Ekstraklasa preview: Can Lechia Gdańsk edge out victory against Jagiellonia Białystok?

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sat 11.December
Match begins: 19:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Energa Gdańsk (41984 seats)

Lechia Gdańsk have been superior to Jagiellonia Białystok so far, but every game begins at 0-0. Here's all the information you require ahead of kickoff:

Insights:
  • Lechia Gdańsk have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Jagiellonia Białystok have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Lechia Gdańsk form and stats

This stadium, Stadion Energa Gdańsk, has been a fortress for Lechia Gdańsk in the Ekstraklasa so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-2-0. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at Stadion Energa Gdańsk.

The Lechia Gdańsk supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Raków Częstochowa in Ekstraklasa and win 3-1. Ilkay Durmus (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.8/10. Durmus scored two goals and hit one key pass.

A defeat was the result before that one, 1-5 away at Pogon Szczecin.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Lechia have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won six times, drawn four and lost three.

The Lechia Gdańsk manager T. Kaczmarek has got the team scoring with 16 from 8 home games in the league. From these home matches, Lechia have conceded only 6 goals. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home 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 5 points returning home. The records show 1-2-4 (win-draw-lose).

Jagiellonia Białystok might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Gornik eczna proved too strong as Jagiellonia slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at Stadion Miejski. Israel Puerto, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 8.4. Puerto scored one goal and won 7 of 10 duels.

Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Legia Warszawa's place.

Jagiellonia are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is three wins, four draws and five defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

The attacking power of Jagiellonia Białystok when travelling is not overwhelming with 6 goals scored from 7 league matches away. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As for defending, Jagiellonia rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 13 goals from these away matches. It's worth mentioning that 7 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The newest reported meeting featuring both these teams is the Jagiellonia Białystok - Lechia 1-1 played not long ago this season. Numbers for the former ten meetings involving these two contenders are: five wins for Lechia, two draws and three wins for Jagiellonia Białystok. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Lechia GdańskŁ. Zwoliński
Ł. Zwoliński
7 goals
Jagiellonia BiałystokJ. Imaz Ballesté
J. Imaz Ballesté
7 goals
Lechia GdańskF. Lopes Paixão
F. Lopes Paixão
5 goals

Lechia Gdańsk missing players

Jagiellonia Białystok missing players

Lechia Gdańsk Jagiellonia Białystok
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
17 8 4 Played P 2 7 17
9 6 3 Won W 0 1 5
6 2 1 Drew D 1 2 6
2 0 0 Lost L 1 4 6
32 16 6 Scored S 3 6 22
20 6 1 Conceded C 6 13 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
88% 75% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 71% 76%
53% 62% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 53%
41% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 29% 29%
12% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 14% 12%
59% 62% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 57% 65%
35% 38% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 24%
6% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 12%
 
7.1 6.9 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6 5.3 4.8
5.4 4.9 5.2 Corners against (avg) C A 8 6.7 5.8
2.1 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 2.4
1 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
13.5 13.1 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.7 11.9
5.3 5.4 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.1 5
36% 37% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 21% 26%
 
12.4 11.2 11.5 Shots against (avg) S A 12 10.9 9.9
4.6 4 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.4 3.5
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Jagiellonia Białystok have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Jagiellonia Białystok have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Jagiellonia Białystok haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Lechia Gdańsk have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Lechia Gdańsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lechia Gdańsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Lechia Gdańsk have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Jagiellonia Białystok have scored away.
  • Lechia Gdańsk have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • 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 Lech Poznan 16 10 5 1 31 8 9 7 2 0 21 2 7 3 3 1 10 6 23 35
2 Pogon Szczecin 17 10 5 2 32 13 8 7 1 0 23 6 9 3 4 2 9 7 19 35
3 Lechia Gdańsk 17 9 6 2 32 20 8 6 2 0 16 6 9 3 4 2 16 14 12 33
4 Raków Częstochowa 16 8 5 3 29 20 6 3 3 0 14 6 10 5 2 3 15 14 9 29
5 Radomiak Radom 16 7 7 2 21 13 7 4 3 0 11 5 9 3 4 2 10 8 8 28
6 Slask Wrocaw 17 6 6 5 29 26 8 3 4 1 12 9 9 3 2 4 17 17 3 24
7 Gornik Zabrze 16 7 3 6 22 21 9 5 1 3 13 10 7 2 2 3 9 11 1 24
8 Stal Mielec 17 6 6 5 24 25 9 5 2 2 14 12 8 1 4 3 10 13 -1 24
9 Wisla Plock 17 7 2 8 27 26 8 6 2 0 15 3 9 1 0 8 12 23 1 23
10 Piast Gliwice 16 6 3 7 23 22 9 4 1 4 16 15 7 2 2 3 7 7 1 21
11 Jagiellonia Białystok 17 5 6 6 22 25 10 4 4 2 16 12 7 1 2 4 6 13 -3 21
12 Cracovia Krakow 16 5 5 6 22 24 7 3 2 2 12 10 9 2 3 4 10 14 -2 20
13 Wisa Krakow 16 5 2 9 16 27 8 3 1 4 8 11 8 2 1 5 8 16 -11 17
14 Zagebie Lubin 15 5 2 8 15 26 7 3 1 3 9 9 8 2 1 5 6 17 -11 17
15 Nieciecza 16 2 6 8 20 28 9 2 3 4 14 18 7 0 3 4 6 10 -8 12
16 Legia Warszawa 14 4 0 10 15 25 7 3 0 4 8 10 7 1 0 6 7 15 -10 12
17 Gornik eczna 17 2 6 9 15 35 9 1 4 4 8 18 8 1 2 5 7 17 -20 12
18 Warta Poznan 16 2 5 9 10 21 8 0 4 4 3 10 8 2 1 5 7 11 -11 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.