Lechia Gdańsk vs Górnik Zabrze match preview: Even contest expected at Stadion Energa Gdańsk

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sat 20.February
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Energa Gdańsk (41984 seats)

This could be an interesting match as Lechia Gdańsk have their presumed home advantage while Górnik Zabrze are ahead 4 points in the Ekstraklasa table.

Insights:
  • Lechia Gdańsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

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.

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Lechia Gdańsk form and stats

Overall Ekstraklasa stats at home this season for Lechia Gdańsk are 3-1-5 (wins-draw-losses).

Lechia are returning here after visiting Rakow Czestochowa in a Ekstraklasa game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Jarosław Kubicki scored the goal(s). A Polish Cup defeat was the result before that one, 1-3 away at Puszcza Niepoomice.

This is expected to be a close game, with Lechia Gdańsk perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Lechia Gdańsk as a small favourite), we find eight games. Lechia Gdańsk has won four of these, drawn one and lost three.

The Lechia fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 13 in 9 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Lechia Gdańsk's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 13 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Górnik Zabrze form and stats

4-1-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Górnik Zabrze in their Ekstraklasa matches away. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Górnik are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

The supporters enjoyed Górnik's previous game versus Stal Mielec (placed 16th), a Ekstraklasa 2-1 win played at home. A 2-4 defeat away at Rakow Czestochowa before that.

Piotr Krawczyk came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Stal Mielec last time out, making the manager M. Brosz feel like a tactical genius. The end of the last match, against Stal Mielec, was very satisfying as Piotr Krawczyk scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Górnik Zabrze playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were two Górnik Zabrze wins, two draws and three defeats.

Górnik find the net regularly in their away games. 8 goals from 8 away fixtures in the league. It's not easy to score on Górnik as they have only conceded 6 goals from these away games. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result Górnik Zabrze - Lechia 3-0 entered in the official records. Lechia Gdańsk-Górnik Zabrze H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Lechia Gdańsk three wins, Górnik Zabrze one win, six draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Górnik ZabrzeJ. Jiménez Núñez
J. Jiménez Núñez
8 goals
LechiaF. Lopes Paixão
F. Lopes Paixão
7 goals
Górnik ZabrzeB. Nowak
B. Nowak
4 goals

Lechia Gdańsk missing players

Górnik Zabrze missing players

Lechia Gdańsk Górnik Zabrze
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
17 9 3 Played P 3 8 17
7 3 1 Won W 1 4 8
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 3
8 5 2 Lost L 2 3 6
22 13 4 Scored S 1 8 22
22 13 6 Conceded C 3 6 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
71% 67% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 50% 71%
41% 44% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 47%
29% 44% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 12% 18%
12% 22% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 6%
35% 44% 67% BTTS BTTS 0% 25% 47%
24% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 50% 35%
41% 44% 33% Failed to Score F T 67% 38% 29%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.6 2.7 3.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1.4 1.8
4 3 1 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
11.3 13 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 8.3 11.6 12.4
3.6 4.4 3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.5 4.6
35% 32% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 11% 22% 28%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Lechia Gdańsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lechia Gdańsk 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 Pogon Szczecin 17 10 5 2 22 8 9 5 4 0 11 3 8 5 1 2 11 5 14 35
2 Legia Warszawa 17 10 3 4 26 17 9 5 1 3 16 13 8 5 2 1 10 4 9 33
3 Rakow Czestochowa 17 8 4 5 27 19 9 5 1 3 12 8 8 3 3 2 15 11 8 28
4 Górnik Zabrze 17 8 3 6 22 18 9 4 2 3 14 12 8 4 1 3 8 6 4 27
5 Slask Wrocaw 17 7 4 6 22 18 8 5 3 0 13 6 9 2 1 6 9 12 4 25
6 Jagiellonia Biaystok 17 7 3 7 25 27 8 4 3 1 16 11 9 3 0 6 9 16 -2 24
7 Lechia Gdańsk 17 7 2 8 22 22 9 3 1 5 13 13 8 4 1 3 9 9 0 23
8 Zagebie Lubin 17 6 5 6 18 18 8 4 3 1 11 8 9 2 2 5 7 10 0 23
9 Wisla Plock 16 6 4 6 20 20 9 3 2 4 8 8 7 3 2 2 12 12 0 22
10 Piast Gliwice 17 5 6 6 23 21 8 2 3 3 8 9 9 3 3 3 15 12 2 21
11 Warta Poznan 17 6 2 9 16 20 8 3 1 4 5 8 9 3 1 5 11 12 -4 20
12 Lech Poznan 17 4 7 6 24 24 8 2 4 2 11 11 9 2 3 4 13 13 0 19
13 Wisa Krakow 17 4 6 7 25 24 8 2 0 6 12 17 9 2 6 1 13 7 1 18
14 Cracovia Kraków 17 5 7 5 19 20 9 3 4 2 11 11 8 2 3 3 8 9 -1 17
15 Podbeskidzie 17 4 4 9 17 40 9 4 1 4 10 17 8 0 3 5 7 23 -23 16
16 Stal Mielec 16 3 5 8 18 30 7 2 2 3 7 13 9 1 3 5 11 17 -12 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.