The Lechia Gdańsk & Piast Gliwice managers P. Stokowiec and W. Fornalik are both dreading and looking forward to this decisive game in the upper regions of the Ekstraklasa league table.
- Lechia Gdańsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Piast Gliwice have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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.
Lechia Gdańsk form and stats
Overall Ekstraklasa stats at home this season for Lechia Gdańsk are 6-1-5 (wins-draw-losses). There’s a good atmosphere here at Stadion Energa Gdańsk after three straight home wins.
Lechia manager P. Stokowiec and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Śląsk Wrocław (placed 6th) in the Ekstraklasa. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Zagebie Lubin in a game that was won 3-1.
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 as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Lechia Gdańsk has won seven of these, drawn one and lost three.
Lechia are traveling soon after this match as the Ekstraklasa match at Lech Poznan awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Lechia in their home games so far, with 20 goals from 12 league matches. Lechia Gdańsk have conceded 14 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Piast Gliwice form and stats
Playing away, Piast Gliwice have won 5 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the Ekstraklasa this season. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Cracovia Krakow game have they lost an away game, meaning Gliwice has taken points from eight away matches in a row.
The Gliwice goalkeeper Frantisek Plach is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 442 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Impressive finishing from Jakub Świerczok secured the home win 2-0 against Górnik Zabrze in their previous game. Before that, Gliwice travelled to Arka Gdynia (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) and returned home with a draw after the Polish Cup game finished 0-0.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Piast Gliwice playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Gliwice wins, one draw and five defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Legia Warszawa in just four days.
Piast Gliwice are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 17 away goals from 12 games (in the league). It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. As opposed to that, Gliwice have seen the ball go into their own net 12 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Lechia and Piast Gliwice have met before this season: Piast Gliwice - Lechia Gdańsk 2-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: seven wins for Lechia, one draw and two wins for Piast Gliwice. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.Top Goalscorers
  J. Świerczok 10 goals |   F. Lopes Paixão 9 goals | Ł. Zwoliński 5 goals |
Lechia Gdańsk missing players
Piast Gliwice missing players
| Lechia Gdańsk | Piast Gliwice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 12 | 24 |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 33 | 20 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 17 | 31 |
| 27 | 14 | 4 | Conceded | C | 2 | 12 | 23 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 75% | 83% |
| 71% | 75% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 38% | 42% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 42% | 33% |
| 29% | 42% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 25% |
| 8% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 25% | 17% |
| 38% | 42% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 29% | 25% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 50% | 46% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 42% | 38% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11.4 | 13.2 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 5.5 | 10.9 | 11.5 |
| 3.8 | 4.6 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| 37% | 36% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 40% | 36% | 31% |
- Lechia Gdańsk have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Lechia Gdańsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Piast Gliwice have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Legia Warszawa | 24 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 45 | 24 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 21 | 52 |
| 2 | Pogon Szczecin | 24 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 17 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 44 |
| 3 | Rakow Czestochowa | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 34 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 15 | 11 | 40 |
| 4 | Piast Gliwice | 24 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 37 |
| 5 | Lechia Gdańsk | 24 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 27 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 37 |
| 6 | Śląsk Wrocław | 24 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 23 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 34 |
| 7 | Warta Poznan | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 33 |
| 8 | Górnik Zabrze | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 32 |
| 9 | Zagebie Lubin | 24 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 32 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 17 | -3 | 32 |
| 10 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 24 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 31 | 37 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -6 | 31 |
| 11 | Lech Poznan | 24 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 30 |
| 12 | Wisa Krakow | 24 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 28 |
| 13 | Wisla Plock | 24 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -10 | 25 |
| 14 | Cracovia Krakow | 24 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 25 | 30 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 13 | -5 | 23 |
| 15 | Podbeskidzie | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 24 | 50 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 30 | -26 | 21 |
| 16 | Stal Mielec | 23 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | -15 | 20 |