1. Liga preview: Can Widzew Lodz edge out victory against Sandecja Nowy Sącz?

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Competition: Poland 1. Liga
Competition: Sun 01.August
Match begins: 10:40 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź (18008 seats)

The new season is about to kick off and the fans are tingling with excitement. It’s all to play for as Widzew Lodz welcome Sandecja Nowy Sącz for the opening game at Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź. Read on!

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Widzew Lodz form and stats

Last season, Widzew Lodz's league statistics were 11 wins, 13 draws and 10 losses, resulting in a 9th position in the 1. Liga. Over these 34 matches they scored 30 goals and conceded 36. Playing at home last season Widzew Lodz managed 8-7-2 (win-draw-lost) with 18 goals and 10 conceded.

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 Widzew have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found nine games) they have won three times, drawn five and lost one.

It's been an intense period of training leading up to this game for Widzew, who have participated in five training matches. Widzew Lodz have won 3 of these, drawn 1 and were beaten in 1 game.

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Sandecja Nowy Sącz form and stats

Let's have a look at how Sandecja Nowy Sącz performed last season in the 1. Liga: They landed a 10th position in the league table after playing out 12 victories, 9 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 42 and conceded 50 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 4 - drew 4 and lost 9 with 17/28 goals scored/conceded.

We have checked recent matches where Sandecja have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were two victories, three draws and four defeats.

It's finally time to play a game of importance again as a long period of training has passed. Sandecja Nowy Sącz have played a number of friendly games in this period, resulting in 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats from four fixtures.

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last seven meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Widzew Lodz, one draw and three wins for Sandecja Nowy Sącz. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Widzew Lodz missing players

Sandecja Nowy Sącz missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Widzew Lodz Sandecja Nowy Sącz
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
Widzew Lodz Last season Sandecja Nowy Sącz
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   17 34
11 8   Won W   4 12
13 7   Drew D   4 9
10 2   Lost L   9 13
30 18   Scored S   17 42
36 10   Conceded C   28 50
79% 76%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   94% 94%
68% 71%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   82% 85%
29% 18%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   53% 56%
12% 0%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   24% 21%
6% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   12% 12%
38% 35%   BTTS BTTS   35% 56%
41% 53%   Clean Sheets C S   29% 24%
41% 35%   Failed to Score F T   41% 26%
 
5.3 5.7   Corners for (avg) C F   5.4 5.6
4.7 4.4   Corners against (avg) C A   5.6 4.6
2.1 2.6   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.6 2.4
4 4   Red cards R C   2 4
 
11.3 11.7   Shots (avg) S (   9.9 9.4
4.9 5.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.5 3.5
18% 19%   Goal Efficiency G E   29% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arka Gdynia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Chrobry Głogów 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jastrzebie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Katowice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Korona Kielce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 KS odz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Miedź Legnica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Odra Opole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Podbeskidzie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Polkowice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Puszcza Niepoomice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Resovia Rzeszow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 SKRA Czestochowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Stomil Olsztyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Tychy 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Widzew Lodz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Zagebie Sosnowiec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Radomiak Radom 34 20 8 6 49 20 17 11 3 3 27 9 17 9 5 3 22 11 29 68
2 Nieciecza 34 18 11 5 56 28 17 10 5 2 29 11 17 8 6 3 27 17 28 65
3 Tychy 71 34 18 9 7 49 27 17 10 4 3 25 12 17 8 5 4 24 15 22 63
4 Arka Gdynia 34 17 9 8 51 32 17 8 5 4 21 13 17 9 4 4 30 19 19 60
5 KS odz 34 17 7 10 59 41 17 9 5 3 36 23 17 8 2 7 23 18 18 58
6 Gornik eczna 34 15 11 8 47 30 17 10 6 1 30 10 17 5 5 7 17 20 17 56
7 Miedź Legnica 34 13 12 9 49 36 17 6 7 4 32 21 17 7 5 5 17 15 13 51
8 Odra Opole 34 13 10 11 35 41 17 8 5 4 16 18 17 5 5 7 19 23 -6 49
9 Widzew Lodz 34 11 13 10 30 36 17 8 7 2 18 10 17 3 6 8 12 26 -6 46
10 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 34 12 9 13 42 50 17 8 5 4 25 22 17 4 4 9 17 28 -8 45
11 Chrobry Głogów 34 12 8 14 34 45 17 7 3 7 18 17 17 5 5 7 16 28 -11 44
12 Korona Kielce 34 11 8 15 31 46 17 7 4 6 19 22 17 4 4 9 12 24 -15 41
13 Puszcza Niepoomice 34 10 7 17 32 46 17 7 2 8 15 20 17 3 5 9 17 26 -14 37
14 Jastrzebie 34 10 5 19 32 48 17 6 3 8 18 21 17 4 2 11 14 27 -16 35
15 Stomil Olsztyn 34 9 8 17 31 48 17 4 4 9 13 24 17 5 4 8 18 24 -17 35
16 Resovia Rzeszow 34 8 8 18 27 45 17 6 6 5 16 15 17 2 2 13 11 30 -18 32
17 Zagebie Sosnowiec 34 8 6 20 35 43 17 6 2 9 23 21 17 2 4 11 12 22 -8 30
18 Bechatow 34 6 7 21 24 51 17 3 2 12 15 28 17 3 5 9 9 23 -27 23

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Arka Gdynia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Chrobry Głogów 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Jastrzebie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Katowice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Korona Kielce 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 KS odz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
7 Miedź Legnica 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Odra Opole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
9 Podbeskidzie 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10 Polkowice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11 Puszcza Niepoomice 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Resovia Rzeszow 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
13 Sandecja Nowy Sącz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
14 SKRA Czestochowa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 Stomil Olsztyn 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
16 Tychy 71 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17 Widzew Lodz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Zagebie Sosnowiec 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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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.