Ekstraklasa match preview: Piast Gliwice versus Górnik Zabrze

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Fri 03.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski (10037 seats)

The league table in Ekstraklasa tells a story about these teams so far, with Piast Gliwice leading Górnik Zabrze by 10 points. Match preview to follow:

Piast Gliwice are battling for top spots and have everything to play for. Górnik Zabrze are still fighting for the big positions at the top of the table.

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Piast Gliwice form and stats

29 points is a decent return from 13 Ekstraklasa games here at Stadion Miejski for Piast Gliwice. The data says 9 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses. Piast Gliwice 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 Miejski. We remember; it was Śląsk Wrocław.

Piast Gliwice are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 1-2 away versus Lechia Gdansk. In the preceding match a 2-1 victory visiting Legia Warszawa.

Piast Gliwice has scored 17 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. From these home matches, Piast Gliwice have conceded only 9 goals.

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Górnik Zabrze form and stats

Górnik Zabrze have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Ekstraklasa, after 0-5-8 (13 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Górnik Zabrze have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone 13 consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Wisła Płock game.

Górnik Zabrze go into this game after a win, the home game against Cracovia Krakow that ended 3-2. A 1-4 defeat away at Lech Poznan before that.

The visitors have scored 9 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. As for defending, Górnik Zabrze rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 24 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The two sides played each other earlier this season: Górnik Zabrze - Piast Gliwice 1-1. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: five wins for Piast Gliwice, two draws and three wins for Górnik Zabrze. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Piast GliwiceJ. Muñoz García
J. Muñoz García
12 goals
Górnik ZabrzeI. Angulo Albóniga
I. Angulo Albóniga
11 goals
Górnik ZabrzeJ. Jiménez Núñez
J. Jiménez Núñez
10 goals

Piast Gliwice missing players

Górnik Zabrze missing players

Piast Gliwice Górnik Zabrze
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
26 13 4 Played P 4 13 26
13 9 4 Won W 0 0 8
4 2 0 Drew D 1 5 9
9 2 0 Lost L 3 8 9
28 17 6 Scored S 4 9 34
25 9 1 Conceded C 12 24 36
92% 92% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 92%
65% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 77% 77%
42% 38% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 38% 46%
4% 8% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 23% 31%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 15% 15%
38% 38% 25% BTTS BTTS 100% 69% 62%
38% 54% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 8% 27%
31% 15% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 19%
 
5 5.9 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 4.5 4.6 5.1
5.4 4.7 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.5 6.5 6.1
1.5 1.5 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.5 2.2 2.2
2 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
280 152 50 Total Shots T S 42 125 280
121 70 24 Shots on Target S O 10 47 108
23% 24% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 19% 31%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Górnik Zabrze has the most points from losing position (12)
  • Górnik Zabrze have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Górnik Zabrze have yet to win a game away.

  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 26 16 3 7 54 26 14 10 1 3 37 12 12 6 2 4 17 14 28 51
2 Piast Gliwice 26 13 4 9 28 25 13 9 2 2 17 9 13 4 2 7 11 16 3 43
3 Lech Poznan 26 11 9 6 45 25 13 7 3 3 27 10 13 4 6 3 18 15 20 42
4 Cracovia Krakow 26 13 3 10 35 25 13 9 1 3 21 9 13 4 2 7 14 16 10 42
5 Śląsk Wrocław 26 11 9 6 34 29 13 7 5 1 24 19 13 4 4 5 10 10 5 42
6 Pogon Szczecin 26 11 8 7 27 23 12 5 3 4 13 10 14 6 5 3 14 13 4 41
7 Lechia Gdansk 26 10 8 8 32 33 13 5 4 4 14 13 13 5 4 4 18 20 -1 38
8 Jagiellonia Biaystok 26 10 7 9 35 35 13 7 3 3 20 11 13 3 4 6 15 24 0 37
9 Raków Częstochowa 26 11 3 12 32 37 13 7 2 4 18 14 13 4 1 8 14 23 -5 36
10 Wisła Płock 26 10 6 10 32 41 13 6 3 4 19 16 13 4 3 6 13 25 -9 36
11 Zagłębie Lubin 26 9 6 11 41 40 13 6 4 3 26 17 13 3 2 8 15 23 1 33
12 Górnik Zabrze 26 8 9 9 34 36 13 8 4 1 25 12 13 0 5 8 9 24 -2 33
13 Wisła Kraków 26 9 4 13 33 38 13 6 2 5 19 11 13 3 2 8 14 27 -5 31
14 Korona Kielce 26 7 5 14 15 30 13 5 2 6 10 10 13 2 3 8 5 20 -15 26
15 Arka Gdynia 26 6 7 13 22 37 13 3 6 4 12 15 13 3 1 9 10 22 -15 25
16 KS odz 26 5 5 16 25 44 13 4 3 6 16 18 13 1 2 10 9 26 -19 20

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.