Ekstraklasa match preview: Stal Mielec versus Pogoń Szczecin

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sun 25.April
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion MOSiR (6849 seats)

Struggling Stal Mielec will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Pogoń Szczecin in the upcoming league round. It’s 15th vs 2nd and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.

Insights:
  • Stal Mielec have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Ekstraklasa

The hosts Mielec saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Ekstraklasa. That game was an away game at Jagiellonia Białystok, so at least Mielec are thankful to return home in this one. Game on!

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Stal Mielec form and stats

3 victories, 4 draws and 5 defeats. That’s what Stal Mielec, who have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Ekstraklasa, have to build on here at Stadion MOSiR in the Ekstraklasa.

Mielec shared the glory with Jagiellonia Białystok in their last match, an away game that ended all square 3-3. Ahead of that match, Mielec lost 0-2 at home to Zagłębie Lubin.

Late drama in the game against Jagiellonia Białystok as Mielec were trailing by a goal near the finishing line until Mateusz Mak popped out and made it level in the 90th minute. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? The hometeam coach L. Ojrzynski made a successful contribution in the game against Jagiellonia Białystok, bringing on Mateusz Mak who scored the equalizer in the 3-3 draw.

The goals haven't exactly been flowing for Mielec here at Stadion MOSiR in the league, with less than one goal per game on average (11 from 12 games). With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Mielec defense is not exactly impregnable. 19 goals conceded from 12 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Pogoń Szczecin form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Ekstraklasa, on their Ekstraklasa travels is 7 wins, 1 draw and 5 defeats.

Szczecin have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper Dante Stipica. It's been 331 minutes since they last conceded in Ekstraklasa.

Pogoń Szczecin had fun at their own home (Stadion MOSiR) last time out, beating Górnik Zabrze 1-0. Rafał Kurzawa scored. Preceding that game was the away victory against Podbeskidzie with the score of 2-0.

Pogoń Szczecin are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 18 away goals from 13 games (in the league). 13 goals have been conceded by Szczecin in these games.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Pogoń Szczecin - Mielec 2-0. Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Stal Mielec won one game, zero matches ended with a draw and Pogoń Szczecin has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: zero / two

Top Goalscorers

MielecM. Domański
M. Domański
6 goals
Pogoń SzczecinA. Gorgon
A. Gorgon
5 goals
Pogoń SzczecinM. Kucharczyk
M. Kucharczyk
5 goals

Stal Mielec missing players

Pogoń Szczecin missing players

Stal Mielec Pogoń Szczecin
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
25 12 2 Played P 5 13 26
4 3 1 Won W 2 7 15
9 4 1 Drew D 1 1 5
12 5 0 Lost L 2 5 6
27 11 3 Scored S 5 18 33
44 19 2 Conceded C 4 13 17
88% 83% 50% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 92% 88%
76% 67% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 60% 62% 50%
52% 42% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 40% 54% 35%
36% 33% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 15% 12%
20% 17% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 4%
60% 42% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 46% 31%
12% 17% 50% Clean Sheets C S 60% 54% 65%
40% 58% 50% Failed to Score F T 20% 8% 15%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.9 1.7 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.2 2.6 2.2
2 2 1 Red cards R C 1 2 2
 
10.6 12.3 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9.6 9.7 11.2
4.2 4.2 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 4.2 4.4
26% 22% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 33% 29%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Pogoń Szczecin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the fewest conceded goals (17) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (5) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the fewest points from losing position (2) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin have the most clean sheets (17) in Ekstraklasa
  • Pogoń Szczecin is in the best form (5-0-1)
  • Stal Mielec have the the worst goal difference (-8) at home in Ekstraklasa

  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 17 5 4 46 24 13 8 2 3 28 19 13 9 3 1 18 5 22 56
2 Pogoń Szczecin 26 15 5 6 33 17 13 8 4 1 15 4 13 7 1 5 18 13 16 50
3 Raków Częstochowa 25 13 7 5 39 24 13 7 3 3 16 9 12 6 4 2 23 15 15 46
4 Piast Gliwice 26 10 8 8 33 26 13 5 3 5 14 12 13 5 5 3 19 14 7 38
5 Śląsk Wrocław 26 10 8 8 32 27 13 7 5 1 20 12 13 3 3 7 12 15 5 38
6 Lechia Gdańsk 26 11 5 10 35 32 13 6 2 5 22 16 13 5 3 5 13 16 3 38
7 Zagłębie Lubin 26 11 5 10 35 33 13 7 3 3 21 16 13 4 2 7 14 17 2 38
8 Warta Poznań 26 11 3 12 27 28 13 5 2 6 10 12 13 6 1 6 17 16 -1 36
9 Lech Poznań 26 8 9 9 35 33 13 4 6 3 17 14 13 4 3 6 18 19 2 33
10 Górnik Zabrze 26 9 6 11 27 28 13 5 3 5 19 17 13 4 3 6 8 11 -1 33
11 Jagiellonia Białystok 26 9 6 11 36 42 13 5 4 4 21 18 13 4 2 7 15 24 -6 33
12 Wisła Kraków 26 7 7 12 35 38 13 4 1 8 18 22 13 3 6 4 17 16 -3 28
13 Cracovia Kraków 26 7 11 8 26 30 13 5 5 3 17 17 13 2 6 5 9 13 -4 27
14 Wisła Płock 26 6 8 12 29 40 13 3 4 6 13 16 13 3 4 6 16 24 -11 26
15 Stal Mielec 25 4 9 12 27 44 12 3 4 5 11 19 13 1 5 7 16 25 -17 21
16 Podbeskidzie 26 5 6 15 27 56 13 5 3 5 15 22 13 0 3 10 12 34 -29 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.