Football betting preview: Górnik Zabrze favourites when Stal Mielec visits

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Mon 15.February
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Arena Zabrze (24413 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Górnik Zabrze leading Stal Mielec by 10 points.

Insights:
  • Górnik Zabrze have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stal Mielec has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ekstraklasa

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Górnik Zabrze form and stats

3 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Górnik Zabrze have to build on here at Arena Zabrze in the Ekstraklasa.

No payout for Górnik in their previous match, an away game at Raków Częstochowa that ended in defeat 2-4. A Ekstraklasa defeat was the result before that one, 1-2 away at Podbeskidzie.

As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Górnik matches with similar probabilities have ended with one win, zero draws and zero defeats (from one game).

The Górnik Zabrze fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 8 league matches. Górnik have conceded 11 in these home matches.

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Stal Mielec form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Stal Mielec, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ekstraklasa, so far with only 6 points returning home. The records show 1-3-4 (win-draw-lose).

Stal Mielec played 0-0 against Slask Wrocaw in their previous match. A 0-0 draw was the result before that, hosting Slask Wrocaw.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Mielec when being an outsider away as they are today, we find one match with the visitors losing zero times, drawing one and winning zero games.

A quick return to home after this game, as Mielec are hosting Cracovia Krakow in the Ekstraklasa only four days away.

Mielec are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 10 away goals from 8 games (in the league). It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Mielec have conceded 15 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Stal Mielec - Górnik 0-2. Last three meetings between the teams: Górnik won two, Stal Mielec won zero and one draw. one game with over 2,5 goals, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

GórnikJ. Jiménez Núñez
J. Jiménez Núñez
8 goals
Stal MielecM. Domański
M. Domański
5 goals
Górnik ZabrzeB. Nowak
B. Nowak
4 goals

Górnik Zabrze missing players

Stal Mielec missing players

Górnik Zabrze Stal Mielec
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 3 8 15
7 3 1 Won W 1 1 3
3 2 1 Drew D 0 3 5
6 3 1 Lost L 2 4 7
20 12 4 Scored S 4 10 17
17 11 4 Conceded C 6 15 28
88% 88% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
69% 88% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 80%
44% 62% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 50% 47%
19% 25% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 38% 40%
6% 12% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 25% 27%
44% 62% 33% BTTS BTTS 67% 75% 60%
38% 25% 33% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 7%
31% 25% 67% Failed to Score F T 33% 25% 40%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.9 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.7 2.2 1.9
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.9 12.2 11.3 Shots (avg) S ( 4.7 8 8.9
4.6 4.8 3.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4 4
27% 32% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 31% 28%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Górnik Zabrze have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Stal Mielec has the fewest clean sheets (1) in Ekstraklasa
  • Stal Mielec have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Stal Mielec have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Stal Mielec 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 Pogoń Szczecin 16 10 4 2 22 8 8 5 3 0 11 3 8 5 1 2 11 5 14 34
2 Legia Warszawa 16 10 2 4 25 16 9 5 1 3 16 13 7 5 1 1 9 3 9 32
3 Raków Częstochowa 16 8 4 4 27 18 8 5 1 2 12 7 8 3 3 2 15 11 9 28
4 Slask Wrocaw 16 7 3 6 21 17 7 5 2 0 12 5 9 2 1 6 9 12 4 24
5 Górnik Zabrze 16 7 3 6 20 17 8 3 2 3 12 11 8 4 1 3 8 6 3 24
6 Zagebie Lubin 16 6 5 5 18 17 8 4 3 1 11 8 8 2 2 4 7 9 1 23
7 Jagiellonia Biaystok 16 7 2 7 24 26 7 4 2 1 15 10 9 3 0 6 9 16 -2 23
8 Piast Gliwice 16 5 5 6 23 21 8 2 3 3 8 9 8 3 2 3 15 12 2 20
9 Lechia Gdańsk 16 6 2 8 21 22 9 3 1 5 13 13 7 3 1 3 8 9 -1 20
10 Lech Poznan 16 4 7 5 24 23 8 2 4 2 11 11 8 2 3 3 13 12 1 19
11 Wisla Plock 15 5 4 6 19 20 8 2 2 4 7 8 7 3 2 2 12 12 -1 19
12 Wisa Krakow 16 4 5 7 24 23 8 2 0 6 12 17 8 2 5 1 12 6 1 17
13 Warta Poznan 16 5 2 9 15 20 7 2 1 4 4 8 9 3 1 5 11 12 -5 17
14 Cracovia Krakow 16 5 6 5 18 19 8 3 3 2 10 10 8 2 3 3 8 9 -1 16
15 Podbeskidzie 16 4 3 9 16 39 9 4 1 4 10 17 7 0 2 5 6 22 -23 15
16 Stal Mielec 15 3 5 7 17 28 7 2 2 3 7 13 8 1 3 4 10 15 -11 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.