Full preview: Widzew Lodz favourite to triumph over Puszcza Niepołomice at Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sun 23.Jul
Match begins: 18:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź (18008 seats)

The brand new season is about to kick off and the fans are shivering with enthusiasm. It’s a fresh slate as Widzew Lodz greet Puszcza Niepołomice for the opening game at Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź. Keep reading!

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Widzew Lodz form and stats

The season before, Widzew Lodz's league stats were 11 wins, 8 draws and 15 losses, results that produced 13th spot in the Ekstraklasa. During these 34 matches they scored {38 goals} and gave away 47. Appearing at their own stadium in the previous season Widzew Lodz delivered 5-3-9 (win-draw-lost) with {22 goals} and 28 conceded.

The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Widzew Lodz matches with similar probabilities have ended with 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat (from 5 games).

Widzew Lodz have prepared for this season with five friendly games versus mixed opposition. Results from training matches should always be treated with caution, but the takeaways from these five matches are 3 victories, 1 draws and 1 losses. In these games, Widzew Lodz have scored {7 goals} and conceded 4 times.

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Puszcza Niepołomice form and stats

A job perfectly done for Niepołomice last season as they secured promotion from 1. Liga. With a grand total of 16 wins, 10 draws and 8 defeats the season objective was secured. Of these wins, 6 were in away matches.

Just as the home team, Puszcza Niepołomice have been through a few friendly games in the intense training period that just finished. The results from these training matches are 3 Puszcza Niepołomice wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.

Head 2 Head

Previous five meetings between these participants: Widzew Lodz won three, Puszcza Niepołomice triumphed in one and we saw one draw. zero games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Widzew Lodz missing players

Puszcza Niepołomice missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Widzew Lodz Puszcza Niepołomice
Total Home vs Statistics Stat vs Away Total
0 0 0 Played P 0 0 0
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
0 0 0 Scored S 0 0 0
0 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 0
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
0 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 0
0% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Shots against (avg) S A 0 0 0
0 0 0 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 0 0
Widzew Lodz Last season Puszcza Niepołomice
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
34 17   Played P   19 36
11 5   Won W   8 18
8 3   Drew D   5 10
15 9   Lost L   6 8
38 22   Scored S   32 56
47 28   Conceded C   28 39
91% 94%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 92%
76% 82%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   84% 69%
47% 59%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   58% 47%
21% 29%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 28%
12% 24%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   32% 22%
44% 53%   BTTS BTTS   68% 56%
35% 29%   Clean Sheets C S   11% 28%
29% 24%   Failed to Score F T   21% 25%
 
5.3 5.8   Corners for (avg) C F   4.9 4.4
5.2 4.6   Corners against (avg) C A   5.7 5.7
1.4 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   3.1 2.9
0 0   Red cards R C   2 3
 
12.8 13.5   Shots (avg) S (   9.3 8.9
4.2 4.3   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.1 3.7
27% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   42% 42%
 
13.4 11.9   Shots against (avg) S A   11.3 9.2
4.6 4.1   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   4.1 3.3

Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Raków Częstochowa 34 23 6 5 63 24 17 14 2 1 41 10 17 9 4 4 22 14 39 75
2 Legia Warszawa 34 19 9 6 57 37 17 12 5 0 38 17 17 7 4 6 19 20 20 66
3 Lech Poznan 34 17 10 7 51 29 17 9 2 6 25 15 17 8 8 1 26 14 22 61
4 Pogon Szczecin 34 17 9 8 57 46 17 10 4 3 33 23 17 7 5 5 24 23 11 60
5 Piast Gliwice 34 15 8 11 40 31 17 7 4 6 20 15 17 8 4 5 20 16 9 53
6 Górnik Zabrze 34 13 9 12 45 43 17 6 5 6 23 23 17 7 4 6 22 20 2 48
7 Cracovia Krakow 34 12 10 12 41 35 17 8 5 4 23 10 17 4 5 8 18 25 6 46
8 Warta Poznan 34 12 9 13 37 35 17 5 7 5 21 18 17 7 2 8 16 17 2 45
9 Zagłębie Lubin 34 12 9 13 35 44 17 4 5 8 13 20 17 8 4 5 22 24 -9 45
10 Radomiak Radom 34 12 8 14 34 41 17 5 4 8 17 20 17 7 4 6 17 21 -7 44
11 Stal Mielec 34 11 10 13 36 40 17 6 7 4 18 14 17 5 3 9 18 26 -4 43
12 Korona Kielce 34 11 8 15 39 48 17 8 3 6 19 19 17 3 5 9 20 29 -9 41
13 Widzew Lodz 34 11 8 15 38 47 17 5 3 9 22 28 17 6 5 6 16 19 -9 41
14 Jagiellonia Biaystok 34 9 14 11 48 49 17 8 4 5 30 22 17 1 10 6 18 27 -1 41
15 Slask Wrocaw 34 9 11 14 35 48 17 6 6 5 23 23 17 3 5 9 12 25 -13 38
16 Wisla Plock 34 10 7 17 41 50 17 8 4 5 23 16 17 2 3 12 18 34 -9 37
17 Lechia Gdansk 34 8 6 20 28 56 17 5 4 8 15 22 17 3 2 12 13 34 -28 30
18 Miedz Legnica 34 4 11 19 33 55 17 3 7 7 16 23 17 1 4 12 17 32 -22 23
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 ŁKS Łódź 34 19 9 6 58 36 17 13 3 1 32 16 17 6 6 5 26 20 22 66
2 Ruch Chorzów 34 17 11 6 48 33 17 10 5 2 28 16 17 7 6 4 20 17 15 62
3 Nieciecza 34 16 13 5 55 37 17 10 6 1 31 17 17 6 7 4 24 20 18 61
4 Wisa Krakow 34 18 6 10 61 38 17 10 4 3 34 19 17 8 2 7 27 19 23 60
5 Puszcza Niepołomice 34 16 10 8 49 36 17 10 5 2 24 11 17 6 5 6 25 25 13 58
6 Stal Rzeszow 34 14 9 11 57 44 17 11 3 3 42 21 17 3 6 8 15 23 13 51
7 Podbeskidzie 34 12 13 9 56 47 17 7 5 5 26 18 17 5 8 4 30 29 9 49
8 Arka Gdynia 34 13 9 12 56 45 17 3 7 7 26 25 17 10 2 5 30 20 11 48
9 Chrobry Gogow 34 12 10 12 44 53 17 5 7 5 20 21 17 7 3 7 24 32 -9 46
10 Katowice 34 10 14 10 41 39 17 5 6 6 20 22 17 5 8 4 21 17 2 44
11 Zagłębie Sosnowiec 34 10 12 12 33 43 17 8 4 5 20 17 17 2 8 7 13 26 -10 42
12 Gornik eczna 34 9 13 12 40 45 17 5 9 3 25 22 17 4 4 9 15 23 -5 40
13 Tychy 71 34 10 9 15 46 52 17 5 6 6 26 25 17 5 3 9 20 27 -6 39
14 Resovia Rzeszow 34 9 11 14 43 51 17 4 5 8 18 24 17 5 6 6 25 27 -8 38
15 Odra Opole 34 10 7 17 39 48 17 5 4 8 21 22 17 5 3 9 18 26 -9 37
16 SKRA Czestochowa 34 9 4 21 19 50 17 3 3 11 9 25 17 6 1 10 10 25 -31 31
17 Chojniczanka Chojnice 34 5 12 17 35 57 17 5 6 6 20 21 17 0 6 11 15 36 -22 27
18 Sandecja Nowy Sacz 34 5 12 17 28 54 17 4 4 9 17 27 17 1 8 8 11 27 -26 27

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Shanghai SIPG 17 12 4 1 32 14 8 5 2 1 15 10 9 7 2 0 17 4 18 40
2 Shanghai Shenhua 16 9 4 3 17 12 8 4 3 1 8 5 8 5 1 2 9 7 5 31
3 Chengdu Qianbao 16 8 6 2 25 16 9 5 3 1 14 9 7 3 3 1 11 7 9 30
4 Shandong Luneng 17 7 8 2 27 15 7 5 2 0 16 4 10 2 6 2 11 11 12 29
5 Tianjin Teda 17 6 10 1 22 16 8 3 5 0 12 9 9 3 5 1 10 7 6 28
6 Beijing Guoan 17 6 7 4 30 23 9 4 4 1 20 10 8 2 3 3 10 13 7 25
7 Changchun Yatai 17 7 4 6 30 29 8 4 2 2 16 14 9 3 2 4 14 15 1 25
8 Wuhan Three Towns 17 5 9 3 26 19 7 1 5 1 7 8 10 4 4 2 19 11 7 24
9 Hangzhou 17 6 4 7 25 24 8 4 0 4 12 10 9 2 4 3 13 14 1 22
10 Shijiazhuang Ever Bright 16 4 6 6 19 25 9 2 3 4 9 12 7 2 3 2 10 13 -6 18
11 Meizhou Hakka 16 4 4 8 23 28 8 3 1 4 12 12 8 1 3 4 11 16 -5 16
12 Henan Jianye 16 3 6 7 13 19 8 2 4 2 7 7 8 1 2 5 6 12 -6 15
13 Qingdao Jonoon 16 3 4 9 20 22 8 3 2 3 13 9 8 0 2 6 7 13 -2 13
14 Nantong Zhiyun 17 2 7 8 13 23 9 2 4 3 8 13 8 0 3 5 5 10 -10 13
15 Dalian Yifang 17 1 9 7 13 20 9 1 6 2 8 9 8 0 3 5 5 11 -7 12
16 Shenzhen 17 3 2 12 15 45 10 3 1 6 11 21 7 0 1 6 4 24 -30 11

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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.