National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Kalisz or Górnik Zabrze that keep their silverware dream alive.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Kalisz form and stats
Last season their Polish Cup adventure ended in the 16th finals.Home games in the 2. Liga East have been a walk in the park for Kalisz so far, with 23 points won from 9 matches; 7 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses.
The Kalisz club members enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host Polonia Warszawa and win 3-0.
Before that, Kalisz had a 2. Liga East home game versus Zaglebie Lubin II which ended with a victory 5-2.There will be little rest for Kalisz after this match as they are travelling to Garbarnia Krakow for a 2. Liga East game in only three days.
Kalisz always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Stadion OSRiR with 28 goals in 9 league games. Kalisz's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Górnik Zabrze form and stats
Górnik Zabrze's mission in Polish Cup last season failed in the quarter-finals.3-3-1 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Górnik Zabrze in their Ekstraklasa matches away.
Two travels in a row for Górnik, whose manager Gaul could celebrate last time after the win against Pogon Szczecin. Podolski, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 9.2. Podolski scored one goal, served one assist, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 35 successful passes (of 38 total).
Before that, Górnik Zabrze secured a home win against Widzew Lodz with the score 3-0.A new game in only four days for Górnik, the Ekstraklasa home match versus Miedz Legnica. Busy days.
Górnik Zabrze has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 13 goals from 7 games. 9 goals have been conceded by Górnik Zabrze in these games.
Head 2 Head
Top Goalscorers
  P. Giel 10 goals | N. Gordillo Benítez 10 goals |  S. Włodarczyk 7 goals |
Kalisz missing players
Górnik Zabrze missing players
| Kalisz | Górnik Zabrze | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 6 | 11 | ||
| 7 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | ||
| 58 | 40 | Scored | S | 23 | 45 | ||
| 32 | 19 | Conceded | C | 18 | 42 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 91% | 96% | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 84% | ||
| 76% | 92% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 73% | 72% | ||
| 48% | 62% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 45% | 40% | ||
| 24% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 60% | 69% | BTTS | BTTS | 73% | 68% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 27% | 20% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 9% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 5.2 | ||
| 5.1 | 6.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 4.2 | ||
| 2.9 | 3.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 2.5 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 11.9 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.7 | 11.2 | ||
| 5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.2 | 5 | ||
| 48% | 49% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 39% | ||
| 10.6 | 13.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.6 | 11 | ||
| 4.5 | 5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.5 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kotwica Koobrzeg | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 37 |
| 2 | Kalisz | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 40 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 35 |
| 3 | Polonia Warszawa | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 34 |
| 4 | Wisa Puawy | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 34 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 13 | 31 |
| 5 | Olimpia Elblag | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| 6 | Stomil Olsztyn | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 27 | 22 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 30 |
| 7 | Znicz Pruszkow | 18 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 8 | Jastrzebie | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | -4 | 24 |
| 9 | Radunia Stezyca | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 30 | 35 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -5 | 22 |
| 10 | Zaglebie Lubin II | 18 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 24 | 37 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 25 | -13 | 22 |
| 11 | Polkowice | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -4 | 21 |
| 12 | Motor Lublin | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | -4 | 21 |
| 13 | Lech Poznan II | 18 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 29 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 14 | -5 | 20 |
| 14 | Siarka Tarnobrzeg | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 24 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 20 |
| 15 | Pogon Siedlce | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -5 | 19 |
| 15 | Wigry Suwaki | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Hutnik Krakow | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -8 | 18 |
| 17 | Slask Wroclaw II | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -7 | 17 |
| 18 | Garbarnia Krakow | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -8 | 16 |
| 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 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 38 |
| 2 | Legia Warszawa | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 31 |
| 3 | Widzew Lodz | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 |
| 4 | Pogon Szczecin | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| 5 | Stal Mielec | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 26 |
| 6 | Cracovia Krakow | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Wisla Plock | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 28 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 4 | 25 |
| 8 | Lech Poznań | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 25 |
| 9 | Warta Poznan | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 24 |
| 10 | Radomiak Radom | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Górnik Zabrze | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 12 | Slask Wrocaw | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 22 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 20 |
| 13 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 18 |
| 14 | Zagebie Lubin | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -13 | 17 |
| 15 | Lechia Gdańsk | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 17 | -11 | 14 |
| 16 | Piast Gliwice | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | -6 | 13 |
| 17 | Korona Kielce | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 15 | -8 | 13 |
| 18 | Miedz Legnica | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | -12 | 9 |
