Here's what we know about the Rakow Czestochowa - Gornik Zabrze match:

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Date: Sat 14.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Miejski Stadion Pitkarski Rakow w Czestochowie (8000 seats)

Rakow Czestochowa are welcoming Gornik Zabrze for another important game after their 0-0 result against 4th-placed Cracovia Krakow.

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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Raków Częstochowa form and stats

5-0-4 (win-draw-lost) are the Ekstraklasa numbers at home for Raków Częstochowa so far this season. Raków Częstochowa are on a three game winning streak in their home games.

In their previous game, the manager M. Papszun led his Raków Częstochowa to a defeat in the Ekstraklasa match away at Cracovia Kraków. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Miejski Stadion Pitkarski Rakow w Czestochowie. Before that, Raków Częstochowa played out a Polish Cup draw 0-0 when visiting Cracovia Kraków.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Raków Częstochowa have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found twelve games) they have won 6 times, drawn 4 and lost 2.

Raków Częstochowa has scored 12 league goals at home this season, in 9 matches. Raków Częstochowa's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 11 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Górnik Zabrze form and stats

Górnik Zabrze have only collected 4 points from their away games in the Ekstraklasa, after 0-4-5 (9 played). With two straight losses from their last two away games, Górnik Zabrze are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

The supporters enjoyed Górnik Zabrze's previous game versus Wisła Kraków (placed 16th), a Ekstraklasa 4-2 win played at home. It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Zagłębie Lubin wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.

A crazy, crazy match with lots of goals last time out for Górnik Zabrze, as mentioned above. 6 goals in that one, will this match be as much fun?

Górnik Zabrze are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 5 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of twelve matches.

The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Górnik Zabrze have conceded 16 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The most recent history between these sides is the Górnik Zabrze - Raków Częstochowa 1-0 played earlier this season.

Top Goalscorers

Górnik ZabrzeAngulo
Angulo
24 goals
Raków CzęstochowaT. Petrášek
T. Petrášek
8 goals

Raków Częstochowa missing players

Górnik Zabrze missing players

Raków Częstochowa Górnik Zabrze
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
18 9 3 Played P 2 9 18
7 5 2 Won W 0 0 4
1 0 0 Drew D 0 4 8
10 4 1 Lost L 2 5 6
19 12 3 Scored S 0 6 20
28 11 1 Conceded C 2 16 25
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
72% 67% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 78% 72%
61% 56% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 22% 33%
22% 22% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 22% 28%
6% 11% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 11% 11%
50% 56% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 67% 61%
22% 33% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 22%
28% 11% 33% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 22%
 
4.9 5.4 3.3 Corners For (avg) C F 6 3.9 4.8
4.1 3.4 1.3 Corners Against (avg) C A 6 7.4 6.4
2.1 2.1 2.3 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.4 2
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
204 108 33 Total Shots T S 21 73 179
87 46 9 Shots on Target S O 9 34 73
22% 26% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 18% 27%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Górnik Zabrze have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Górnik Zabrze have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Górnik Zabrze have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Górnik Zabrze have yet to win a game away.
  • Górnik Zabrze haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Raków Częstochowa haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  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 18 11 2 5 36 17 9 6 1 2 24 7 9 5 1 3 12 10 19 35
2 Pogoń Szczecin 18 10 5 3 22 14 9 5 2 2 12 7 9 5 3 1 10 7 8 35
3 Cracovia Kraków 18 10 3 5 27 15 10 7 1 2 17 6 8 3 2 3 10 9 12 33
4 Śląsk Wrocław 18 9 6 3 26 18 9 5 3 1 17 14 9 4 3 2 9 4 8 33
5 Lechia Gdańsk 18 8 6 4 23 16 10 4 4 2 13 8 8 4 2 2 10 8 7 30
6 Lech Poznań 18 8 5 5 31 18 9 4 2 3 17 8 9 4 3 2 14 10 13 29
7 Piast Gliwice 18 8 4 6 19 18 9 5 2 2 11 8 9 3 2 4 8 10 1 28
8 Wisła Płock 18 8 3 7 22 28 9 5 2 2 14 9 9 3 1 5 8 19 -6 27
9 Jagiellonia Białystok 18 7 5 6 28 23 9 5 1 3 15 10 9 2 4 3 13 13 5 26
10 Zagłębie Lubin 18 7 4 7 28 25 9 4 3 2 17 10 9 3 1 5 11 15 3 25
11 Raków Częstochowa 18 7 1 10 19 28 9 5 0 4 12 11 9 2 1 6 7 17 -9 22
12 Górnik Zabrze 18 4 8 6 20 25 9 4 4 1 14 9 9 0 4 5 6 16 -5 20
13 Arka Gdynia 18 4 5 9 14 26 8 1 5 2 5 8 10 3 0 7 9 18 -12 17
14 Korona Kielce 18 4 3 11 10 24 9 3 1 5 7 8 9 1 2 6 3 16 -14 15
15 ŁKS Łódź 18 4 2 12 17 31 9 3 1 5 11 12 9 1 1 7 6 19 -14 14
16 Wisła Kraków 18 3 2 13 17 33 8 3 0 5 10 8 10 0 2 8 7 25 -16 11

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.