Open game expected at Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź: Widzew Lodz vs Zagłębie Lubin preview

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sun 16.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź (18008 seats)

The league table shows that 3 points split the two duelists in this Ekstraklasa fixture. Widzew Lodz carry both the points- and home stadium advantage.

Insights:
  • Widzew Lodz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Zagłębie Lubin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

This has all the signs of an intriguing game with lots of spark and energy as both contenders are well renewed since they last ran out on the pitch. Let's get started!

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Widzew Lodz form and stats

2-1-2 (win-draw-lost) are the Ekstraklasa numbers at home for Widzew Lodz so far this season.

Happy days for Widzew Lodz in their previous game, a fixture away at Piast Gliwice (placed 16th) that ended with a 2-1 victory. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of Niedźwiedź when Hansen scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 67th minute. Sánchez, a natural forward, was the top player for the side in that match, and was presented with a rating of 7.82 (out of 10). Sánchez scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.

In the match before that, Widzew hosted Raków Częstochowa and drew the game 0-0.

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 Widzew Lodz have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 4 and lost 4.

The Widzew fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 7 in 5 matches. 6 goals have been conceded.

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Zagłębie Lubin form and stats

Playing away, Zagłębie Lubin have won 3 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the Ekstraklasa this season.

There were no winners in Zagłębie Lubin's previous match, the home game that ended 1-1 vs Korona Kielce (placed 15th). Midfield player Makowski was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.61/10. Makowski hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Gornik Zabrze at their stadium, the result 3-2.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Zagłębie Lubin playing away and similar expectations, we found 14 relevant matches. Results were 6 Zagłębie wins, 1 draw and 7 defeats.

Both teams to score? This club's latest statistics suggest that, having finished 5 league games in a row with one or more goals from each side.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Zagłębie Lubin manager Stokowiec as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Motor Lublin.

The visiting Zagłębie Lubin have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 7 goals from 6 games. In the opposite end, Zagłębie Lubin have conceded 9 goals in their away games.

Head 2 Head

Head to head totals (for the previous ten meetings): Widzew won two games, four matches ended in a draw and Zagłębie Lubin have four wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six.

Top Goalscorers

Widzew LodzJ. Sánchez Ribas
J. Sánchez Ribas
4 goals
Widzew LodzB. Pawłowski
B. Pawłowski
4 goals
Widzew LodzP. Lipski
P. Lipski
2 goals

Widzew Lodz missing players

Zagłębie Lubin missing players

Widzew Lodz Zagłębie Lubin
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
12 5 1 Played P 2 6 12
6 2 1 Won W 0 3 4
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 5
4 2 0 Lost L 2 2 3
16 7 2 Scored S 0 7 12
11 6 0 Conceded C 5 9 14
83% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 92%
75% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 67% 67%
50% 60% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 50% 33%
8% 20% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 33% 17%
8% 20% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 17% 8%
42% 60% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 33% 50%
50% 40% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 25%
25% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 33% 33%
 
4.9 5.6 6 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 4.8 5.1
5.7 5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 3 4.7
1.4 1.6 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.7 1.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.3 13 8 Shots (avg) S ( 13 12.7 14.8
4.1 4.2 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4 5.5 5.1
33% 33% 40% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 21% 20%
 
13.8 11 9 Shots against (avg) S A 13 12.3 12.7
4.9 3.4 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6.5 4.8 4.2
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Widzew Lodz have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Zagłębie Lubin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zagłębie Lubin haven’t played a single 0-0 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 Raków Częstochowa 12 8 2 2 20 9 7 6 1 0 15 4 5 2 1 2 5 5 11 26
2 Legia Warszawa 12 7 3 2 15 13 6 5 1 0 11 4 6 2 2 2 4 9 2 24
3 Wisla Plock 12 6 3 3 23 13 5 4 1 0 11 3 7 2 2 3 12 10 10 21
4 Pogoń Szczecin 12 6 3 3 20 16 6 4 2 0 12 6 6 2 1 3 8 10 4 21
5 Widzew Lodz 12 6 2 4 16 11 5 2 1 2 7 6 7 4 1 2 9 5 5 20
6 Stal Mielec 12 6 1 5 18 19 6 3 1 2 9 7 6 3 0 3 9 12 -1 19
7 Lech Poznan 11 5 3 3 12 9 7 3 1 3 5 6 4 2 2 0 7 3 3 18
8 Jagiellonia Biaystok 12 4 5 3 20 14 7 4 1 2 14 7 5 0 4 1 6 7 6 17
9 Cracovia Kraków 12 5 2 5 14 10 7 3 1 3 9 5 5 2 1 2 5 5 4 17
10 Zagłębie Lubin 12 4 5 3 12 14 6 1 4 1 5 5 6 3 1 2 7 9 -2 17
11 Slask Wrocaw 12 4 4 4 13 16 7 3 2 2 10 10 5 1 2 2 3 6 -3 16
12 Warta Poznan 12 4 2 6 10 13 5 0 1 4 3 10 7 4 1 2 7 3 -3 14
13 Radomiak Radom 12 4 2 6 11 16 6 2 1 3 7 9 6 2 1 3 4 7 -5 14
14 Gornik Zabrze 11 3 4 4 17 20 6 1 2 3 8 12 5 2 2 1 9 8 -3 13
15 Korona Kielce 12 3 3 6 14 18 5 1 1 3 6 7 7 2 2 3 8 11 -4 12
16 Piast Gliwice 12 3 2 7 12 15 6 2 1 3 8 6 6 1 1 4 4 9 -3 11
17 Lechia Gdańsk 11 2 2 7 10 21 4 0 2 2 2 6 7 2 0 5 8 15 -11 8
18 Miedź Legnica 11 1 2 8 11 21 5 1 1 3 5 8 6 0 1 5 6 13 -10 5

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.