2. Liga East match preview: Olimpia Elbląg versus Widzew Lodz

Competition: Poland 2. Liga East
Date: Wed 10.April
Match begins: 17:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski (7000 seats)

Struggling Olimpia Elbląg will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Widzew Lodz in the upcoming league round. It’s 18th vs 3rd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Olimpia Elbląg and Widzew Lodz.

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Olimpia Elbląg form and stats

Olimpia Elbląg, who have the fewest scored goals (20) in 2. Liga East, have collected 17 points from their home games so far after 4-5-4.

Olimpia Elbląg's previous game was a 2. Liga East match also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Gornik eczna. The home side are looking to build on that result. The points were shared before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Olimpia Grudziadz.

The manager A. Nocoń will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Rozwoj Katowice in only two days.

Olimpia Elbląg have scored 12 goals here in 13 matches, not a lot. Olimpia Elbląg are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Miejski, averaging less than one per game. The total is 12 from 13 matches.

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Widzew Lodz form and stats

Playing away, Widzew Lodz, who have the most points (20) away in 2. Liga East, have won 5 games, drawn 5 and suffered 3 defeats so far this season. Widzew Lodz has showed their ability to avoid defeat with five draws in a row, but are also dodging victories. They last avoided the draw 38 days ago, in the Gryf Wejherowo fixture. One point away has become something of a habit for Widzew Lodz who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Widzew Lodz are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 0-0 draw at Stargard Szczecinski. A 0-0 draw at Gornik eczna's stadium before that.

A quick return to home after this game, as Widzew Lodz are hosting Pogon Siedlce in the 2. Liga East only three days away.

Widzew Lodz are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 16 away goals from 13 games. Widzew Lodz are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 12 times in 13 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Widzew Lodz - Olimpia Elbląg 1-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last one meeting): Olimpia Elbląg won 0 games, 0 matches ended with a draw and Widzew Lodz has 1 win.

Top Goalscorers

M. Michalski
8 goals
J. Bojas
6 goals
K. Gutowski
5 goals

Olimpia Elbląg missing players

Widzew Lodz missing players

Olimpia Elbląg Widzew Lodz
Total Home Statistic Away Total
25 13 Played 13 26
20 12 Scored 16 39
31 12 Conceded 12 20
88% 77% Over 0.5 77% 81%
64% 54% Over 1.5 54% 65%
32% 31% Over 2.5 46% 42%
12% 15% Over 3.5 31% 27%
8% 8% Over 4.5 8% 8%
40% 38% Both teams to score 38% 46%
28% 38% Clean Sheet 46% 46%
44% 46% Failed To Score 38% 27%
Key stats this season:
  • Widzew Lodz is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Radomiak Radom 27 15 6 6 57 20 14 11 2 1 36 7 13 4 4 5 21 13 37 51
2 Olimpia Grudziądz 27 14 5 8 55 35 14 9 2 3 33 14 13 5 3 5 22 21 20 47
3 Widzew Lodz 26 12 11 3 39 20 13 7 6 0 23 8 13 5 5 3 16 12 19 47
4 Bełchatów 26 11 11 4 28 15 13 8 4 1 21 8 13 3 7 3 7 7 13 44
5 Elana Toruń 27 11 11 5 37 25 13 7 4 2 23 11 14 4 7 3 14 14 12 44
6 Górnik Łęczna 27 10 9 8 39 44 13 7 5 1 25 14 14 3 4 7 14 30 -5 39
7 Stal Stalowa Wola 27 11 5 11 39 39 13 8 3 2 27 16 14 3 2 9 12 23 0 38
8 SKRA Częstochowa 27 11 5 11 27 37 14 8 3 3 16 14 13 3 2 8 11 23 -10 38
9 Pogoń Siedlce 27 10 7 10 43 36 14 7 2 5 27 16 13 3 5 5 16 20 7 37
10 Znicz Pruszków 26 10 7 9 40 45 13 6 2 5 15 17 13 4 5 4 25 28 -5 37
11 Resovia Rzeszów 27 9 7 11 33 39 13 4 6 3 15 13 14 5 1 8 18 26 -6 34
12 Stargard Szczeciński 27 8 5 14 31 45 14 5 5 4 20 20 13 3 0 10 11 25 -14 29
13 Siarka Tarnobrzeg 26 8 5 13 25 41 13 6 2 5 15 14 13 2 3 8 10 27 -16 29
14 Ruch Chorzów 27 6 10 11 30 33 14 5 6 3 23 16 13 1 4 8 7 17 -3 28
15 ROW Rybnik 27 5 13 9 23 32 13 3 6 4 13 15 14 2 7 5 10 17 -9 28
16 Rozwój Katowice 27 6 9 12 30 42 13 4 4 5 18 19 14 2 5 7 12 23 -12 27
17 Gryf Wejherowo 27 7 6 14 33 50 13 5 3 5 17 16 14 2 3 9 16 34 -17 27
18 Olimpia Elbląg 25 6 8 11 20 31 13 4 5 4 12 12 12 2 3 7 8 19 -11 26