1. Liga preview: Can Arka Gdynia edge out victory against Widzew Lodz?

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Competition: Poland 1. Liga
Competition: Sun 23.May
Match begins: 10:40 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski (15139 seats)

14 points separate the two duelists in this 1. Liga match. Arka Gdynia hold both the points- and home advantage.

Insights:
  • Arka Gdynia is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Widzew Lodz have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in 1. Liga

Arka Gdynia have less rest than Widzew Lodz in this fixture, as the hosts were involved in a 1. Liga game only four days ago. Thankfully the previous game, versus Sandecja Nowy Sącz, was also a home game here at Stadion Miejski. The away team is better rested.

Arka Gdynia are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Widzew are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Arka Gdynia form and stats

Overall 1. Liga stats at home this season for Arka Gdynia are 8-4-3 (wins-draw-losses). The team is doing great wherever they are playing as Gdynia has won five games in a row. The Nieciecza match was the last time out without a victory.

Nothing to worry about in defence for Gdynia, as their goalkeeper Daniel Kajzer has completely shut out the opponents for 343 minutes in the 1. Liga.

A nice win for Gdynia last time playing, versus Sandecja Nowy Sącz. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with M. Rosołek (3) scoring for the victors. M. Rosołek was absolutely essential when Gdynia beat Sandecja Nowy Sącz 3-0, scoring three goals.

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Resovia Rzeszow in a game that was won 1-0.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Arka Gdynia matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, two draws and zero defeats (from four games).

Arka Gdynia has scored 21 league goals at home this season, in 15 matches. Gdynia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Miejski in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 15 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Widzew Lodz form and stats

There's been little loot from Widzew Lodz's travels as they have only collected 13 points from 15 away games in the 1. Liga. Widzew Lodz only have 3 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 4 draws.

Widzew played 1-1 against Nieciecza in their previous match.

It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Resovia Rzeszow wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

The attacking power of Widzew when travelling is not overwhelming with 11 goals scored from 15 league matches away. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Widzew have conceded 25 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

Gdynia and Widzew Lodz have met before this season: Widzew Lodz - Arka Gdynia 2-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last seven matches): Gdynia one win, four draws and Widzew Lodz two victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Arka GdyniaJ. Letniowski
J. Letniowski
10 goals
GdyniaM. Rosołek
M. Rosołek
8 goals
Arka GdyniaM. Żebrowski
M. Żebrowski
7 goals

Arka Gdynia missing players

Widzew Lodz missing players

Arka Gdynia Widzew Lodz
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
30 15 5 Played P 5 15 30
16 8 3 Won W 0 3 10
7 4 2 Drew D 2 4 11
7 3 0 Lost L 3 8 9
45 21 10 Scored S 4 11 27
27 11 2 Conceded C 10 25 32
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 87% 80%
73% 73% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 67% 67%
43% 27% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 60% 47% 30%
20% 13% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 27% 13%
10% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 13% 7%
40% 33% 40% BTTS BTTS 60% 40% 37%
43% 53% 60% Clean Sheets C S 20% 27% 43%
27% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 40% 47% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.6 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 1.5 2
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 0 4
 
11.8 12.4 14.6 Shots (avg) S ( 7.4 10.9 11.2
4.8 4.7 6.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 4.3 4.9
31% 30% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 17% 18%
Key stats in 1. Liga this season:
  • Arka Gdynia is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Widzew Lodz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Widzew Lodz have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Widzew Lodz have the fewest matches over the total-line (9) in 1. Liga
  • Widzew Lodz have the most matches under the total-line (21) in 1. Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Nieciecza 30 17 10 3 52 24 16 10 4 2 29 11 14 7 6 1 23 13 28 61
2 Radomiak Radom 30 16 8 6 41 19 15 9 3 3 22 8 15 7 5 3 19 11 22 56
3 Tychy 71 30 16 8 6 41 23 15 10 3 2 24 9 15 6 5 4 17 14 18 56
4 Arka Gdynia 30 16 7 7 45 27 15 8 4 3 21 11 15 8 3 4 24 16 18 55
5 KS odz 30 15 6 9 52 34 15 7 5 3 30 20 15 8 1 6 22 14 18 51
6 Gornik eczna 30 13 10 7 41 26 15 9 5 1 26 9 15 4 5 6 15 17 15 49
7 Miedz Legnica 30 12 10 8 43 32 15 5 6 4 28 20 15 7 4 4 15 12 11 46
8 Odra Opole 30 11 10 9 30 33 14 6 5 3 12 12 16 5 5 6 18 21 -3 43
9 Chrobry Głogów 30 12 7 11 33 39 15 7 3 5 18 13 15 5 4 6 15 26 -6 43
10 Widzew Lodz 30 10 11 9 27 32 15 7 7 1 16 7 15 3 4 8 11 25 -5 41
11 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 30 11 7 12 38 44 15 7 4 4 22 20 15 4 3 8 16 24 -6 40
12 Korona Kielce 30 11 5 14 26 39 15 7 2 6 15 18 15 4 3 8 11 21 -13 38
13 Puszcza Niepoomice 30 9 7 14 28 38 15 6 2 7 13 16 15 3 5 7 15 22 -10 34
14 Stomil Olsztyn 30 8 5 17 27 45 15 3 3 9 10 22 15 5 2 8 17 23 -18 29
15 Jastrzebie 30 8 4 18 27 43 15 5 2 8 15 19 15 3 2 10 12 24 -16 28
16 Resovia Rzeszow 30 7 7 16 23 39 15 5 5 5 14 14 15 2 2 11 9 25 -16 28
17 Zagebie Sosnowiec 30 6 5 19 27 41 15 5 2 8 20 20 15 1 3 11 7 21 -14 23
18 Bechatow 30 5 7 18 23 46 15 3 2 10 15 25 15 2 5 8 8 21 -23 22

Read more about 1. Liga

The I Liga (“Pierwsza liga”), also known by the sponsorship name Fortuna I Liga, is the second level of Polish football. It has 18 teams meeting each other home and away. After these fixtures the final league table is ready, with the top two teams promoted. The bottom three are relegated while the team in 15th place must play a relegation playoff.