National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Górnik Zabrze or Lech Poznań that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
Górnik Zabrze form and stats
Górnik was eliminated in the 8th finals last season in the Polish Cup.5 victories, 3 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Górnik Zabrze have to build on here at Arena Zabrze in the Ekstraklasa.
The home team returns to Arena Zabrze after drawing with Piast Gliwice on their last time out; the game ended 0-0. Gryszkiewicz was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.22 out of 10. The defender Gryszkiewicz won 10 of 16 duels.
Before that, Górnik Zabrze drew at home versus Rakow Czestochowa.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Górnik, as the Ekstraklasa home game vs Cracovia Krakow is only four days away.
The Górnik Zabrze fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 17 in 12 matches. Górnik have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Lech Poznań form and stats
They also participated in Polish Cup last season. This ended in the quarter-finals.5 wins, 4 draws and 3 losses. That’s the product of Lech Poznań playing as the away team in the Ekstraklasa this season.
It's the second away game in a row for Lech Poznań, but there's smiles all around after the 3-0 victory versus Pogon Szczecin last time out. Ishak, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.23. Ishak scored two goals and hit one key pass.
A 0-1 defeat away at Lechia Gdańsk before that.A new game in only four days for Lech Poznań, the Ekstraklasa home match versus Rakow Czestochowa. Busy days.
Lech Poznań are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 12 away games so far. As opposed to that, Poznań have seen the ball go into their own net 14 times on the road. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: two - three - five (Górnik Zabrze wins - draws - Lech Poznań wins). As for goals, eight matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ishak 13 goals |  J. Reis Amaral 10 goals |  J. Kamiński 8 goals |
Górnik Zabrze missing players
Lech Poznań missing players
| Górnik Zabrze | Lech Poznań | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 17 | ||
| 9 | 5 | Drew | D | 4 | 4 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Lost | L | 3 | 4 | ||
| 34 | 22 | Scored | S | 21 | 62 | ||
| 28 | 16 | Conceded | C | 10 | 19 | ||
| 88% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 85% | 92% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 62% | 76% | ||
| 52% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 64% | ||
| 24% | 36% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 44% | ||
| 8% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 36% | ||
| 68% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 44% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Clean Sheets | C S | 54% | 48% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 16% | ||
| 4.8 | 4.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.3 | ||
| 6 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.6 | 1.4 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 12.3 | 13.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.2 | 18.9 | ||
| 4.9 | 5.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.9 | 7.7 | ||
| 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 30% | ||
| 9.2 | 8.1 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 6.3 | 6.8 | ||
| 3.6 | 3.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.4 | 2.2 | ||
| 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 Poznań | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 48 | 17 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 31 | 48 |
| 2 | Pogon Szczecin | 23 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 20 | 46 |
| 3 | Rakow Czestochowa | 23 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 45 |
| 4 | Radomiak Radom | 23 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 5 | Lechia Gdańsk | 23 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 36 | 27 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 39 |
| 6 | Górnik Zabrze | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 33 |
| 7 | Cracovia Krakow | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| 8 | Stal Mielec | 23 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -3 | 31 |
| 9 | Piast Gliwice | 23 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 31 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 30 |
| 10 | Wisla Plock | 23 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 34 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -3 | 30 |
| 11 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 28 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 22 | -7 | 29 |
| 12 | Slask Wrocaw | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -4 | 26 |
| 13 | Warta Poznan | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Górnik Łęczna | 23 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | -15 | 24 |
| 15 | Zagebie Lubin | 23 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 25 | 42 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 25 | -17 | 24 |
| 16 | Legia Warszawa | 22 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 24 | 33 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -9 | 22 |
| 17 | Wisła Kraków | 23 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -13 | 22 |
| 18 | Nieciecza | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 39 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 20 | -15 | 19 |
