Home advantage could prove decisive in Górnik Zabrze - Wisła Kraków battle

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Date: Fri 06.December
Match begins: 19:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla (24413 seats)

This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ekstraklasa, Górnik Zabrze holding 12th place and Wisła Kraków lying 16th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Górnik Zabrze form and stats

Górnik Zabrze have collected 13 points from their Ekstraklasa home games so far after 3-4-1. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in eleven attempts. Three draws in a row here at Stadion im. Ernesta Pohla for Górnik Zabrze, who might be willing to risk more at some point in hope of a win.

The fans are hoping that Górnik Zabrze will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-2 away loss in the Ekstraklasa game against Zagebie Lubin (placed 10th). Before that, Górnik Zabrze drew at home versus Wisla Plock.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Górnik Zabrze handle that role? We have found seven games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W4-D3-L0.

Górnik Zabrze are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 10 goals in 8 games. 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 7 from 8 matches.

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Wisła Kraków form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Wisła Kraków, who have the most conceded goals (21) away in Ekstraklasa, so far with only 2 points returning home. The records show 0-2-7 (win-draw-lose). Wisła Kraków are desperate to end a ten-game winless run, as they haven't won a game since the Zagebie Lubin fixture. Bitter travels for Wisła Kraków as they have lost five games in a row away from home. The last time they avoided an away-from-home loss was the Korona Kielce match.

The manager A. Skowronek was unhappy after their last game, a Ekstraklasa match played at their home ground Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana. Wisła Kraków suffered a 0-1 loss to Lechia Gdansk (placed 6th). Prior to that match, the Wisła Kraków manager A. Skowronek faced defeat when travelling to Slask Wrocaw and losing 1-2.

Wisła Kraków are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 2 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats. From a total of nine matches.

The attacking power of Wisła Kraków when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 9 league matches away. The Wisła Kraków manager A. Skowronek has some worries about the defense as 21 goals have been conceded in these travels.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was Wisła Kraków - Górnik Zabrze 1-0, played this season. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Górnik Zabrze 5 wins, 1 draw and Wisła Kraków 4 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Górnik ZabrzeAngulo
Angulo
24 goals

Górnik Zabrze missing players

Wisła Kraków missing players

Górnik Zabrze Wisła Kraków
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
17 8 3 Played P 2 9 17
3 3 2 Won W 0 0 3
8 4 1 Drew D 1 2 2
6 1 0 Lost L 1 7 12
16 10 5 Scored S 1 5 15
23 7 1 Conceded C 2 21 29
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 89% 94%
71% 62% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 67% 53%
29% 38% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 56% 47%
24% 25% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 29%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 22% 18%
59% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 44% 35%
24% 50% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 11% 18%
24% 12% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 56% 53%
 
4.7 5.6 7.3 Corners For (avg) C F 1 3.3 4.1
6.6 5.8 6 Corners Against (avg) C A 6.5 5 5.9
1.9 1.4 0.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.1 2.1
0 0 0 Red Cards R C 1 1 2
 
163 90 36 Total Shots T S 11 73 163
67 33 14 Shots on Target S O 6 31 60
24% 30% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 17% 16% 25%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Górnik Zabrze have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wisła Kraków has the fewest points (2) away
  • Wisła Kraków has the most conceded goals (21) away
  • Wisła Kraków has the most conceded goals in the second half (17)
  • Wisła Kraków has the the worst goal difference (-14)
  • Wisła Kraków has the the worst goal difference (-16) away
  • Wisła Kraków have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Wisła Kraków have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wisła Kraków have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Wisła Kraków have yet to win a game away.
  • Wisła Kraków is in the worst form (0-0-6)

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Slask Wrocaw 17 9 6 2 26 15 8 5 3 0 17 11 9 4 3 2 9 4 11 33
2 Legia Warszawa 17 10 2 5 33 17 9 6 1 2 24 7 8 4 1 3 9 10 16 32
3 Pogon Szczecin 17 9 5 3 21 14 8 4 2 2 11 7 9 5 3 1 10 7 7 32
4 Cracovia Krakow 17 9 3 5 24 15 9 6 1 2 14 6 8 3 2 3 10 9 9 30
5 Piast Gliwice 17 8 4 5 19 17 9 5 2 2 11 8 8 3 2 3 8 9 2 28
6 Lechia Gdansk 17 7 6 4 21 16 9 3 4 2 11 8 8 4 2 2 10 8 5 27
7 Wisla Plock 17 8 3 6 22 26 9 5 2 2 14 9 8 3 1 4 8 17 -4 27
8 Lech Poznan 17 7 5 5 29 18 8 3 2 3 15 8 9 4 3 2 14 10 11 26
9 Jagiellonia Biaystok 17 7 5 5 28 22 8 5 1 2 15 9 9 2 4 3 13 13 6 26
10 Zagebie Lubin 17 6 4 7 27 25 9 4 3 2 17 10 8 2 1 5 10 15 2 22
11 Rakow Czestochowa 17 7 1 9 19 25 9 5 0 4 12 11 8 2 1 5 7 14 -6 22
12 Górnik Zabrze 17 3 8 6 16 23 8 3 4 1 10 7 9 0 4 5 6 16 -7 17
13 Korona Kielce 17 4 3 10 10 23 8 3 1 4 7 7 9 1 2 6 3 16 -13 15
14 KS odz 17 4 2 11 17 29 9 3 1 5 11 12 8 1 1 6 6 17 -12 14
15 Arka Gdynia 17 3 5 9 13 26 8 1 5 2 5 8 9 2 0 7 8 18 -13 14
16 Wisła Kraków 17 3 2 12 15 29 8 3 0 5 10 8 9 0 2 7 5 21 -14 11

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.