Big-shot Piast Gliwice visit Widzew Lodz after their 1-0-result vs Wisla Plock. Get out our full preview!
- Widzew Lodz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Piast Gliwice 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.
Widzew Lodz form and stats
The Ekstraklasa stats playing at home this season for Widzew Lodz are 5-3-6 (wins-draws-losses). With Widzew Lodz having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager Niedźwiedź.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 180 minutes without scoring a league goal. Kreuzriegler was the last player to find the net.
In their previous game, the manager Niedźwiedź led his Widzew to a defeat away at Rakow Czestochowa. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź. Kreuzriegler was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.6 out of 10. The defender Kreuzriegler won 6 of 9 duels.
Preceding that match was a defeat to Stal Mielec (0-2).Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 10 league games, 8 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).
Widzew Lodz are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 18 goals in 14 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Widzew have conceded 19 in these home matches.
Piast Gliwice form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their Ekstraklasa travels is 6 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Piast Gliwice hope to make it five in this match.
360 minutes! That's how long the Piast Gliwice goalkeeper Frantisek Plach and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Piast Gliwice had fun at their own home (Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź) last time out, beating Wisla Plock 1-0. Ameyaw scored. Unusual, but true: this side has finished four consecutive league matches with the result 1-0! Czerwiński, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.64. Czerwiński won 7 of 10 duels.
Preceding that game was the away victory against Śląsk Wrocław with the score of 1-0.Low-scoring game? 10 of this club's most recent 11 league rounds have contained two goals or less.
Gliwice have scored 15 goals on their travels this season, from 14 away games in the league. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (13 so far). There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
These competitors have met before this season: Piast Gliwice - Widzew Lodz 1-2. Previous nine meetings between these teams: Widzew Lodz won three, Piast Gliwice were winners in three and we saw three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Pawłowski 8 goals |   K. Wilczek 8 goals |  J. Sánchez Ribas 6 goals |
Widzew Lodz missing players
Piast Gliwice missing players
| Widzew Lodz | Piast Gliwice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 10 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 6 | 11 |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 11 |
| 32 | 18 | 5 | Scored | S | 4 | 15 | 30 |
| 33 | 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 2 | 13 | 27 |
| 89% | 93% | 80% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 57% | 61% |
| 43% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 14% | 25% |
| 14% | 21% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| 7% | 14% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 4% |
| 43% | 50% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 29% | 39% |
| 39% | 36% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 36% | 29% |
| 29% | 21% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 25% | 36% | 32% |
| 5.1 | 5.6 | 3.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| 5 | 4.3 | 4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 5.1 | 4.4 |
| 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.1 | 2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13.1 | 14 | 12.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.8 | 8.2 | 10.1 |
| 4.3 | 4.6 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| 26% | 28% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 43% | 33% |
| 12.4 | 10.6 | 10.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.8 | 11.5 | 9.2 |
| 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
- Piast Gliwice have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Ekstraklasa
- Piast Gliwice have the most matches under the total-line (21) in Ekstraklasa
- Piast Gliwice haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Piast Gliwice is in the best form (5-1-0) 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 | 28 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 54 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 35 | 65 |
| 2 | Legia Warszawa | 28 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 46 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 57 |
| 3 | Lech Poznan | 28 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 40 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 48 |
| 4 | Pogon Szczecin | 28 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 43 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 47 |
| 5 | Warta Poznań | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 41 |
| 6 | Piast Gliwice | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 27 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| 7 | Cracovia Krakow | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 6 | 38 |
| 8 | Widzew Lodz | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | -1 | 38 |
| 9 | Wisla Plock | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 1 | 36 |
| 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 | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 16 | -6 | 34 |
| 12 | Korona Kielce | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 31 | 39 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 25 | -8 | 34 |
| 13 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 28 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 37 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 1 | 33 |
| 14 | Górnik Zabrze | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 35 | 40 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 18 | -5 | 32 |
| 15 | Śląsk Wrocław | 28 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 31 |
| 16 | Zagłębie Lubin | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 24 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 20 | -16 | 31 |
| 17 | Lechia Gdansk | 28 | 7 | 5 | 16 | 25 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 27 | -19 | 26 |
| 18 | Miedz Legnica | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 43 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 23 | -16 | 20 |
