Soccer betting preview: Ruch Chorzów welcomes Śląsk Wrocław in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sat 28.Oct
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Sisian Stadium (1000 seats)

Ruch Chorzów got a 0-3 score vs Pogon Szczecin last fixture, a match to learn from. Next up is this sturdy Śląsk Wrocław team.

Insights:
  • Ruch Chorzów have the fewest points (4) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Śląsk Wrocław is in the best form (5-1-0) in Ekstraklasa

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.

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Ruch Chorzów form and stats

1-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ekstraklasa numbers at home for Ruch Chorzów, who have the fewest points (4) at home in Ekstraklasa, so far this season. The Chorzów manager Skrobacz might feel some added pressure to get something from this game after two straight home defeats.

Ruch Chorzów's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Pogon Szczecin (placed 7th). Kozak (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.41/10. Kozak hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 4 times.

2-2 away at Puszcza Niepoomice before that.

Ruch Chorzów has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches.

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Śląsk Wrocław form and stats

The away team have been very comfortable on their travels so far, racking up 4 wins, 1 draw and only 1 loss in the Ekstraklasa. Long winning streaks away are a rare occurrence in football, which only makes Śląsk Wrocław's record of four away victories in a row even more impressive. They last lost points away in the Stal Mielec game.

The supporters enjoyed Wrocław's previous match versus Legia Warszawa (placed 5th), a 4-0 win played at home. As you can tell from the results above, Śląsk Wrocław was very dominant against Legia Warszawa, winning the match with a scoreline that even the finest fortune teller couldn't predict. 4-0 (!) with Expósito (2), Schwarz and Samiec-Talar providing the goals. Midfield player Samiec-Talar was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.9/10. Samiec-Talar scored one goal, signed up for two assists and hit four key passes.

A draw for Śląsk Wrocław before that, at their own venue hosting Gornik Zabrze (1-1).

The travelling fans enjoy Śląsk Wrocław's attacking play in away games, having scored 10 goals in 6 league matches away. Wrocław are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 5 times in 6 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Ruch Chorzów five wins, three draws and Śląsk Wrocław two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Śląsk WrocławE. Expósito Hernández
E. Expósito Hernández
11 goals
Ruch ChorzówT. Swędrowski
T. Swędrowski
3 goals
Ruch ChorzówD. Szczepan
D. Szczepan
2 goals

Ruch Chorzów missing players

Śląsk Wrocław missing players

Ruch Chorzów Śląsk Wrocław
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
11 5 2 Played P 4 6 12
1 1 0 Won W 2 4 8
4 1 0 Drew D 1 1 2
6 3 2 Lost L 1 1 2
11 6 3 Scored S 6 10 22
20 10 6 Conceded C 5 5 10
91% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
73% 80% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 83% 83%
55% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 50%
27% 20% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 33%
9% 20% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
45% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 75% 50% 58%
18% 20% 0% Clean Sheets C S 25% 50% 42%
45% 40% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
4.3 5.4 5.5 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 2 2.4
5.6 5.4 4.5 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.2 5.6
2.5 2.2 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 2 2.2
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.8 13 12 Shots (avg) S ( 11.2 10.7 12.5
2.9 4.4 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.8 4.7
34% 27% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 43% 39%
 
15 13.6 10.5 Shots against (avg) S A 11.8 12.7 12.2
5 5 5.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.2 3.6
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Ruch Chorzów have the fewest points (4) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Ruch Chorzów have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Ruch Chorzów haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Śląsk Wrocław have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Śląsk Wrocław have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Śląsk Wrocław have scored in all their matches so far.
  • Śląsk Wrocław have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (2) in Ekstraklasa
  • Śląsk Wrocław have the most points (13) away in Ekstraklasa
  • Śląsk Wrocław have the most scored goals in the second half (15) in Ekstraklasa
  • Śląsk Wrocław have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Śląsk Wrocław haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Śląsk Wrocław is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 Śląsk Wrocław 12 8 2 2 22 10 6 4 1 1 12 5 6 4 1 1 10 5 12 26
2 Jagiellonia Biaystok 11 8 1 2 26 14 6 6 0 0 18 5 5 2 1 2 8 9 12 25
3 Lech Poznan 11 7 2 2 22 15 6 5 1 0 16 5 5 2 1 2 6 10 7 23
4 Rakow Czestochowa 11 7 1 3 23 14 6 5 1 0 13 2 5 2 0 3 10 12 9 22
5 Legia Warszawa 11 6 2 3 19 15 6 5 0 1 13 4 5 1 2 2 6 11 4 20
6 Zagebie Lubin 12 6 2 4 14 15 6 4 2 0 7 3 6 2 0 4 7 12 -1 20
7 Pogon Szczecin 12 6 1 5 22 13 6 3 0 3 13 10 6 3 1 2 9 3 9 19
8 Radomiak Radom 12 4 3 5 15 16 6 2 3 1 9 6 6 2 0 4 6 10 -1 15
9 Piast Gliwice 12 2 8 2 10 10 6 2 3 1 7 6 6 0 5 1 3 4 0 14
10 Widzew Lodz 11 4 2 5 14 16 5 4 0 1 7 4 6 0 2 4 7 12 -2 14
11 Cracovia Krakow 11 3 5 3 12 16 5 1 2 2 6 11 6 2 3 1 6 5 -4 14
12 Gornik Zabrze 12 3 4 5 9 16 6 2 2 2 4 6 6 1 2 3 5 10 -7 13
13 Stal Mielec 11 3 3 5 15 15 6 3 2 1 13 8 5 0 1 4 2 7 0 12
14 Korona Kielce 11 2 5 4 11 13 5 1 3 1 5 4 6 1 2 3 6 9 -2 11
15 Warta Poznan 11 2 4 5 11 13 6 1 2 3 4 6 5 1 2 2 7 7 -2 10
16 Puszcza Niepoomice 12 2 4 6 13 23 6 2 3 1 8 8 6 0 1 5 5 15 -10 10
17 Ruch Chorzów 11 1 4 6 11 20 5 1 1 3 6 10 6 0 3 3 5 10 -9 7
18 KS odz 12 2 1 9 7 22 5 2 1 2 5 7 7 0 0 7 2 15 -15 7

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.