Ekstraklasa fixture preview: Górnik Łęczna versus Lechia Gdańsk

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Fri 24.September
Match begins: 16:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Górnik (7200 seats)

Both Górnik Łęczna and Lechia Gdańsk are desperate for points in this game, in spite of the visitors having a 8 point lead so far this season.

Insights:
  • Górnik Łęczna have the most conceded goals (18) in Ekstraklasa
  • Lechia Gdańsk have yet to win a game away.

The visiting Lechia Gdańsk played their last game only three days ago, a Polish Cup match. That game was also an away game, at Jagiellonia Białystok. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Górnik Łęczna form and stats

Overall Ekstraklasa stats at home this season for Górnik Łęczna are 1-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).

Górnik lost their last game at Legia Warszawa (placed 12th) after a 1-3 scoreline. Górnik's goalkeeper Maciej Gostomski was extremely busy against Legia Warszawa, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning eight saves. The forward Bartosz Śpiączka won the honour of being "man of the match" for Górnik with a rating of 8.1/10. Śpiączka scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Before that, Górnik had a home game versus Wisla Plock which ended with a victory 3-2.

The manager K. Kieres will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Polkowice in only four days.

Górnik has scored 5 league goals at home this season, in 4 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Górnik have allowed the opposition to score 10 goals here at Stadion Górnik.

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Lechia Gdańsk form and stats

As the visiting team in Ekstraklasa matches, Lechia Gdańsk have produced an overall stat of 0-3-1 so far.

It's the second away game in a row for Lechia Gdańsk, but there's smiles all around after the 3-1 victory versus Jagiellonia Białystok (placed 13th) in the Polish Cup last time out.

Prior to that match, a home win 1-0 against Piast Gliwice in the Ekstraklasa.

The visiting Lechia Gdańsk have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 4 goals from 4 games. Lechia Gdańsk's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 6 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: one - one - five (Górnik wins - draws - Lechia Gdańsk wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

GórnikB. Śpiączka
B. Śpiączka
4 goals
Lechia GdańskŁ. Zwoliński
Ł. Zwoliński
3 goals
Lechia GdańskM. Gajos
M. Gajos
2 goals

Górnik Łęczna missing players

Lechia Gdańsk missing players

Górnik Łęczna Lechia Gdańsk
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
8 4 0 Played P 1 4 8
1 1 0 Won W 0 0 3
2 1 0 Drew D 1 3 4
5 2 0 Lost L 0 1 1
7 5 0 Scored S 1 4 11
18 10 0 Conceded C 1 6 8
88% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 75%
62% 75% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 38%
62% 75% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 25% 25%
12% 25% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
62% 75% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 75% 50%
12% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 38%
38% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 25% 12%
 
4.2 3.2 0 Corners for (avg) C F 9 7 7
6 6 0 Corners against (avg) C A 5 8 6.5
2.1 2.2 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.5 2.4
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
9.5 11.2 0 Shots (avg) S ( 11 11 10.9
2.6 3.2 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4 4.4
33% 38% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 31%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • All of Górnik Łęczna's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Lechia Gdańsk's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Górnik Łęczna have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Górnik Łęczna have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their home matches.
  • Górnik Łęczna have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Górnik Łęczna have the most conceded goals (10) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Łęczna have the most conceded goals (18) in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Łęczna have the most conceded goals in the second half (10) in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Łęczna have the the worst goal difference (-11) in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Łęczna have the the worst goal difference (-5) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Łęczna have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Górnik Łęczna haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Lechia Gdańsk have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Lechia Gdańsk have yet to win a game away.
  • Lechia Gdańsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lech Poznań 8 5 3 0 18 5 5 3 2 0 10 1 3 2 1 0 8 4 13 18
2 Slask Wrocaw 8 3 5 0 11 7 4 1 3 0 4 3 4 2 2 0 7 4 4 14
3 Pogon Szczecin 8 3 4 1 11 7 4 3 1 0 8 2 4 0 3 1 3 5 4 13
4 Lechia Gdańsk 8 3 4 1 11 8 4 3 1 0 7 2 4 0 3 1 4 6 3 13
5 Zagebie Lubin 7 4 0 3 9 12 4 3 0 1 8 5 3 1 0 2 1 7 -3 12
6 Rakow Czestochowa 6 3 2 1 11 9 1 0 1 0 2 2 5 3 1 1 9 7 2 11
7 Wisa Krakow 8 3 2 3 13 14 4 2 1 1 7 4 4 1 1 2 6 10 -1 11
8 Wisla Plock 8 3 1 4 14 10 4 3 1 0 9 1 4 0 0 4 5 9 4 10
9 Radomiak Radom 7 2 4 1 8 6 4 2 2 0 6 3 3 0 2 1 2 3 2 10
10 Piast Gliwice 8 3 1 4 10 10 4 1 1 2 7 8 4 2 0 2 3 2 0 10
11 Gornik Zabrze 7 3 1 3 8 9 4 2 0 2 3 4 3 1 1 1 5 5 -1 10
12 Legia Warszawa 6 3 0 3 7 6 2 2 0 0 4 1 4 1 0 3 3 5 1 9
13 Jagiellonia Białystok 8 2 3 3 9 11 5 2 2 1 7 5 3 0 1 2 2 6 -2 9
14 Cracovia Krakow 8 2 3 3 9 13 3 1 1 1 5 5 5 1 2 2 4 8 -4 9
15 Stal Mielec 8 2 2 4 7 13 4 2 0 2 4 6 4 0 2 2 3 7 -6 8
16 Warta Poznan 8 1 4 3 8 8 4 0 3 1 2 4 4 1 1 2 6 4 0 7
17 Górnik Łęczna 8 1 2 5 7 18 4 1 1 2 5 10 4 0 1 3 2 8 -11 5
18 Nieciecza 7 0 3 4 6 11 4 0 2 2 5 8 3 0 1 2 1 3 -5 3

Read more about Ekstraklasa

The Ekstraklasa, which carries the sponsorship name Lotto Ekstraklasa, is the top football league in Poland. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away to decide a regular season league table. The top eight teams then play a championship round while the bottom eight play a relegation round.