Ekstraklasa game guide and facts: Widzew Lodz meet Jagiellonia Białystok

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Fri 03.February
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź (18008 seats)

We would expect a significant gap in form between these sides based on results so far, with Widzew Lodz ahead of Jagiellonia Białystok by 11 points.

Insights:
  • Widzew Lodz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jagiellonia Białystok have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Ekstraklasa

Widzew Lodz and Jagiellonia Białystok 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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Widzew Lodz form and stats

Widzew Lodz have collected 14 points from their Ekstraklasa home games so far after 4-2-3.

The home followers saw a 3-3 draw versus Pogon Szczecin last time out and are looking for a win here. A goal frenzy last time out for Widzew, with a total of 6 goals in the match against Pogon Szczecin. Fun stuff to watch! Widzew Lodz manager Niedźwiedź lay sleepless for hours after the game against Pogon Szczecin. The match ended a draw, but Widzew Lodz hit the posts three times. The forward Pawłowski bettered all others in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.92 out of 10. Pawłowski scored one goal, hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit two key passes.

Before that match, a win away at Korona Kielce.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Widzew Lodz have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 11 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 4 and lost 1.

The Widzew fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 15 goals in 9 league matches. 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Jagiellonia Białystok form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Jagiellonia Białystok so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 0-6-3 (win-draw-lose).

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Piast Gliwice (placed 16th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Alomerović had red hot gloves after the game against Piast Gliwice, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made.

A loss against Lech Poznan was the result prior to that, in a home game.

We have checked recent matches where Jagiellonia Białystok have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were 1 victory, 5 draws and 7 defeats.

Sports betting fact: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 12 of this club's last 15 league fixtures.

As opposed to that, Jagiellonia Białystok have seen the ball go into their own net 13 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The two teams involved met each other earlier on this campaign: Jagiellonia Białystok - Widzew 0-2. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: five - three - two (Widzew Lodz wins - draws - Jagiellonia Białystok wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less. The matches between these teams sometimes lean towards being rough and physical, having seen 10 sending-offs from the last ten duels.

Top Goalscorers

Jagiellonia BiałystokJ. Imaz Ballesté
J. Imaz Ballesté
8 goals
Jagiellonia BiałystokM. Gual Huguet
M. Gual Huguet
8 goals
Widzew LodzB. Pawłowski
B. Pawłowski
6 goals

Widzew Lodz missing players

Jagiellonia Białystok missing players

Widzew Lodz Jagiellonia Białystok
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 2 9 18
9 4 2 Won W 0 0 4
3 2 0 Drew D 1 6 7
6 3 1 Lost L 1 3 7
25 15 6 Scored S 2 9 26
20 12 3 Conceded C 3 13 27
89% 89% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
72% 78% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 78% 89%
56% 67% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 33% 50%
17% 33% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 33% 33%
11% 22% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 11%
39% 56% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 67%
50% 44% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 11%
22% 11% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 33% 22%
 
5.3 5.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 3.7 3.9
5 4.4 4.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.3 5.2
1.4 1.3 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4 2.8 2.8
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 4
 
12.8 14.6 15.7 Shots (avg) S ( 11 8.3 11
4.9 5.7 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.5 3.3 4.5
28% 29% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 22% 30% 32%
 
12.7 11.4 12 Shots against (avg) S A 8 13.4 13.9
4.6 3.8 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.5 5.1 5.2
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Jagiellonia Białystok have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Jagiellonia Białystok have the most dropped points from leading position (17) in Ekstraklasa
  • Jagiellonia Białystok have yet to win a game away.
  • Jagiellonia Białystok haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • 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 18 13 3 2 36 13 9 8 1 0 23 5 9 5 2 2 13 8 23 42
2 Legia Warszawa 18 10 5 3 27 21 9 7 2 0 17 8 9 3 3 3 10 13 6 35
3 Widzew Lodz 18 9 3 6 25 20 9 4 2 3 15 12 9 5 1 3 10 8 5 30
4 Pogon Szczecin 18 8 6 4 32 28 8 4 3 1 14 11 10 4 3 3 18 17 4 30
5 Lech Poznan 17 8 5 4 20 15 9 4 1 4 9 10 8 4 4 0 11 5 5 29
6 Wisla Plock 18 8 4 6 29 25 8 6 1 1 15 6 10 2 3 5 14 19 4 28
7 Stal Mielec 18 8 4 6 25 22 9 4 3 2 13 8 9 4 1 4 12 14 3 28
8 Warta Poznan 18 7 5 6 19 17 9 1 4 4 7 12 9 6 1 2 12 5 2 26
9 Cracovia Krakow 17 7 4 6 18 12 9 4 2 3 10 5 8 3 2 3 8 7 6 25
10 Radomiak Radom 18 7 3 8 21 23 9 3 1 5 12 14 9 4 2 3 9 9 -2 24
11 Slask Wrocaw 18 5 6 7 17 25 10 3 4 3 12 15 8 2 2 4 5 10 -8 21
12 Gornik Zabrze 17 5 5 7 26 28 9 2 2 5 12 17 8 3 3 2 14 11 -2 20
13 Lechia Gdansk 18 6 2 10 19 30 9 3 2 4 7 13 9 3 0 6 12 17 -11 20
14 Zagebie Lubin 18 5 5 8 16 27 9 1 4 4 6 12 9 4 1 4 10 15 -11 20
15 Jagiellonia Białystok 18 4 7 7 26 27 9 4 1 4 17 14 9 0 6 3 9 13 -1 19
16 Piast Gliwice 18 4 5 9 19 23 9 2 2 5 10 11 9 2 3 4 9 12 -4 17
17 Miedz Legnica 17 3 4 10 18 27 9 2 3 4 9 13 8 1 1 6 9 14 -9 13
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.