National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Nieciecza or Legia Warszawa that keep their silverware dream alive.
It's no vacation for neither Nieciecza nor Legia Warszawa as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Nieciecza form and stats
Last season, Nieciecza's Polish Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.3 victories, 0 draws and 1 defeat. That’s what Nieciecza have to build on here at Stadion Bruk-Bet in the 1. Liga.
Nieciecza faced defeat in their previous match, away at Ruch Chorzow (1-2).
Before that, Nieciecza had a 1. Liga home game versus Stal Rzeszów which ended with a victory 2-1.There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Nieciecza, as the 1. Liga home game vs Chojniczanka Chojnice is only four days away.
The Nieciecza fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 7 goals in 4 league matches. 5 goals have been conceded.
Legia Warszawa form and stats
They also participated in Polish Cup last season. This ended in the semi-finals.The story so far for the visiting team on their Ekstraklasa travels is 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat.
Two away matches in a row for Warszawa, whose manager Runjaic could celebrate last time after the win against Stal Mielec. World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager Runjaic when Carlitos scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute. Tobiasz (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.43. Tobiasz topped it up with a clean sheet.
Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Gornik Zabrze.After this away game Legia Warszawa return home for a Ekstraklasa game against Radomiak Radom. That game is only three sleeps after this.
Legia Warszawa have conceded 5 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last nine matches): Nieciecza three wins, three draws and Legia Warszawa three victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four games had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  W. Biedrzycki 3 goals | A. Radwański 2 goals |  M. Mešanović 2 goals |
Nieciecza missing players
Legia Warszawa missing players
| Nieciecza | Legia Warszawa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 11 | ||
| 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 33 | 16 | Scored | S | 13 | 40 | ||
| 31 | 15 | Conceded | C | 18 | 33 | ||
| 88% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 69% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 75% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 46% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 32% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 8% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 46% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 60% | ||
| 28% | 23% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 32% | 38% | Failed to Score | F T | 17% | 16% | ||
| 5.1 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 4.2 | ||
| 5.7 | 6.2 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.7 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.9 | 2.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 2 | 2 | ||
| 9.6 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.4 | 10.2 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 3.9 | ||
| 39% | 38% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 29% | 40% | ||
| 9.8 | 7.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.7 | 10 | ||
| 4.5 | 3.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.7 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wisa Krakow | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Ruch Chorzow | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | KS odz | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Nieciecza | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 5 | Arka Gdynia | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 14 |
| 6 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| 7 | Podbeskidzie | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 12 |
| 8 | Stal Rzeszów | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 9 | Tychy 71 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 10 | Katowice | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 11 | Zagłębie Sosnowiec | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| 12 | SKRA Czestochowa | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -2 | 11 |
| 13 | Chrobry Głogów | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | -2 | 10 |
| 14 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 9 |
| 15 | Odra Opole | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Gornik eczna | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Sandecja Nowy Sacz | 8 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -7 | 6 |
| 18 | Resovia Rzeszow | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Wisla Plock | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| 2 | Legia Warszawa | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 14 |
| 3 | Pogon Szczecin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Radomiak Radom | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Rakow Czestochowa | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Cracovia Krakow | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 7 | Widzew Lodz | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Korona Kielce | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Stal Mielec | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Slask Wrocaw | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Warta Poznan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Gornik Zabrze | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 14 | Zagłębie Lubin | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Piast Gliwice | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 16 | Lech Poznan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 4 |
| 17 | Miedz Legnica | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Lechia Gdansk | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -7 | 3 |
