The Górnik Zabrze & Raków Częstochowa managers M. Brosz and M. Papszun are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ekstraklasa league table.
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.
Górnik Zabrze form and stats
Górnik Zabrze, who have the the best goal difference (+5) at home in Ekstraklasa, have collected seven points from their first three Ekstraklasa games here at Arena Zabrze, a promising start.
Górnik are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 223 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by J. Jimenez).
Górnik Zabrze faced defeat in their previous match, away at Zagebie Lubin (0-2). Preceding that game was the home draw versus Wisa Krakow that ended 0-0.
Goals decide football matches and Górnik are scoring many of them at home; 7 on target from 3 league matches. From these home matches, Górnik have conceded only 2 goals.
Raków Częstochowa form and stats
The seven points Raków Częstochowa have gathered from their first three away trips in the Ekstraklasa is impressive and could lead to great things if the form continues.
Częstochowa had fun at their own home (Arena Zabrze) last time out, beating Wisla Plock 3-0. Marcin Cebula, David Tijanič and Tomáš Petrášek scored. Preceding that game, the 2-2 draw paying a visit to Cracovia Kraków.
The Częstochowa manager M. Papszun has seen his team go crazy on the road this season, having scored 9 goals in 3 league matches away. As opposed to that, Raków Częstochowa have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Górnik two wins, zero draws and Raków Częstochowa one victory. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Jiménez Núñez 5 goals |  V. Gutkovskis 4 goals | D. Tijanič 3 goals |
Górnik Zabrze missing players
Raków Częstochowa missing players
| Górnik Zabrze | Raków Częstochowa | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 7 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 83% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 100% | 100% | 50% |
| 17% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 33% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 100% | 83% |
| 50% | 67% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 17% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.3 | 1.8 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 77 | 41 | 18 | Total Shots | T S | 16 | 48 | 79 |
| 31 | 15 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 18 | 34 |
| 39% | 47% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 50% | 44% |
- All of Raków Częstochowa's away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
- Górnik Zabrze has the the best goal difference (+5) at home in Ekstraklasa
- Górnik Zabrze have not yet lost a game at home.
- Górnik Zabrze have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Raków Częstochowa has the fewest matches under the total-line (0) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa has the most matches over the total-line (6) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa has the most points (7) away in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa has the most scored goals (15) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa has the most scored goals (9) away in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa has the most scored goals in the first half (8) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa has the the best goal difference (+5) away in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa has the the best goal difference (+8) in Ekstraklasa
- Raków Częstochowa have not yet lost a game away.
- Raków Częstochowa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Raków Częstochowa have scored in all their matches so far.
- Raków Częstochowa 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 | Raków Częstochowa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Górnik Zabrze | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Zagebie Lubin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Slask Wrocaw | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Lechia Gdansk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Lech Poznań | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Pogon Szczecin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Legia Warszawa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Wisla Plock | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 11 | Stal Mielec | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | Podbeskidzie | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 5 |
| 13 | Warta Poznan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Wisa Krakow | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | Cracovia Kraków | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Piast Gliwice | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 1 |