Górnik Łęczna v Raków Częstochowa preview: Visitors can prove cut above

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sun 31.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Górnik (7200 seats)

Scrambling Górnik Łęczna pray to pull off a surprise victory when they greet top team Raków Częstochowa in the upcoming league match. It’s 18th vs 2nd and the home fans will have modest confidence.

Insights:
  • Górnik Łęczna have the most conceded goals (30) in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa is in the best form (5-1-0)

This promises to be an absorbing match with lots of action and excitement as both sides are well refreshed since they last ran out on the pitch. Game on!

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Górnik Łęczna form and stats

Górnik Łęczna's results here at Stadion Górnik in the Ekstraklasa have been very modest with 1 victory, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Górnik faced defeat in their previous match, away at Radomiak Radom (1-3). Midfielder Damian Gąska was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.34 (out of ten) in that game. Gąska scored one goal and hit two key passes.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Piast Gliwice.

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

Górnik has scored 6 league goals at home this season, in 6 matches. Defensively there's plenty of potential for improvement as Górnik have allowed the opposition to score 15 goals here at Stadion Górnik.

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Raków Częstochowa form and stats

Raków Częstochowa have an excellent away record in the Ekstraklasa so far with 5-1-1 from 7 games. Częstochowa have won three away matches in a row now and will not be intimidated by being the visitors in this fixture.

Two travels in a row for Częstochowa, whose manager M. Papszun could celebrate last time after the Polish Cup win against Kalisz.

A home win before that, celebrating 3-2 vs Nieciecza.

With an average of more than two away goals per league game away, Raków Częstochowa are regular goalscorers on their travels. Częstochowa have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the prior two meetings): Górnik won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Raków Częstochowa have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / zero

Top Goalscorers

Raków CzęstochowaI. López Álvarez
I. López Álvarez
7 goals
GórnikB. Śpiączka
B. Śpiączka
6 goals
Raków CzęstochowaV. Gutkovskis
V. Gutkovskis
4 goals

Górnik Łęczna missing players

Raków Częstochowa missing players

Górnik Łęczna Raków Częstochowa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
12 6 2 Played P 3 7 11
1 1 0 Won W 2 5 7
3 2 1 Drew D 1 1 3
8 3 1 Lost L 0 1 1
10 6 1 Scored S 6 14 24
30 15 5 Conceded C 4 10 16
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
92% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
67% 67% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 86% 91%
67% 67% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 29% 45%
17% 17% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 29% 27%
67% 67% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 73%
8% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 18%
33% 33% 50% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 9%
 
4 4.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 7.7 6.7 5.6
6.1 5.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.7 4.4 4.5
2.1 2.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 3 2.5
1 1 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
8.4 8.8 4 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.3 11.5
2.4 2.8 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5.7 5.9 6.4
34% 35% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 35% 34% 34%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • All of Górnik Łęczna's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • All of Raków Częstochowa's 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 the most conceded goals (15) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Łęczna have the most conceded goals (30) in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Łęczna have the most conceded goals in the first half (15) in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Łęczna have the most conceded goals in the second half (15) in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Łęczna have the the worst goal difference (-20) in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Łęczna have the the worst goal difference (-9) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Łęczna haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • Raków Częstochowa have scored more than double the goals of Górnik Łęczna.
  • Raków Częstochowa have the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa have the most matches over the total-line (10) in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa have the most points (16) away in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa have the most scored goals (14) away in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Raków Częstochowa is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 12 8 3 1 27 7 7 5 2 0 18 2 5 3 1 1 9 5 20 27
2 Raków Częstochowa 11 7 3 1 24 16 4 2 2 0 10 6 7 5 1 1 14 10 8 24
3 Lechia Gdańsk 12 6 5 1 21 10 6 4 2 0 11 4 6 2 3 1 10 6 11 23
4 Pogon Szczecin 12 6 4 2 20 10 6 5 1 0 16 4 6 1 3 2 4 6 10 22
5 Slask Wrocaw 12 5 5 2 20 14 6 2 3 1 8 6 6 3 2 1 12 8 6 20
6 Piast Gliwice 12 5 2 5 18 16 7 3 1 3 14 13 5 2 1 2 4 3 2 17
7 Cracovia Krakow 12 4 5 3 19 19 5 2 2 1 10 8 7 2 3 2 9 11 0 17
8 Radomiak Radom 12 3 7 2 15 12 6 3 3 0 10 5 6 0 4 2 5 7 3 16
9 Stal Mielec 12 4 4 4 15 18 6 4 0 2 9 8 6 0 4 2 6 10 -3 16
10 Jagiellonia Biaystok 12 4 4 4 13 16 7 3 3 1 9 6 5 1 1 3 4 10 -3 16
11 Zagebie Lubin 11 5 1 5 14 18 6 3 1 2 9 7 5 2 0 3 5 11 -4 16
12 Gornik Zabrze 11 4 2 5 14 16 6 3 0 3 7 7 5 1 2 2 7 9 -2 14
13 Wisa Krakow 12 4 2 6 14 21 6 2 1 3 7 10 6 2 1 3 7 11 -7 14
14 Wisla Plock 12 4 1 7 19 21 5 4 1 0 10 1 7 0 0 7 9 20 -2 13
15 Legia Warszawa 10 3 0 7 11 17 4 2 0 2 6 5 6 1 0 5 5 12 -6 9
16 Warta Poznań 12 1 5 6 8 15 6 0 4 2 2 6 6 1 1 4 6 9 -7 8
17 Nieciecza 11 1 4 6 12 18 6 1 2 3 8 11 5 0 2 3 4 7 -6 7
18 Górnik Łęczna 12 1 3 8 10 30 6 1 2 3 6 15 6 0 1 5 4 15 -20 6

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.