Ekstraklasa prediction: Legia Warszawa should edge out Arka Gdynia on their own turf

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Wed 10.June
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego (15016 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Legia Warszawa leading Arka Gdynia by 29 points.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Legia Warszawa form and stats

The home supporters can't complain about results here at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego as Legia Warszawa, who have the most scored goals (58) in Ekstraklasa, have scored 37 goals to get 31 points from 14 games. The overall stats in the Ekstraklasa are 10-1-3 (wins-draws-losses).

Warszawa enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Wisła Kraków's place. The match ended 3-1 with Tomáš Pekhart (2) and Valeriane Gviliia scoring. In the game before, an away victory match versus Lech Poznań with a 1-0 scoreline.

There will be little rest for Warszawa after this match as they are travelling to Górnik Zabrze for a Ekstraklasa game in only four days.

Warszawa are an "over 2,5 goals" team alone here at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego in their league games, having scored an impressive 37 goals in 14 matches. Legia Warszawa have only conceded 12 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Arka Gdynia form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Arka Gdynia so far with only 10 points returning home. The records show 3-1-10 (win-draw-lose). Three might be a magic number, but there's been little wizardry in Gdynia's last three away games as they have all been lost.

Impressive finishing from Adam Danch and Damian Zbozień secured the home win 2-1 against Śląsk Wrocław in their previous game. Prior to that match, the Gdynia manager I. Mamrot faced defeat when travelling to Lechia Gdańsk and losing 3-4.

The end of the last match, against Śląsk Wrocław, was very satisfying as Damian Zbozień scored the winning goal deep into overtime.

A new game in only four days for Gdynia, the Ekstraklasa home match versus Wisła Kraków. Busy days.

The visitors have scored 13 goals from 14 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Gdynia rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 26 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Warszawa and Arka Gdynia have met before this season: Arka Gdynia - Legia Warszawa 0-1. Legia Warszawa-Arka Gdynia H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Legia Warszawa six wins, Arka Gdynia two wins, two draws. four of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

WarszawaJ. Kanté Martínez
J. Kanté Martínez
10 goals
Arka GdyniaM. Vejinovic
M. Vejinovic
7 goals
Legia WarszawaV. Gvilia
V. Gvilia
5 goals

Legia Warszawa missing players

Arka Gdynia missing players

Legia Warszawa Arka Gdynia
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
28 14 5 Played P 4 14 28
18 10 5 Won W 0 3 7
3 1 0 Drew D 1 1 7
7 3 0 Lost L 3 10 14
58 37 22 Scored S 2 13 27
27 12 3 Conceded C 6 26 42
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 93%
79% 86% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 75% 79% 71%
71% 86% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 25% 36% 39%
39% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 29% 21%
11% 14% 40% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 21% 14%
57% 64% 60% BTTS BTTS 50% 43% 50%
36% 36% 40% Clean Sheets C S 0% 14% 18%
14% 7% 0% Failed to Score F T 50% 43% 39%
 
5.6 6.5 7.4 Corners for (avg) C F 2.2 3.3 4.1
3.9 2.8 1.8 Corners against (avg) C A 10 7 6.3
1.8 1.6 1.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.8 1.9 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 1 1 3
 
407 224 89 Total Shots T S 23 114 288
184 108 50 Shots on Target S O 13 52 117
32% 34% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 15% 25% 23%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Arka Gdynia has the fewest scored goals in the first half (6)
  • Arka Gdynia have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Arka Gdynia have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Arka Gdynia haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Legia Warszawa has the fewest matches under the total-line (7)
  • Legia Warszawa has the most matches over the total-line (20)
  • Legia Warszawa has the most points from losing position (13)
  • Legia Warszawa has the most scored goals (37) at home
  • Legia Warszawa has the most scored goals (58)
  • Legia Warszawa has the most scored goals in the second half (36)
  • Legia Warszawa has the the best goal difference (+25) at home
  • Legia Warszawa has the the best goal difference (+31)
  • Legia Warszawa have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Legia Warszawa have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Legia Warszawa have scored more than double the goals of Arka Gdynia.
  • Legia Warszawa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at 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 28 18 3 7 58 27 14 10 1 3 37 12 14 8 2 4 21 15 31 57
2 Piast Gliwice 28 15 4 9 34 26 14 10 2 2 21 9 14 5 2 7 13 17 8 49
3 Pogoń Szczecin 28 12 8 8 28 26 14 6 3 5 14 13 14 6 5 3 14 13 2 44
4 Lech Poznań 28 11 10 7 48 29 14 7 3 4 27 11 14 4 7 3 21 18 19 43
5 Śląsk Wrocław 28 11 10 7 36 32 14 7 6 1 25 20 14 4 4 6 11 12 4 43
6 Cracovia Kraków 28 13 3 12 35 27 14 9 1 4 21 10 14 4 2 8 14 17 8 42
7 Lechia Gdańsk 28 11 9 8 38 38 14 6 4 4 18 16 14 5 5 4 20 22 0 42
8 Jagiellonia Białystok 28 11 8 9 38 37 14 7 4 3 22 13 14 4 4 6 16 24 1 41
9 Raków Częstochowa 28 11 5 12 34 39 14 7 3 4 19 15 14 4 2 8 15 24 -5 38
10 Zagłębie Lubin 28 10 7 11 47 43 14 6 5 3 29 20 14 4 2 8 18 23 4 37
11 Górnik Zabrze 28 9 10 9 37 38 14 8 5 1 27 14 14 1 5 8 10 24 -1 37
12 Wisła Płock 28 10 7 11 35 47 14 6 3 5 20 20 14 4 4 6 15 27 -12 37
13 Wisła Kraków 28 9 4 15 34 45 14 6 2 6 20 14 14 3 2 9 14 31 -11 31
14 Korona Kielce 28 8 5 15 20 33 14 5 2 7 11 12 14 3 3 8 9 21 -13 29
15 Arka Gdynia 28 7 7 14 27 42 14 4 6 4 14 16 14 3 1 10 13 26 -15 28
16 ŁKS Łódź 28 5 6 17 26 46 14 4 3 7 16 19 14 1 3 10 10 27 -20 21

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.