1. Liga preview: Can Korona Kielce edge out victory against Widzew Lodz?

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Competition: Poland 1. Liga
Competition: Fri 15.October
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Suzuki Arena

This should be quite a game, with Korona Kielce placed 2nd and Widzew Lodz at 1st. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Korona Kielce have the fewest conceded goals (7) in 1. Liga
  • Widzew Lodz have the most scored goals (26) in 1. Liga

Both sides have had sufficient rest since their last game. Let's aim for an animated fixture!

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Korona Kielce form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Suzuki Arena as Korona Kielce have scored 10 goals to get 14 points from 7 games. The overall stats in the 1. Liga are 4-2-1 (wins-draws-losses). With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Korona.

Korona Kielce manager D. Nowak and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Arka Gdynia (placed 5th) in the 1. Liga.

Before that, Korona drew at home versus Chrobry Gogow.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Korona have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eleven games) they have won four times, drawn two and lost five.

Korona has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. Korona Kielce have only conceded 5 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Widzew Lodz form and stats

2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss. That’s the product of Widzew Lodz, who have the most scored goals (26) in 1. Liga, playing as the away team in the 1. Liga this season.

Widzew won their last game, 3-1 versus Jastrzebie played at home.

Before that one, a nice away victory 1-0 at Puszcza Niepoomice.

We have checked recent matches where Widzew have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were zero victories, one draw and one defeat.

Widzew have scored 5 goals on their travels this season, from 5 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Widzew have seen the ball go into their own net 5 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Korona two wins, four draws and Widzew Lodz four victories. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), seven games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

KoronaJ. Łukowski
J. Łukowski
6 goals
Widzew LodzB. Guzdek
B. Guzdek
5 goals
Korona KielceA. Fraczczak
A. Fraczczak
3 goals

Korona Kielce missing players

Widzew Lodz missing players

Korona Kielce Widzew Lodz
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 7 2 Played P 2 5 12
7 4 0 Won W 0 2 9
4 2 1 Drew D 1 2 2
1 1 1 Lost L 1 1 1
15 10 0 Scored S 2 5 26
7 5 1 Conceded C 4 5 9
75% 86% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 80% 92%
42% 57% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 60% 83%
33% 43% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 40% 58%
25% 29% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 20% 42%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 8%
33% 43% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 60% 50%
58% 43% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 40% 50%
33% 29% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 20% 8%
 
5.5 6.3 8.5 Corners for (avg) C F 6 4.6 4.8
5.6 5.1 3 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.4 4.6
2.8 2.4 3.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.5 2.4 1.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.7 10.4 9 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12.4 10.8
2.8 3 2.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4 4.6
45% 48% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 20% 25% 47%
Key stats in 1. Liga this season:
  • Korona Kielce have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Korona Kielce have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Korona Kielce have the fewest conceded goals (7) in 1. Liga
  • Korona Kielce have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (3) in 1. Liga
  • Korona Kielce have the most clean sheets (7) in 1. Liga
  • Widzew Lodz have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Widzew Lodz have the most scored goals (26) in 1. Liga
  • Widzew Lodz have the most scored goals in the first half (13) in 1. Liga
  • Widzew Lodz have the the best goal difference (+17) 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 Widzew Lodz 12 9 2 1 26 9 7 7 0 0 21 4 5 2 2 1 5 5 17 29
2 Korona Kielce 12 7 4 1 15 7 7 4 2 1 10 5 5 3 2 0 5 2 8 25
3 Tychy 71 12 6 4 2 13 11 6 3 2 1 7 7 6 3 2 1 6 4 2 22
4 Miedz Legnica 11 6 3 2 18 11 5 2 2 1 7 6 6 4 1 1 11 5 7 21
5 Arka Gdynia 12 6 2 4 21 12 7 3 2 2 9 5 5 3 0 2 12 7 9 20
6 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 11 6 1 4 13 11 2 0 0 2 1 4 9 6 1 2 12 7 2 19
7 Podbeskidzie 11 5 3 3 17 14 6 3 1 2 9 6 5 2 2 1 8 8 3 18
8 KS odz 11 5 2 4 15 12 5 1 1 3 6 10 6 4 1 1 9 2 3 17
9 Odra Opole 11 5 2 4 15 14 7 4 1 2 10 8 4 1 1 2 5 6 1 17
10 Chrobry Gogow 11 4 3 4 14 10 3 2 0 1 6 1 8 2 3 3 8 9 4 15
11 Resovia Rzeszow 11 3 3 5 11 13 5 1 1 3 2 4 6 2 2 2 9 9 -2 12
12 SKRA Częstochowa 10 3 3 4 7 12 1 1 0 0 2 1 9 2 3 4 5 11 -5 12
13 Katowice 12 2 5 5 17 26 7 2 4 1 13 13 5 0 1 4 4 13 -9 11
14 Zagebie Sosnowiec 12 2 4 6 12 15 6 0 2 4 3 7 6 2 2 2 9 8 -3 10
15 Polkowice 11 1 6 4 11 17 10 1 6 3 9 13 1 0 0 1 2 4 -6 9
16 Puszcza Niepoomice 11 2 2 7 9 19 5 0 1 4 3 8 6 2 1 3 6 11 -10 8
17 Stomil Olsztyn 11 2 1 8 11 18 6 2 0 4 8 9 5 0 1 4 3 9 -7 7
18 Jastrzebie 12 1 4 7 9 23 7 1 2 4 4 13 5 0 2 3 5 10 -14 7

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.