Zagłębie Sosnowiec vs Puszcza Niepołomice match guide

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Competition: Poland 1. Liga
Competition: Sun 12.September
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Ludowy (7500 seats)

This match features two sides dwelling in the carpet of the 1. Liga, Zagłębie Sosnowiec holding 14th position and Puszcza Niepołomice lying 17th. A good opportunity for one of the contenders to better their position.

Insights:
  • Zagłębie Sosnowiec have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in 1. Liga
  • Puszcza Niepołomice have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in 1. Liga

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Zagłębie Sosnowiec form and stats

Zagłębie Sosnowiec have played three 1. Liga home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 1 point from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.

Sosnowiec drew their last game, also a home match. SKRA Czestochowa (placed 15th) was the opponent, 0-0 the score.

Preceding that match was a defeat to Tychy 71 (1-2).

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

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Sosnowiec here at Stadion Ludowy in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (2 from 3 games). 4 goals have been conceded.

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Puszcza Niepołomice form and stats

The visitors, who have the most conceded goals (8) away in 1. Liga, are W1-D1-L2 on the road this term. That's in the 1. Liga.

Niepołomice aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 230 league minutes without a goal. P. Mrozinski was the last player to find the net.

It might be tough going out on the road again for Puszcza Niepołomice, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 0-4 versus Podbeskidzie (placed 4th). Niepołomice lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.

The game before that, was lost at home, a 0-1 defeat against Miedz Legnica.

Niepołomice are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is five wins, four draws and six defeats. From a total of 15 matches.

Niepołomice have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 4 league away games 4 goals have been scored. Niepołomice have conceded 8 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Sosnowiec won five games, two matches ended in a draw and Puszcza Niepołomice got three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six

Top Goalscorers

Zagłębie SosnowiecS. Sobczak
S. Sobczak
3 goals
Puszcza NiepołomiceP. Mroziński
P. Mroziński
3 goals
SosnowiecW. Szumilas
W. Szumilas
2 goals

Zagłębie Sosnowiec missing players

Puszcza Niepołomice missing players

Zagłębie Sosnowiec Puszcza Niepołomice
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
7 3 1 Played P 0 4 6
1 0 0 Won W 0 1 1
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
4 2 0 Lost L 0 2 4
9 2 0 Scored S 0 4 4
11 4 0 Conceded C 0 8 11
86% 67% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
71% 67% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 83%
57% 67% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 50% 33%
29% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 50% 33%
29% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
71% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 50% 33%
14% 33% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 17%
29% 33% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 50%
 
5.1 5 4 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4.5 4.2
5.9 6.7 8 Corners against (avg) C A 0 6.5 6.2
2.3 0.7 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 3.5 3.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.1 12.7 12 Shots (avg) S ( 0 8.5 7.3
4.1 4.3 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2.5 2.3
31% 15% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 40% 29%
Key stats in 1. Liga this season:
  • All of Puszcza Niepołomice's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Puszcza Niepołomice have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Puszcza Niepołomice have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Puszcza Niepołomice have the most conceded goals (8) away in 1. Liga
  • Puszcza Niepołomice have the most conceded goals in the second half (8) in 1. Liga
  • Puszcza Niepołomice haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zagłębie Sosnowiec have scored more than double the goals of Puszcza Niepołomice.
  • Zagłębie Sosnowiec have the most dropped points from leading position (9) in 1. Liga
  • Zagłębie Sosnowiec have yet to win a game at home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Korona Kielce 7 6 1 0 10 2 5 4 1 0 8 2 2 2 0 0 2 0 8 19
2 Widzew Lodz 7 5 1 1 14 6 4 4 0 0 11 2 3 1 1 1 3 4 8 16
3 Miedz Legnica 7 4 3 0 11 3 3 1 2 0 3 2 4 3 1 0 8 1 8 15
4 Podbeskidzie 7 3 3 1 9 6 4 2 1 1 5 3 3 1 2 0 4 3 3 12
5 KS odz 7 3 2 2 11 9 3 1 1 1 5 7 4 2 1 1 6 2 2 11
6 Chrobry Gogow 6 3 1 2 8 4 1 1 0 0 4 0 5 2 1 2 4 4 4 10
7 Arka Gdynia 6 3 1 2 9 6 4 2 1 1 7 4 2 1 0 1 2 2 3 10
8 Odra Opole 7 3 1 3 7 9 5 2 1 2 4 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 -2 10
9 Resovia Rzeszow 7 2 3 2 8 6 4 1 1 2 2 3 3 1 2 0 6 3 2 9
10 Tychy 71 6 2 2 2 5 7 3 1 1 1 3 5 3 1 1 1 2 2 -2 8
11 Sandecja Nowy Sacz 5 2 1 2 5 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 1 2 5 6 -1 7
12 Jastrzebie 7 1 3 3 6 9 4 1 1 2 2 4 3 0 2 1 4 5 -3 6
13 Katowice 6 1 3 2 7 11 4 1 3 0 7 6 2 0 0 2 0 5 -4 6
14 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 7 1 2 4 9 11 3 0 1 2 2 4 4 1 1 2 7 7 -2 5
15 SKRA Czestochowa 6 1 2 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1 2 3 4 7 -3 5
16 Polkowice 6 1 2 3 7 12 5 1 2 2 5 8 1 0 0 1 2 4 -5 5
17 Puszcza Niepołomice 6 1 1 4 4 11 2 0 0 2 0 3 4 1 1 2 4 8 -7 4
18 Stomil Olsztyn 6 0 0 6 1 10 4 0 0 4 1 7 2 0 0 2 0 3 -9 0

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.