ŁKS Łódź stubborn opponents but Legia Warszawa expect victory

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sun 09.February
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego (15016 seats)

A home win is expected from this fixture if the league table is anything to judge by. The Legia Warszawa fans are optimistic that the difference between 1st and ŁKS Łódź's 16th place in the table will show on the pitch.

It’s a hectic schedule for the away team, as they were in action only zero days ago in the Ekstraklasa. That game, against Legia Warszawa, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for ŁKS Łódź.

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Legia Warszawa form and stats

Legia Warszawa, who have the most scored goals (43) in Ekstraklasa, are steadily winning Ekstraklasa games and points here at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego. 8 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats is the summary from 11 games. After failing to beat Lechia Gdańsk here at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego, Legia Warszawa has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

Legia Warszawa are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Zagłębie Lubin. Prior to that, an away loss at Zagłębie Lubin.

Legia 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 30 goals in 11 matches. Legia Warszawa have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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ŁKS Łódź form and stats

ŁKS Łódź, who have the most conceded goals (40) in Ekstraklasa, have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Ekstraklasa, after 1-1-9 (11 played). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in ten away games in a row. With the ŁKS Łódź losing streak of four defeats in a row, regardless of arena, optimism is low and sinking.

Two away games in a row for ŁKS Łódź, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Legia Warszawa in the Ekstraklasa. A loss against Wisa Krakow was the result prior to that, in a home game.

The home team is given a winning chance of about 80 percent by the betting public. This does not leave much hope for the visitors, but some teams enjoy the outsider role and perform well in it. Looking at similar away games for ŁKS Łódź we find one game. Results are zero ŁKS Łódź wins, zero draws and one defeat.

The visitors have scored 8 goals from 11 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. For ŁKS Łódź, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Legia Warszawa - ŁKS Łódź 3-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Legia Warszawa nine wins, one draw and ŁKS Łódź zero victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Legia WarszawaJ. Niezgoda
J. Niezgoda
14 goals
Legia WarszawaJ. Kanté Martínez
J. Kanté Martínez
6 goals
ŁKS ŁódźD. Ramírez Fernández
D. Ramírez Fernández
6 goals

Legia Warszawa missing players

ŁKS Łódź missing players

Legia Warszawa ŁKS Łódź
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
20 10 4 Played P 3 11 21
12 7 4 Won W 1 1 4
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 2
6 2 0 Lost L 2 9 15
40 27 19 Scored S 2 8 21
20 8 2 Conceded C 4 24 40
90% 90% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 95%
75% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 91% 76%
70% 80% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 64% 57%
35% 50% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 36% 38%
15% 20% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 19%
55% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 64% 57%
35% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 14%
20% 10% 0% Failed to Score F T 67% 36% 33%
 
5.5 6.5 6 Corners for (avg) C F 4.7 4.5 4.8
4 2.7 2.8 Corners against (avg) C A 9.3 8 6.7
1.7 1.6 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.5 2.5
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
284 167 67 Total Shots T S 28 107 258
125 78 39 Shots on Target S O 11 44 98
32% 35% 49% Goal Efficiency G E 18% 18% 21%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Legia Warszawa has the fewest matches under the total-line (5)
  • Legia Warszawa has the most scored goals (30) at home
  • Legia Warszawa has the most scored goals (43)
  • Legia Warszawa has the most scored goals in the second half (24)
  • Legia Warszawa has the the best goal difference (+21) at home
  • Legia Warszawa has the the best goal difference (+22)
  • 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 at home.
  • Legia Warszawa have scored at least twice as many goals at home as ŁKS Łódź have scored away.
  • Legia Warszawa have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
  • ŁKS Łódź has the fewest clean sheets (0) away
  • ŁKS Łódź has the fewest points (4) away
  • ŁKS Łódź has the most conceded goals (40)
  • ŁKS Łódź has the most dropped points from leading position (14)
  • ŁKS Łódź has the the worst goal difference (-19)
  • ŁKS Łódź have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • ŁKS Łódź have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • ŁKS Łódź have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • ŁKS Łódź haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • ŁKS Łódź is in the worst form (1-0-5)

  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 21 13 2 6 43 21 11 8 1 2 30 9 10 5 1 4 13 12 22 41
2 Cracovia Kraków 21 12 3 6 30 16 11 8 1 2 19 6 10 4 2 4 11 10 14 39
3 Pogoń Szczecin 21 11 5 5 25 18 10 5 2 3 12 8 11 6 3 2 13 10 7 38
4 Slask Wrocaw 21 9 8 4 29 23 11 5 5 1 20 17 10 4 3 3 9 6 6 35
5 Lech Poznań 21 9 7 5 36 20 11 5 3 3 21 9 10 4 4 2 15 11 16 34
6 Piast Gliwice 21 10 4 7 24 21 11 7 2 2 15 9 10 3 2 5 9 12 3 34
7 Lechia Gdańsk 21 8 7 6 25 24 11 4 4 3 13 11 10 4 3 3 12 13 1 31
8 Wisła Płock 21 9 3 9 27 35 11 6 2 3 18 13 10 3 1 6 9 22 -8 30
9 Jagiellonia Białystok 21 8 5 8 31 29 10 6 1 3 18 10 11 2 4 5 13 19 2 29
10 Zagłębie Lubin 21 8 4 9 31 30 10 5 3 2 19 11 11 3 1 7 12 19 1 28
11 Rakow Czestochowa 21 9 1 11 24 32 10 6 0 4 14 12 11 3 1 7 10 20 -8 28
12 Górnik Zabrze 21 5 9 7 24 27 10 5 4 1 17 9 11 0 5 6 7 18 -3 24
13 Korona Kielce 21 6 4 11 12 24 11 4 2 5 8 8 10 2 2 6 4 16 -12 22
14 Arka Gdynia 21 5 6 10 17 29 10 2 5 3 7 10 11 3 1 7 10 19 -12 21
15 Wisa Krakow 21 6 2 13 25 35 10 5 0 5 14 8 11 1 2 8 11 27 -10 20
16 ŁKS Łódź 21 4 2 15 21 40 10 3 1 6 13 16 11 1 1 9 8 24 -19 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.