Soccer betting preview: Pogoń Szczecin welcomes Raków Częstochowa in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sun 16.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera (18027 seats)

Welcome to the show! Today's leading characters are Pogoń Szczecin and Raków Częstochowa, 3 points are the objective and 90 minutes the length of this spectacle.

Insights:
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa is in the best form (5-1-0)

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Pogoń Szczecin form and stats

Pogoń Szczecin, who have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ekstraklasa, are steadily winning Ekstraklasa games and points here at Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera. 8 wins, 5 draws and 1 defeat is the summary from 14 games.

An away draw last time out for Szczecin, facing Zagebie Lubin in a game that ended 1-1. In the match before that, Pogoń Szczecin hosted Warta Poznan and drew the game 1-1.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Szczecin have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won one, drawn three and lost five.

Szczecin has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Defensively Szczecin have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (5 in 14 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Raków Częstochowa form and stats

Playing away, Raków Częstochowa, who have the most scored goals (24) away in Ekstraklasa, have won 7 games, drawn 5 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ekstraklasa this season. In general it has been a productive period now for Częstochowa as they haven't lost any of their last twelve games.

491 minutes! That's how long the Raków Częstochowa goalkeeper Dominik Holec and his defense have shut out their league opponents.

Raków Częstochowa won their last game, 1-0 versus Piast Gliwice played at home. Ahead of that match was the victory versus Stal Mielec at their stadium, the result 1-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Częstochowa playing away and similar expectations, we found ten relevant matches. Results were one Raków Częstochowa win, two draws and seven defeats.

Raków Częstochowa has displayed an ability to score goals in away matches in the league this season, 24 goals from 14 games. 15 goals have been conceded by Częstochowa in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Raków Częstochowa - Szczecin 0-1. H2H stats regardless of arena (last five matches): Szczecin one win, two draws and Raków Częstochowa two victories. As for goals, two matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Raków CzęstochowaI. López Álvarez
I. López Álvarez
8 goals
Raków CzęstochowaV. Gutkovskis
V. Gutkovskis
7 goals
SzczecinM. Kucharczyk
M. Kucharczyk
6 goals

Pogoń Szczecin missing players

Raków Częstochowa missing players

Pogoń Szczecin Raków Częstochowa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
29 14 3 Played P 3 14 29
15 8 1 Won W 1 7 16
7 5 2 Drew D 1 5 8
7 1 0 Lost L 1 2 5
35 16 1 Scored S 3 24 43
20 5 0 Conceded C 3 15 24
90% 86% 33% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 83%
52% 43% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 59%
31% 14% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 57% 48%
10% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 43% 28%
3% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 10%
34% 21% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 57% 45%
59% 71% 100% Clean Sheets C S 33% 29% 41%
17% 21% 67% Failed to Score F T 67% 29% 31%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.1 1.7 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.6 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 2
 
11.5 12.8 11 Shots (avg) S ( 12.3 12.9 12.1
4.3 4.4 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 4.8 4.9
28% 26% 7% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 36% 30%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Pogoń Szczecin have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the fewest conceded goals (20) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the fewest conceded goals (5) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the fewest points from losing position (3) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most clean sheets (10) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most clean sheets (17) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most matches under the total-line (20) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the the best goal difference (+11) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Raków Częstochowa have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (10) in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa have the most scored goals (24) away in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa is in the best form (5-1-0)

  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 29 18 7 4 47 24 14 8 3 3 28 19 15 10 4 1 19 5 23 61
2 Raków Częstochowa 29 16 8 5 43 24 15 9 3 3 19 9 14 7 5 2 24 15 19 56
3 Pogoń Szczecin 29 15 7 7 35 20 14 8 5 1 16 5 15 7 2 6 19 15 15 52
4 Piast Gliwice 29 11 9 9 37 29 14 6 3 5 16 12 15 5 6 4 21 17 8 42
5 Lechia Gdansk 29 12 6 11 39 35 15 6 3 6 23 18 14 6 3 5 16 17 4 42
6 Slask Wrocaw 29 11 9 9 35 31 14 7 6 1 20 12 15 4 3 8 15 19 4 42
7 Zagebie Lubin 29 11 8 10 38 36 15 7 5 3 24 19 14 4 3 7 14 17 2 41
8 Warta Poznan 29 12 4 13 32 32 15 6 2 7 14 15 14 6 2 6 18 17 0 40
9 Lech Poznan 29 9 9 11 38 37 14 4 6 4 18 16 15 5 3 7 20 21 1 36
10 Gornik Zabrze 29 10 6 13 30 32 15 6 3 6 22 20 14 4 3 7 8 12 -2 36
11 Jagiellonia Biaystok 29 9 7 13 37 47 14 5 5 4 21 18 15 4 2 9 16 29 -10 34
12 Cracovia Krakow 29 8 13 8 28 31 14 6 5 3 18 17 15 2 8 5 10 14 -3 32
13 Wisła Kraków 29 7 9 13 36 40 15 4 2 9 19 24 14 3 7 4 17 16 -4 30
14 Wisla Plock 29 7 9 13 33 44 14 3 4 7 14 19 15 4 5 6 19 25 -11 30
15 Stal Mielec 29 6 10 13 30 46 15 4 5 6 12 20 14 2 5 7 18 26 -16 28
16 Podbeskidzie 29 6 7 16 29 59 15 6 4 5 17 23 14 0 3 11 12 36 -30 25

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.