Odra Opole vs Sandecja Nowy Sącz match preview

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Poland 1. Liga
Competition: Fri 19.March
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski (5000 seats)

The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Odra Opole are in the 8th position while the guesting Sandecja Nowy Sącz worry at 14th.

Insights:
  • Sandecja Nowy Sącz have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) in 1. Liga

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

W D L L D

Odra Opole form and stats

Odra Opole have played 10 1. Liga games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-4-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Opole are confident in defense, having played 203 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Opole enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Zagebie Sosnowiec's place. The match ended 2-0 with K. Nowak and S. Drewniak scoring. Before that, Odra Opole drew at home versus Widzew Lodz.

This is expected to be a close game, with Opole perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Odra Opole as a small favourite), we find eight games. Odra Opole has won two of these, drawn three and lost three.

Opole aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Miejski in the league, with only 6 goals from 10 games. On the other hand, Odra Opole have conceded 10 goals.

W D W W W

Sandecja Nowy Sącz form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Sandecja Nowy Sącz so far with only 8 points returning home. The records show 2-2-6 (win-draw-lose).

D. Chmiel (2) scored in Sandecja Nowy Sącz's previous match, the home game against Tychy 71 that ended 2-1. Before that, Sandecja travelled to Nieciecza and returned home with a draw after the game finished 2-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Sandecja Nowy Sącz playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Sandecja wins, zero draws and six defeats.

The attacking power of Sandecja when travelling is not overwhelming with 8 goals scored from 10 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Sandecja rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 17 goals from these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Sandecja Nowy Sącz - Opole 1-2 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last five meetings: two - two - one (Opole wins - draws - Sandecja Nowy Sącz wins). As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Odra OpoleK. Nowak
K. Nowak
5 goals
Odra OpoleA. Piech
A. Piech
3 goals
OpoleD. Kort
D. Kort
3 goals

Odra Opole missing players

Sandecja Nowy Sącz missing players

Odra Opole Sandecja Nowy Sącz
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
20 10 5 Played P 5 10 20
8 3 3 Won W 2 2 5
5 4 0 Drew D 0 2 5
7 3 2 Lost L 3 6 10
20 6 4 Scored S 5 8 20
23 10 4 Conceded C 6 17 32
90% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 90% 90%
65% 50% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 70% 75%
30% 20% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 50% 50%
15% 10% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 30% 25%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 10% 15%
40% 30% 20% BTTS BTTS 40% 40% 50%
40% 50% 60% Clean Sheets C S 40% 30% 30%
30% 40% 20% Failed to Score F T 20% 40% 30%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 2.4 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.6 2.5 2
2 2 2 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
7.5 7.1 6.8 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 9.8 9.1
2.8 2.3 2.2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.4 3.6 3.6
36% 26% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 22% 27%
Key stats in 1. Liga this season:
  • Sandecja Nowy Sącz have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Sandecja Nowy Sącz have the most conceded goals in the first half (19) 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 20 14 5 1 35 12 12 8 3 1 19 7 8 6 2 0 16 5 23 47
2 Górnik Łęczna 20 12 5 3 32 13 10 8 2 0 19 4 10 4 3 3 13 9 19 41
3 KS odz 20 12 3 5 42 23 10 6 2 2 26 16 10 6 1 3 16 7 19 39
4 Tychy 71 20 10 6 4 31 18 11 7 2 2 19 8 9 3 4 2 12 10 13 36
5 Radomiak Radom 20 9 7 4 26 16 10 5 3 2 14 7 10 4 4 2 12 9 10 34
6 Arka Gdynia 20 9 5 6 27 20 10 5 2 3 13 9 10 4 3 3 14 11 7 32
7 Miedz Legnica 20 8 7 5 34 25 11 4 6 1 24 14 9 4 1 4 10 11 9 31
8 Odra Opole 20 8 5 7 20 23 10 3 4 3 6 10 10 5 1 4 14 13 -3 29
9 Widzew Lodz 20 7 7 6 19 21 10 6 3 1 13 6 10 1 4 5 6 15 -2 28
10 Puszcza Niepołomice 20 7 5 8 22 23 11 6 2 3 11 7 9 1 3 5 11 16 -1 26
11 Chrobry Gogow 20 7 5 8 26 30 10 4 2 4 15 11 10 3 3 4 11 19 -4 26
12 Korona Kielce 20 7 4 9 16 26 10 4 1 5 9 16 10 3 3 4 7 10 -10 25
13 Stomil Olsztyn 20 6 5 9 20 27 11 2 3 6 7 14 9 4 2 3 13 13 -7 23
14 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 20 5 5 10 20 32 10 3 3 4 12 15 10 2 2 6 8 17 -12 20
15 Jastrzebie 20 6 1 13 18 33 7 3 0 4 7 12 13 3 1 9 11 21 -15 19
16 Bechatow 20 4 4 12 14 28 10 3 1 6 10 13 10 1 3 6 4 15 -14 14
17 Resovia Rzeszow 20 3 4 13 12 30 7 1 3 3 4 7 13 2 1 10 8 23 -18 13
18 Zagebie Sosnowiec 20 3 3 14 16 30 10 3 1 6 12 14 10 0 2 8 4 16 -14 12

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.