Ekstraklasa match prediction: Little separates Górnik Zabrze and Jagiellonia Białystok in quality

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Date: Sat 21.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla (24413 seats)

Górnik Zabrze hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 23 points and a 12th position in the Ekstraklasa table. Visiting Jagiellonia Białystok holds 9th place with 29 pts.

It's no vacation for neither Górnik Zabrze nor Jagiellonia Białystok as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.

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Górnik Zabrze form and stats

When playing at home in the Ekstraklasa, Górnik Zabrze have managed 5 wins, 4 draws and suffered 1 defeat from 10 games. Two home wins in a row for Górnik Zabrze bring valid hopes of a third.

The Górnik Zabrze supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Jagiellonia Białystok in Ekstraklasa and win 3-0. A defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Raków Częstochowa.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Górnik Zabrze have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eleven matches with the results: Won 5 Drawn 4 Lost 2.

A decent goal production from Górnik Zabrze in their home games so far, with 17 goals from 10 league matches. Górnik Zabrze are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 9 from 10 matches.

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Jagiellonia Białystok form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Jagiellonia Białystok so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 2-4-4 (win-draw-lose). Bitter travels for Jagiellonia Białystok as they have lost four games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Slask Wrocaw match.

Two away games in a row for Jagiellonia Białystok, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-3 versus Górnik Zabrze in the Ekstraklasa. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Lechia Gdańsk.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found twelve similar matches played by Jagiellonia Białystok in our archives, and the results are: 3 wins for Jagiellonia Białystok, 3 draws and 6 defeats.

Jagiellonia Białystok find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 13 goals from 10 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Jagiellonia Białystok have conceded 16 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

These teams' last encounter with each other was the Górnik Zabrze - Jagiellonia Białystok 3-0 earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 2 - 4 (Górnik Zabrze wins - draws - Jagiellonia Białystok wins). As for goals, 9 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 1 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Górnik ZabrzeAngulo
Angulo
24 goals
Jagiellonia BiałystokJesús Imaz
Jesús Imaz
10 goals

Górnik Zabrze missing players

Jagiellonia Białystok missing players

Górnik Zabrze Jagiellonia Białystok
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
20 10 3 Played P 3 10 20
5 5 1 Won W 2 2 8
8 4 2 Drew D 0 4 5
7 1 0 Lost L 1 4 7
24 17 4 Scored S 6 13 31
27 9 3 Conceded C 2 16 26
95% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
75% 70% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 85%
40% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 60% 55%
25% 30% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 30% 35%
10% 10% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 15%
60% 50% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 70% 55%
25% 50% 33% Clean Sheets C S 67% 20% 30%
20% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 10% 20%
 
4.7 5.4 5.7 Corners For (avg) C F 4.7 6.4 6.4
6.7 6.2 5 Corners Against (avg) C A 5.3 4.6 4.5
2.1 1.7 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 0.7 2 2.3
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 2 3
 
202 118 39 Total Shots T S 26 114 244
81 44 14 Shots on Target S O 7 43 100
30% 39% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 86% 30% 31%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • All of Jagiellonia Białystok's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
  • Górnik Zabrze have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Jagiellonia Białystok have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Jagiellonia Białystok haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Legia Warszawa 20 12 2 6 40 20 10 7 1 2 27 8 10 5 1 4 13 12 20 38
2 Cracovia Krakow 20 11 3 6 29 16 11 8 1 2 19 6 9 3 2 4 10 10 13 36
3 Pogon Szczecin 20 10 5 5 22 16 10 5 2 3 12 8 10 5 3 2 10 8 6 35
4 Slask Wrocaw 20 9 7 4 27 21 10 5 4 1 18 15 10 4 3 3 9 6 6 34
5 Lech Poznan 20 8 7 5 33 20 10 4 3 3 18 9 10 4 4 2 15 11 13 31
6 Piast Gliwice 20 9 4 7 22 21 10 6 2 2 13 9 10 3 2 5 9 12 1 31
7 Lechia Gdańsk 20 8 6 6 23 22 11 4 4 3 13 11 9 4 2 3 10 11 1 30
8 Wisła Płock 20 9 3 8 25 32 10 6 2 2 16 10 10 3 1 6 9 22 -7 30
9 Jagiellonia Białystok 20 8 5 7 31 26 10 6 1 3 18 10 10 2 4 4 13 16 5 29
10 Zagebie Lubin 20 8 4 8 31 28 10 5 3 2 19 11 10 3 1 6 12 17 3 28
11 Raków Częstochowa 20 9 1 10 24 29 10 6 0 4 14 12 10 3 1 6 10 17 -5 28
12 Górnik Zabrze 20 5 8 7 24 27 10 5 4 1 17 9 10 0 4 6 7 18 -3 23
13 Arka Gdynia 20 5 6 9 17 28 9 2 5 2 7 9 11 3 1 7 10 19 -11 21
14 Korona Kielce 20 6 3 11 12 24 10 4 1 5 8 8 10 2 2 6 4 16 -12 21
15 Wisa Krakow 20 5 2 13 22 35 9 4 0 5 11 8 11 1 2 8 11 27 -13 17
16 KS odz 20 4 2 14 20 37 10 3 1 6 13 16 10 1 1 8 7 21 -17 14

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.