most clean sheets (8) at home in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the most points (37) at home in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the most scored goals (34) at home in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the most scored goals (52) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the most scored goals in the first half (22) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the most scored goals in the second half (30) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the the best goal difference (+27) at home in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have the the best goal difference (+33) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
| 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 | 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 | Pogon 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 | Wisla Plock | 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 Kraków | 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 Biaystok | 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 Gdansk | 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 |
