Lechia Gdańsk vs Pogoń Szczecin: Full pre-match guide and statistics

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sat 14.May
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Energa Gdańsk (41984 seats)

Action is expected at Stadion Energa Gdańsk when Lechia Gdańsk face Pogoń Szczecin in what could be a wonderful match. Here's all you need to know!

Insights:
  • Lechia Gdańsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in Ekstraklasa

Lechia Gdańsk are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Szczecin are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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

39 points is a decent return from 16 Ekstraklasa games here at Stadion Energa Gdańsk for Lechia Gdańsk. The data says 12 wins, 3 draws and 1 loss. Lechia Gdańsk has won so many consecutive home games (four in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at Stadion Energa Gdańsk. We remember; it was Wisa Krakow.

A nice win for Lechia Gdańsk last time playing, versus Stal Mielec. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-2 with Zwoliński (3) scoring for the victors. Zwoliński was absolutely essential when Lechia Gdańsk beat Stal Mielec 3-2, scoring three goals. The striker Zwoliński outperformed all the other footballers in that fixture and was awarded a match rating of 8.7 out of 10. Zwoliński scored three goals, hit the woodwork once, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Before that, Lechia played out a draw 2-2 when visiting Zagłębie Lubin.

The Lechia Gdańsk fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 30 goals in 16 league matches. Lechia are not conceding a lot of goals here at Stadion Energa Gdańsk in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 11 from 16 matches.

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Pogoń Szczecin form and stats

The visitors are W7-D7-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ekstraklasa. The away team travel with confidence. Not since the Wisła Płock game have they lost an away game, meaning Pogoń Szczecin has taken points from ten away matches in a row.

Pogoń Szczecin are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Slask Wrocaw (placed 15th). Midfielder Żurawski was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.14. Żurawski scored one goal, hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 25 successful passes (of 29 total).

That result followed a home victory 3-1 versus Legia Warszawa.

Szczecin are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 22 away goals from 16 games (in the league). It's not easy to score on Pogoń Szczecin as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

The newest past result featuring both these participants is the Pogoń Szczecin - Lechia 5-1 played not long ago this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Lechia Gdańsk victories, one draw and four Pogoń Szczecin wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Lechia GdańskŁ. Zwoliński
Ł. Zwoliński
13 goals
Lechia GdańskF. Lopes Paixão
F. Lopes Paixão
10 goals
Pogoń SzczecinL. Zahovič
L. Zahovič
10 goals

Lechia Gdańsk missing players

Pogoń Szczecin missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Lechia Gdańsk Pogoń Szczecin
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
16 12 4 Won W 1 7 18
8 3 0 Drew D 2 7 9
8 1 0 Lost L 1 2 5
52 30 6 Scored S 3 22 61
36 11 1 Conceded C 2 12 29
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 75% 94% 97%
84% 81% 25% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 84%
44% 44% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 25% 50%
31% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 19% 31%
9% 6% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 16%
50% 50% 25% BTTS BTTS 25% 50% 62%
34% 50% 75% Clean Sheets C S 50% 38% 28%
16% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 19% 12%
 
6.6 6.5 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4 5.4 6.2
6 5.7 6.2 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3.9 3.9
2.1 2.2 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.8
1 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
12.8 13.6 9 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 10.5 12.3
5.2 5.9 4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 4.8 5.5
31% 32% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 23% 29% 35%
 
12.2 11.2 13 Shots against (avg) S A 8.2 9.4 7.8
4.8 4.1 4.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.8 3.5 3.2
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Lechia Gdańsk have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Lechia Gdańsk have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Lechia Gdańsk haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Pogoń Szczecin have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Ekstraklasa

  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 Poznań 32 20 8 4 63 22 16 12 3 1 38 6 16 8 5 3 25 16 41 68
2 Raków Częstochowa 32 19 9 4 57 29 16 9 6 1 32 13 16 10 3 3 25 16 28 66
3 Pogoń Szczecin 32 18 9 5 61 29 16 11 2 3 39 17 16 7 7 2 22 12 32 63
4 Lechia Gdańsk 32 16 8 8 52 36 16 12 3 1 30 11 16 4 5 7 22 25 16 56
5 Piast Gliwice 32 14 8 10 43 36 16 7 3 6 22 21 16 7 5 4 21 15 7 50
6 Wisła Płock 32 14 3 15 45 48 16 10 2 4 24 14 16 4 1 11 21 34 -3 45
7 Radomiak Radom 32 10 14 8 37 37 16 6 7 3 22 20 16 4 7 5 15 17 0 44
8 Cracovia Kraków 32 11 10 11 37 39 16 6 5 5 21 19 16 5 5 6 16 20 -2 43
9 Gornik Zabrze 32 11 8 13 47 50 16 6 5 5 22 19 16 5 3 8 25 31 -3 41
10 Warta Poznań 32 10 9 13 33 36 16 4 6 6 15 20 16 6 3 7 18 16 -3 39
11 Legia Warszawa 32 12 3 17 41 46 16 9 0 7 26 21 16 3 3 10 15 25 -5 39
12 Stal Mielec 32 9 9 14 38 48 16 7 3 6 20 20 16 2 6 8 18 28 -10 36
13 Jagiellonia Biaystok 32 8 12 12 36 48 16 5 7 4 21 18 16 3 5 8 15 30 -12 36
14 Zagłębie Lubin 32 10 5 17 41 57 16 6 3 7 24 28 16 4 2 10 17 29 -16 35
15 Slask Wrocaw 32 7 13 12 38 47 16 3 8 5 15 21 16 4 5 7 23 26 -9 34
16 Wisa Krakow 32 7 10 15 35 49 16 5 5 6 21 20 16 2 5 9 14 29 -14 31
17 Nieciecza 31 7 9 15 33 52 16 5 5 6 19 25 15 2 4 9 14 27 -19 30
18 Gornik eczna 31 6 9 16 26 54 15 4 5 6 14 25 16 2 4 10 12 29 -28 27

Table
  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 Poznań 32 20 8 4 63 22 16 12 3 1 38 6 16 8 5 3 25 16 41 68
2 Raków Częstochowa 32 19 9 4 57 29 16 9 6 1 32 13 16 10 3 3 25 16 28 66
3 Pogoń Szczecin 32 18 9 5 61 29 16 11 2 3 39 17 16 7 7 2 22 12 32 63
4 Lechia Gdańsk 32 16 8 8 52 36 16 12 3 1 30 11 16 4 5 7 22 25 16 56
5 Piast Gliwice 32 14 8 10 43 36 16 7 3 6 22 21 16 7 5 4 21 15 7 50
6 Wisła Płock 32 14 3 15 45 48 16 10 2 4 24 14 16 4 1 11 21 34 -3 45
7 Radomiak Radom 32 10 14 8 37 37 16 6 7 3 22 20 16 4 7 5 15 17 0 44
8 Cracovia Kraków 32 11 10 11 37 39 16 6 5 5 21 19 16 5 5 6 16 20 -2 43
9 Gornik Zabrze 32 11 8 13 47 50 16 6 5 5 22 19 16 5 3 8 25 31 -3 41
10 Warta Poznań 32 10 9 13 33 36 16 4 6 6 15 20 16 6 3 7 18 16 -3 39
11 Legia Warszawa 32 12 3 17 41 46 16 9 0 7 26 21 16 3 3 10 15 25 -5 39
12 Stal Mielec 32 9 9 14 38 48 16 7 3 6 20 20 16 2 6 8 18 28 -10 36
13 Jagiellonia Biaystok 32 8 12 12 36 48 16 5 7 4 21 18 16 3 5 8 15 30 -12 36
14 Zagłębie Lubin 32 10 5 17 41 57 16 6 3 7 24 28 16 4 2 10 17 29 -16 35
15 Slask Wrocaw 32 7 13 12 38 47 16 3 8 5 15 21 16 4 5 7 23 26 -9 34
16 Wisa Krakow 32 7 10 15 35 49 16 5 5 6 21 20 16 2 5 9 14 29 -14 31
17 Nieciecza 31 7 9 15 33 52 16 5 5 6 19 25 15 2 4 9 14 27 -19 30
18 Gornik eczna 31 6 9 16 26 54 15 4 5 6 14 25 16 2 4 10 12 29 -28 27

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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.