Ekstraklasa: The mid-table spots illustrates the road Widzew Lodz and Górnik Zabrze have undertaken uptil now. Both participants are up for it; let's get this baby out!
- Widzew Lodz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Górnik Zabrze have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Ekstraklasa
Both teams have had adequate rest since their last game. Let's hope for an active match!
Widzew Lodz form and stats
The story so far in the Ekstraklasa for Widzew Lodz at their home stadium (Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź) is 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats. It's been an uphill battle for Widzew in their home games for quite some time now, as four matches in a row are lost here. Not since the Slask Wrocaw game have they avoided the disappointment of defeat.
Widzew Lodz enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Miedz Legnica's place. The match ended 1-0 with Kun scoring. What a relief, as that was the first three points in the league after playing, but not winning, nine consecutive matches. Manager Niedźwiedź felt very clever after Kun scored the winning goal against Miedz Legnica, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 78th minute. Defender Stępiński got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.65/10. Stępiński won 3 of 6 duels.
Prior to that, an away loss at Zagebie Lubin.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 Widzew Lodz have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 9 matches with the results: Won 2, drawn 3 and lost 4.
Low-scoring affair? In this team's last 13 league matches, 10 have produced less than three goals (under 2.5).
Widzew are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 15 games. On the other hand, Widzew Lodz have conceded 22 goals.
Górnik Zabrze form and stats
As the visiting team in Ekstraklasa matches, Górnik Zabrze have produced an overall stat of 6-3-6 so far. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Górnik Zabrze hope to make it five in this match.
433 minutes! That's how long the Górnik goalkeeper Daniel Bielica and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Górnik Zabrze go into this game after a win, the home game against Warta Poznan that ended 2-0. Rasak got a match rating of 7.8 in that game, top player of the team. Rasak scored one goal and had 33 successful passes (of 41 total).
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Lech Poznan at their stadium, the result 1-0.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Górnik Zabrze playing away and similar expectations, we found 13 relevant matches. Results were 5 Górnik wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats.
Low on goals? 12 of this side's latest 14 league matches have contained zero, one or two goals.
Górnik Zabrze find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. As opposed to that, Górnik Zabrze have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
The 4 latest fixtures featuring these opponents have all finished as Górnik Zabrze victories. More of the same or streak broken?This was the final score when the participants played each other previously this season; Górnik Zabrze - Widzew 3-0.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Pawłowski 9 goals |   S. Włodarczyk 8 goals |  J. Sánchez Ribas 6 goals |
Widzew Lodz missing players
Górnik Zabrze missing players
| Widzew Lodz | Górnik Zabrze | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 15 | 31 |
| 11 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 35 | 20 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 19 | 40 |
| 38 | 22 | 6 | Conceded | C | 4 | 18 | 40 |
| 90% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 93% | 94% |
| 74% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 73% | 77% |
| 42% | 53% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 47% | 45% |
| 16% | 27% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 20% | 23% |
| 10% | 20% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 13% | 16% |
| 42% | 53% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 47% | 48% |
| 39% | 33% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 32% |
| 29% | 20% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 27% | 26% |
| 5.3 | 5.8 | 9.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 7 | 5.3 | 5.5 |
| 5.1 | 4.3 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.1 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 3 | 2.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13.3 | 13.9 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 10.7 | 12.3 |
| 4.4 | 4.5 | 6.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
| 26% | 29% | 16% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 35% | 30% |
| 13 | 11.1 | 9.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.2 | 12.9 | 11.5 |
| 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
- Górnik Zabrze have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Górnik Zabrze have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in Ekstraklasa
- Widzew Lodz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than 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 | 31 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 60 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 7 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 40 | 71 |
| 2 | Legia Warszawa | 31 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 60 |
| 3 | Pogon Szczecin | 31 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 49 | 42 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 7 | 54 |
| 4 | Lech Poznan | 31 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 52 |
| 5 | Piast Gliwice | 31 | 13 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 29 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 46 |
| 6 | Warta Poznan | 31 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 44 |
| 7 | Cracovia Krakow | 31 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 37 | 33 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 42 |
| 8 | Górnik Zabrze | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 40 | 40 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 18 | 0 | 41 |
| 9 | Widzew Lodz | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -3 | 41 |
| 10 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 31 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 46 | 41 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 40 |
| 11 | Stal Mielec | 31 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 35 | 38 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | -3 | 39 |
| 12 | Radomiak Radom | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | -6 | 38 |
| 13 | Korona Kielce | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 35 | 43 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | -8 | 38 |
| 14 | Zagebie Lubin | 31 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 31 | 43 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 23 | -12 | 38 |
| 15 | Wisla Plock | 31 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 42 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -3 | 37 |
| 16 | Slask Wrocaw | 31 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 42 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 22 | -15 | 32 |
| 17 | Lechia Gdansk | 31 | 7 | 5 | 19 | 27 | 53 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 13 | 31 | -26 | 26 |
| 18 | Miedz Legnica | 31 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 29 | 48 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 25 | -19 | 22 |
