Zagłębie Lubin vs Górnik Zabrze match preview: Even contest expected at Stadion Zagłębia Lubin

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Fri 22.April
Match begins: 18:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Zagłębia Lubin (16068 seats)

Ekstraklasa: Zagłębie Lubin are 6 points behind Górnik Zabrze, but are inspired to go all in. Let's go!

Insights:
  • Zagłębie Lubin have the most matches over the total-line (16) in Ekstraklasa
  • Górnik Zabrze have the most points from losing position (15) in Ekstraklasa

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Zagłębie Lubin form and stats

6-2-6 (win-draw-lost) are the Ekstraklasa numbers at home for Zagłębie Lubin so far this season.

Zagłębie Lubin faced defeat in their previous match, away at Cracovia Krakow (0-1). Chancellor, defender, was given a rating of 7.75/10 in that game, top of the team. Chancellor hit one key pass and won 6 of 8 duels.

Before that game, the 3-1 home victory against Stal Mielec.

This is expected to be a close game, with Zagłębie Lubin perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Zagłębie as a small favourite), we find eleven games. Zagłębie Lubin has won four of these, drawn two and lost five.

The Zagłębie Lubin fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 20 in 14 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 22 goals have been conceded.

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Górnik Zabrze form and stats

4-3-7 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Górnik Zabrze in their Ekstraklasa matches away. It's a growing despair in Górnik as they have recorded three consecutive losses.

The manager Urban was unhappy after their last game, played at their home ground Arena Zabrze. Górnik Zabrze suffered a 1-3 loss to Lechia Gdansk (placed 4th). Attacker Nowak got a player rating of 7.43 in the game. "Man of the match" Nowak scored one goal and hit three key passes.

Preceding that game, the 1-4 loss visiting Wisa Krakow's place.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 13 similar matches played by Górnik in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Górnik Zabrze, six draws and five defeats.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Górnik Zabrze have scored 18 goals in 14 league games away. Górnik have conceded 24 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Zagłębie Lubin and Górnik Zabrze have played each other earlier this season: Górnik Zabrze - Zagłębie Lubin 0-0. Stats for the prior ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Zagłębie Lubin, three draws and four wins for Górnik Zabrze. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: nine games.

Top Goalscorers

Zagłębie LubinP. Szysz
P. Szysz
9 goals
Górnik ZabrzeB. Nowak
B. Nowak
7 goals
Górnik ZabrzeL. Podolski
L. Podolski
7 goals

Zagłębie Lubin missing players

Górnik Zabrze missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Zagłębie Lubin Górnik Zabrze
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 14 5 Played P 4 14 29
9 6 1 Won W 2 4 10
4 2 1 Drew D 0 3 7
16 6 3 Lost L 2 7 12
31 20 5 Scored S 6 18 40
50 22 10 Conceded C 9 24 43
90% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 93%
79% 86% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 76%
62% 64% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 71% 62%
38% 50% 60% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 36% 38%
7% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 14% 14%
48% 64% 60% BTTS BTTS 100% 79% 69%
24% 14% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 17%
38% 29% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 21% 21%
 
5.2 5.4 6.2 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 5.9 5.4
5.9 4.8 4 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 6.1 5.7
2.4 2.3 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2.1 2
4 1 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
11.8 13.3 12.4 Shots (avg) S ( 15.8 11.1 11.8
4 4.4 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 6 4.1 4.7
27% 32% 28% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 32% 30%
 
13.2 11.8 10 Shots against (avg) S A 10 9.9 9.1
5.4 4.6 4.4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 4.4 4
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Górnik Zabrze have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Górnik Zabrze have the most points from losing position (15) in Ekstraklasa
  • Zagłębie Lubin have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Zagłębie Lubin have the most matches over the total-line (16) 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 Lech Poznan 29 17 8 4 55 20 14 10 3 1 32 5 15 7 5 3 23 15 35 59
2 Pogon Szczecin 29 17 8 4 56 25 14 10 2 2 35 14 15 7 6 2 21 11 31 59
3 Rakow Czestochowa 29 17 8 4 52 26 14 8 5 1 29 11 15 9 3 3 23 15 26 59
4 Lechia Gdansk 29 14 7 8 45 32 14 10 3 1 25 9 15 4 4 7 20 23 13 49
5 Piast Gliwice 29 12 8 9 37 31 14 6 3 5 19 18 15 6 5 4 18 13 6 44
6 Radomiak Radom 29 10 13 6 36 30 14 6 7 1 21 13 15 4 6 5 15 17 6 43
7 Wisla Plock 29 13 3 13 41 41 15 10 2 3 24 11 14 3 1 10 17 30 0 42
8 Cracovia Krakow 29 10 8 11 35 38 15 6 4 5 21 19 14 4 4 6 14 19 -3 38
9 Górnik Zabrze 29 10 7 12 40 43 15 6 4 5 22 19 14 4 3 7 18 24 -3 37
10 Warta Poznan 29 9 9 11 28 31 15 4 6 5 13 17 14 5 3 6 15 14 -3 36
11 Legia Warszawa 29 11 3 15 34 38 15 8 0 7 21 18 14 3 3 8 13 20 -4 36
12 Jagiellonia Biaystok 29 8 10 11 34 45 15 5 6 4 20 17 14 3 4 7 14 28 -11 34
13 Stal Mielec 29 8 9 12 33 41 15 6 3 6 18 19 14 2 6 6 15 22 -8 33
14 Slask Wrocaw 29 7 11 11 36 41 14 3 7 4 14 16 15 4 4 7 22 25 -5 32
15 Zagłębie Lubin 29 9 4 16 31 50 14 6 2 6 20 22 15 3 2 10 11 28 -19 31
16 Wisa Krakow 29 7 8 14 32 45 14 5 4 5 18 16 15 2 4 9 14 29 -13 29
17 Gornik eczna 29 6 9 14 25 49 15 4 5 6 14 25 14 2 4 8 11 24 -24 27
18 Nieciecza 29 5 9 15 28 52 15 4 5 6 18 25 14 1 4 9 10 27 -24 24

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 Lech Poznan 29 17 8 4 55 20 14 10 3 1 32 5 15 7 5 3 23 15 35 59
2 Pogon Szczecin 29 17 8 4 56 25 14 10 2 2 35 14 15 7 6 2 21 11 31 59
3 Rakow Czestochowa 29 17 8 4 52 26 14 8 5 1 29 11 15 9 3 3 23 15 26 59
4 Lechia Gdansk 29 14 7 8 45 32 14 10 3 1 25 9 15 4 4 7 20 23 13 49
5 Piast Gliwice 29 12 8 9 37 31 14 6 3 5 19 18 15 6 5 4 18 13 6 44
6 Radomiak Radom 29 10 13 6 36 30 14 6 7 1 21 13 15 4 6 5 15 17 6 43
7 Wisla Plock 29 13 3 13 41 41 15 10 2 3 24 11 14 3 1 10 17 30 0 42
8 Cracovia Krakow 29 10 8 11 35 38 15 6 4 5 21 19 14 4 4 6 14 19 -3 38
9 Górnik Zabrze 29 10 7 12 40 43 15 6 4 5 22 19 14 4 3 7 18 24 -3 37
10 Warta Poznan 29 9 9 11 28 31 15 4 6 5 13 17 14 5 3 6 15 14 -3 36
11 Legia Warszawa 29 11 3 15 34 38 15 8 0 7 21 18 14 3 3 8 13 20 -4 36
12 Jagiellonia Biaystok 29 8 10 11 34 45 15 5 6 4 20 17 14 3 4 7 14 28 -11 34
13 Stal Mielec 29 8 9 12 33 41 15 6 3 6 18 19 14 2 6 6 15 22 -8 33
14 Slask Wrocaw 29 7 11 11 36 41 14 3 7 4 14 16 15 4 4 7 22 25 -5 32
15 Zagłębie Lubin 29 9 4 16 31 50 14 6 2 6 20 22 15 3 2 10 11 28 -19 31
16 Wisa Krakow 29 7 8 14 32 45 14 5 4 5 18 16 15 2 4 9 14 29 -13 29
17 Gornik eczna 29 6 9 14 25 49 15 4 5 6 14 25 14 2 4 8 11 24 -24 27
18 Nieciecza 29 5 9 15 28 52 15 4 5 6 18 25 14 1 4 9 10 27 -24 24

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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.