Europa League betting and spectator preview: Legia Warszawa and Spartak Moskva meet at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego to measure strength and learn who makes it to the next stage.
The hosts Warszawa saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Ekstraklasa. That game was an away game at Cracovia Krakow, so at least Warszawa are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!
It's quite the trip for Spartak Moskva when visiting Legia Warszawa as the cities are 1200 kilometers apart.
Legia Warszawa form and stats
Last season their Europa League adventure ended in the play-offs.Legia Warszawa have collected 9 points from their Ekstraklasa home games so far after 3-0-4. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in this competition.
The fans are hoping that Warszawa will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-1 away loss in the Ekstraklasa game against Cracovia Krakow. Josué (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.11/10. Josué hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 5 of 6 times and had 104 successful passes (of 118 total).
A strong away win before that one, visiting Motor Lublin and winning 2-1.The manager M. Gołębiewski will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Wisla Plock in only three days.
Warszawa has scored 8 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Warszawa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 10 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Spartak Moskva form and stats
Spartak was sent out of Europa League in the play-offs last season.The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Spartak Moskva so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-4 (win-draw-lose). Total Europa League statistics for Spartak Moskva: 2 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
Victor Moses and Quincy Promes scored in Spartak's previous match, the home game against Akhmat Grozny that ended 2-1. Midfield player Quincy Promes was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.23/10. Promes scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 4 of 5 times and had 28 successful passes (of 35 total).
A 1-1 draw at Ufa's stadium before that.Spartak Moskva have another game that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a Premier League fixture vs Sochi. A back-breaking timetable for the visitors!
The attacking power of Spartak Moskva when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 8 league matches away. Spartak Moskva struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 13 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Spartak Moskva - Warszawa 0-1 was the score in these participants' previous head to head game, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Warszawa two wins, one draw and Spartak Moskva zero victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Muçi 4 goals |  A. Sobolev 4 goals | E. Ponce Martínez 4 goals |
Legia Warszawa missing players
Spartak Moskva missing players
| Legia Warszawa | Spartak Moskva | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 10 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Won | W | 3 | 9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Lost | L | 5 | 10 | ||
| 28 | 11 | Scored | S | 10 | 34 | ||
| 40 | 16 | Conceded | C | 18 | 37 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 64% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 64% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 27% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 18% | 24% | ||
| 16% | 20% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 18% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 55% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 20% | Clean Sheets | C S | 18% | 16% | ||
| 28% | 30% | Failed to Score | F T | 27% | 20% | ||
| 6.8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.8 | 5.5 | ||
| 5.5 | 4.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3.4 | 3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 5 | ||
| 12.5 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13 | 13.6 | ||
| 4.6 | 5.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.4 | ||
| 24% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 22% | 31% | ||
| 12.6 | 11.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 11.3 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.3 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Leicester City | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | Spartak Moskva | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Napoli | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Legia Warszawa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 6 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Lech Poznan | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 38 |
| 2 | Pogon Szczecin | 17 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 19 | 35 |
| 3 | Lechia Gdansk | 17 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 32 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 33 |
| 4 | Rakow Czestochowa | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 29 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Radomiak Radom | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 21 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 28 |
| 6 | Slask Wrocaw | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 24 |
| 7 | Gornik Zabrze | 16 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 8 | Stal Mielec | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 13 | -1 | 24 |
| 9 | Wisla Plock | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Cracovia Krakow | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 14 | -1 | 23 |
| 11 | Piast Gliwice | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 21 |
| 12 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 17 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 21 |
| 13 | Wisa Krakow | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 16 | -11 | 17 |
| 14 | Zagebie Lubin | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 17 |
| 15 | Nieciecza | 16 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 12 |
| 16 | Legia Warszawa | 15 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -11 | 12 |
| 17 | Gornik eczna | 17 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 17 | -20 | 12 |
| 18 | Warta Poznan | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | -11 | 11 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Zenit | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 43 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 37 |
| 2 | Dinamo Moskva | 17 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 35 |
| 3 | Krasnodar | 17 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 28 |
| 4 | Sochi | 17 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 28 |
| 5 | CSKA Moskva | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
| 6 | Lokomotiv Moskva | 17 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 25 |
| 7 | Krylya Sovetov | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 24 |
| 8 | Akhmat Grozny | 17 | 8 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 | 15 | -3 | 24 |
| 9 | Spartak Moskva | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | -3 | 23 |
| 10 | Rubin Kazan | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | -2 | 22 |
| 11 | Arsenal Tula | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 33 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 19 |
| 12 | Rostov | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 31 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 16 | -2 | 18 |
| 13 | Olimpiyets | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 14 | -12 | 18 |
| 14 | Ufa | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -7 | 16 |
| 15 | Ural | 17 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 16 |
| 16 | Khimki | 17 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 27 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | -12 | 14 |