Soccer betting preview: Widzew Lodz welcomes Pogoń Szczecin in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sat 28.January
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź (18008 seats)

Widzew Lodz and Pogoń Szczecin are both high-flying in the Ekstraklasa with their 3rd and 4th spots respectively. Expect a top match!

Insights:
  • Widzew Lodz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Ekstraklasa

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Widzew Lodz form and stats

4-1-3 (win-draw-lost) are the Ekstraklasa numbers at home for Widzew Lodz so far this season.

A good away victory last time out for Widzew, who won 1-0 against Korona Kielce (placed 17th). Some amazing scenes last match, when Miloš scored the winning goal one minutes into stoppage time. Midfielder Miloš was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.12 (out of ten) in that game. Miloš scored one goal, hit four key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 9 times and had 24 successful passes (of 28 total).

A strong away win before that one, visiting Korona Kielce and winning 1-0.

It should be added that a peek at the 10 most recent league matches shows that 8 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored).

A decent goal production from Widzew Lodz in their home games so far, with 12 goals from 8 league matches. 9 goals have been conceded.

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Pogoń Szczecin form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Pogoń Szczecin, who have the most scored goals (15) away in Ekstraklasa, have produced an overall stat of 4-2-3 so far. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Szczecin are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.

Pogoń Szczecin play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 2-1 victory visiting Radomiak Radom (placed 10th). Midfield player Dąbrowski was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.02/10. Dąbrowski scored one goal, hit one key pass and had 94 successful passes (of 103 total).

The game before that was the Polish Cup-duel against Raków Częstochowa, a home loss (0-1).

Both teams to score at least one goal each? This club's most recent statistics suggest that, having finished 9 league games in a row with one or more goals from each team.

The travelling fans enjoy Szczecin's attacking play in away games, having scored 15 goals in 9 league matches away. In the opposite end, Pogoń Szczecin have conceded 14 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

The sides have played each other previously this season, with the final score Pogoń Szczecin - Widzew 2-1 registered in the official records. As for the last nine games between these two teams, there's four Widzew Lodz victories, one draw and four Pogoń Szczecin wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Pogoń SzczecinK. Grosicki
K. Grosicki
7 goals
WidzewJ. Sánchez Ribas
J. Sánchez Ribas
5 goals
Widzew LodzB. Pawłowski
B. Pawłowski
5 goals

Widzew Lodz missing players

Pogoń Szczecin missing players

Widzew Lodz Pogoń Szczecin
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 2 9 17
9 4 1 Won W 0 4 8
2 1 1 Drew D 1 2 5
6 3 1 Lost L 1 3 4
22 12 3 Scored S 1 15 29
17 9 3 Conceded C 2 14 25
88% 88% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
71% 75% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 89% 88%
53% 62% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 67% 71%
12% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 29%
6% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 18%
35% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 50% 89% 82%
53% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 12%
24% 12% 33% Failed to Score F T 50% 11% 6%
 
5.4 6.1 5.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 5.3 6
5.1 4.6 5.3 Corners against (avg) C A 7 5.3 5.1
1.4 1.4 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 4.5 2.8 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.8 14.6 13 Shots (avg) S ( 11 12 13.6
4.7 5.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.5 4.1 5.7
28% 28% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 14% 41% 30%
 
12.8 11.5 13 Shots against (avg) S A 16.5 12.8 12.3
4.5 3.6 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 7 4.4 4.6
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Pogoń Szczecin have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most points from losing position (12) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most scored goals (15) away in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most scored goals in the first half (16) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin 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 Raków Częstochowa 17 13 2 2 35 12 9 8 1 0 23 5 8 5 1 2 12 7 23 41
2 Legia Warszawa 17 9 5 3 24 19 8 6 2 0 14 6 9 3 3 3 10 13 5 32
3 Widzew Lodz 17 9 2 6 22 17 8 4 1 3 12 9 9 5 1 3 10 8 5 29
4 Pogoń Szczecin 17 8 5 4 29 25 8 4 3 1 14 11 9 4 2 3 15 14 4 29
5 Lech Poznań 16 8 4 4 20 15 9 4 1 4 9 10 7 4 3 0 11 5 5 28
6 Wisla Plock 17 8 4 5 29 24 8 6 1 1 15 6 9 2 3 4 14 18 5 28
7 Stal Mielec 17 8 3 6 25 22 8 4 2 2 13 8 9 4 1 4 12 14 3 27
8 Cracovia Krakow 17 7 4 6 18 12 9 4 2 3 10 5 8 3 2 3 8 7 6 25
9 Warta Poznań 17 7 4 6 18 16 8 1 3 4 6 11 9 6 1 2 12 5 2 25
10 Radomiak Radom 17 7 2 8 21 23 9 3 1 5 12 14 8 4 1 3 9 9 -2 23
11 Śląsk Wrocław 17 5 6 6 17 22 9 3 4 2 12 12 8 2 2 4 5 10 -5 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 Jagiellonia Biaystok 17 4 6 7 25 26 9 4 1 4 17 14 8 0 5 3 8 12 -1 18
14 Lechia Gdansk 17 5 2 10 18 30 8 2 2 4 6 13 9 3 0 6 12 17 -12 17
15 Zagłębie Lubin 17 4 5 8 13 27 9 1 4 4 6 12 8 3 1 4 7 15 -14 17
16 Piast Gliwice 17 4 4 9 18 22 8 2 1 5 9 10 9 2 3 4 9 12 -4 16
17 Korona Kielce 17 3 4 10 17 26 8 1 2 5 7 11 9 2 2 5 10 15 -9 13
18 Miedz Legnica 16 3 3 10 18 27 8 2 2 4 9 13 8 1 1 6 9 14 -9 12

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.