National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Raków Częstochowa or Legia Warszawa that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Raków Częstochowa saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Champions League. Thankfully the previous game, versus Flora, was also a home game here at Stadion Raków. The away team is better rested.
Raków Częstochowa form and stats
14-2-1 is the performance here at Stadion Raków so far in the Ekstraklasa, giving Raków Częstochowa a total of 44 from their 17 games here. Outstanding results!
Raków Częstochowa's previous fixture was a Champions League game also played at home, ending 1-0 vs Flora. The home team hope to to repeat that performance.
The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a Ekstraklasa home game that ended 1-1 versus Zagebie Lubin.There will be little rest for Częstochowa after this match as they are travelling to Flora for a Champions League game in only three days.
The Raków Częstochowa manager Szwarga has got the team scoring with 41 from 17 home games in the league. From these home matches, Raków Częstochowa have conceded only 10 goals.
Legia Warszawa form and stats
Playing away, Legia Warszawa have won 7 games, drawn 4 and suffered 6 defeats in the Ekstraklasa this season.
Warszawa go into this game after a win, the home game against Slask Wrocaw that ended 3-1. Goalkeeper Tobiasz was absolutely vital in the Legia Warszawa victory against Slask Wrocaw, making seven saves. Augustyniak was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.43. The defender Augustyniak scored two goals and won 4 of 8 duels.
That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Slask Wrocaw in the Ekstraklasa.The visiting Warszawa have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 19 goals from 17 games. As opposed to that, Legia Warszawa have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings involving these squads: Raków Częstochowa won three, Legia Warszawa triumphed in three and we saw four draws. five games with more than 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals. The games between these teams have had a tendency to be ill-tempered, having seen 5 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Raków Częstochowa missing players
Legia Warszawa missing players
| Raków Częstochowa | Legia Warszawa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 15 | 9 | Won | W | 7 | 17 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 5 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 3 | 3 | ||
| 41 | 26 | Scored | S | 15 | 52 | ||
| 18 | 9 | Conceded | C | 7 | 19 | ||
| 88% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 55% | 76% | ||
| 44% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 42% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 9% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 12% | ||
| 40% | 42% | BTTS | BTTS | 27% | 44% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 55% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 6 | 6.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.9 | ||
| 2.4 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.3 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.6 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.7 | 1.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 12.6 | 11.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 13 | ||
| 4.3 | 3.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 5.3 | ||
| 38% | 59% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 39% | ||
| 7 | 6.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.1 | 10.1 | ||
| 2.2 | 1.9 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.9 | 3.2 | ||
| 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 | 34 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 63 | 24 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 10 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 39 | 75 |
| 2 | Legia Warszawa | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 57 | 37 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 38 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 66 |
| 3 | Lech Poznan | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 26 | 14 | 22 | 61 |
| 4 | Pogon Szczecin | 34 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 57 | 46 | 17 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 33 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 60 |
| 5 | Piast Gliwice | 34 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 40 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 53 |
| 6 | Gornik Zabrze | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 45 | 43 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 48 |
| 7 | Cracovia Krakow | 34 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 41 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 6 | 46 |
| 8 | Warta Poznan | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 45 |
| 9 | Zagebie Lubin | 34 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 35 | 44 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 24 | -9 | 45 |
| 10 | Radomiak Radom | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 34 | 41 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 44 |
| 11 | Stal Mielec | 34 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 26 | -4 | 43 |
| 12 | Korona Kielce | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 48 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 41 |
| 13 | Widzew Lodz | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 38 | 47 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 19 | -9 | 41 |
| 14 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 48 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 17 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 18 | 27 | -1 | 41 |
| 15 | Slask Wrocaw | 34 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 35 | 48 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 23 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 25 | -13 | 38 |
| 16 | Wisla Plock | 34 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 41 | 50 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 34 | -9 | 37 |
| 17 | Lechia Gdansk | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 28 | 56 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 34 | -28 | 30 |
| 18 | Miedz Legnica | 34 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 33 | 55 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 32 | -22 | 23 |
