Betting preview: Wisła Kraków vs Piast Gliwice should be interesting

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sun 31.January
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana (33500 seats)

An important duel in the bottom section of the Ekstraklasa, with both Wisła Kraków and Piast Gliwice experiencing more worry than joy. This match is a classic "six-pointer" with the home team placed 12th and the visitors in 13th place.

Insights:
  • Wisła Kraków has the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Ekstraklasa
  • Piast Gliwice have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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Wisła Kraków form and stats

Wisła Kraków's results here at Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana in the Ekstraklasa have been very modest with 1 victory, 0 draws and 5 defeats. Three consecutive losses here at Stadion Miejski im. Henryka Reymana is hard to swallow for the home team. Both players, staff and the home crowd are desperate to get something from this match.

Wisła Kraków are returning here after visiting Lech Poznań in a Ekstraklasa game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Jakub Błaszczykowski scored the goal(s). Before that match, a win away at Lech Poznań.

Manager P. Hyballa felt very clever after Jakub Błaszczykowski scored the winning goal against Lech Poznań, having brought on that player as a substitute in the 54th minute.

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 Wisła Kraków have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found six matches with the results: Won two, drawn zero and lost four.

Kraków are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 7 goals in 6 games. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Wisła Kraków with 13 goals conceded in these matches.

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Piast Gliwice form and stats

2-2-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Piast Gliwice in their Ekstraklasa matches away.

The Gliwice goalkeeper Frantisek Plach is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 256 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Gliwice delivered a 0-0 draw playing at home against Rakow Czestochowa (placed 2nd) in their previous match; a Ekstraklasa game. Prior to that result Piast Gliwice won their away game at Podbeskidzie. The scoreline was 5-0.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Piast Gliwice playing away and similar expectations, we found eight relevant matches. Results were two Piast Gliwice wins, one draw and five defeats.

The travelling fans enjoy Gliwice's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. 9 goals have been conceded by Gliwice in these games.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Kraków won four, Piast Gliwice won three and three draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, six matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Piast GliwiceJ. Świerczok
J. Świerczok
6 goals
Wisła KrakówJ. Błaszczykowski
J. Błaszczykowski
3 goals
KrakówV. Moya Martínez
V. Moya Martínez
3 goals

Wisła Kraków missing players

Piast Gliwice missing players

Wisła Kraków Piast Gliwice
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
14 6 2 Played P 3 7 14
3 1 1 Won W 1 2 3
5 0 0 Drew D 1 2 5
6 5 1 Lost L 1 3 6
19 7 3 Scored S 7 11 17
19 13 3 Conceded C 3 9 18
86% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 67% 86% 86%
79% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 67% 71% 64%
64% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 67% 57% 43%
29% 33% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 43% 36%
7% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 67% 29% 21%
57% 67% 0% BTTS BTTS 33% 43% 43%
36% 17% 50% Clean Sheets C S 67% 29% 29%
21% 17% 50% Failed to Score F T 33% 43% 43%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.5 2.7 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 2 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
10.4 9.3 10.5 Shots (avg) S ( 14 11 11.1
4.4 4.7 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 3.9 3.9
31% 25% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 41% 31%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • All of Wisła Kraków's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Piast Gliwice have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Wisła Kraków has the fewest points (3) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Wisła Kraków has the most dropped points from leading position (16) in Ekstraklasa
  • Wisła Kraków have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Wisła Kraków haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.

  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 14 9 2 3 23 15 8 4 1 3 14 13 6 5 1 0 9 2 8 29
2 Rakow Czestochowa 14 8 4 2 27 15 7 5 1 1 12 6 7 3 3 1 15 9 12 28
3 Pogon Szczecin 14 8 4 2 20 8 7 4 3 0 10 3 7 4 1 2 10 5 12 28
4 Slask Wrocaw 14 7 2 5 21 15 7 5 2 0 12 5 7 2 0 5 9 10 6 23
5 Górnik Zabrze 14 7 2 5 18 14 7 3 1 3 11 10 7 4 1 2 7 4 4 23
6 Zagebie Lubin 14 6 4 4 18 15 7 4 3 0 11 6 7 2 1 4 7 9 3 22
7 Jagiellonia Biaystok 14 6 2 6 22 24 7 4 2 1 15 10 7 2 0 5 7 14 -2 20
8 Lechia Gdansk 14 6 1 7 20 19 7 3 0 4 12 10 7 3 1 3 8 9 1 19
9 Lech Poznań 14 4 5 5 23 22 7 2 3 2 11 11 7 2 2 3 12 11 1 17
10 Cracovia Krakow 14 5 6 3 18 17 8 3 3 2 10 10 6 2 3 1 8 7 1 16
11 Wisla Plock 14 4 4 6 17 20 8 2 2 4 7 8 6 2 2 2 10 12 -3 16
12 Wisła Kraków 14 3 5 6 19 19 6 1 0 5 7 13 8 2 5 1 12 6 0 14
13 Piast Gliwice 14 3 5 6 17 18 7 1 3 3 6 9 7 2 2 3 11 9 -1 14
14 Warta Poznan 14 4 1 9 13 19 6 1 1 4 3 8 8 3 0 5 10 11 -6 13
15 Stal Mielec 14 3 4 7 17 28 6 2 1 3 7 13 8 1 3 4 10 15 -11 13
16 Podbeskidzie 14 2 3 9 13 38 7 2 1 4 7 16 7 0 2 5 6 22 -25 9

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.