Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Ruch Chorzów & Górnik Zabrze face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Polish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Ruch Chorzów form and stats
Chorzów was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Polish Cup.2-3-0 (win-draw-lost) are the 1. Liga numbers at home for Ruch Chorzów so far this season.
A nice win for Ruch Chorzów last time playing, versus Nieciecza. That was also a home game and the match ended 2-1 with Swędrowski and Sikora scoring for the victors.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting KS odz (0-2).There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Ruch Chorzów as they are travelling to their away game against Podbeskidzie in the 1. Liga. That match is three days after this one.
The Chorzów fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 6 in 5 matches. Ruch Chorzów have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Górnik Zabrze form and stats
Górnik was sent out of Polish Cup in the quarter-finals last season.Four points from two away games for Górnik Zabrze, meaning one draw and one victory in the Ekstraklasa so far.
Górnik Zabrze played 1-1 against Jagiellonia Białystok in their previous match. Broll had red hot gloves after the game against Jagiellonia Białystok, shaping the outcome of the game with six saves made. Janža got a match rating of 8.13 in that game, top player of the team. Janža scored one goal and hit four key passes.
Before that, Górnik travelled to Legia Warszawa and returned home with a draw after the Ekstraklasa game finished 2-2.The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The Ekstraklasa trip to Wisla Plock.
It's early days yet, but Górnik Zabrze has scored 5 and conceded 2 goals from their travels in the league so far (2 games).
Head 2 Head
Data for the preceeding ten meetings involving these two squads are: three wins for Ruch Chorzów, four draws and three wins for Górnik Zabrze. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.
Top Goalscorers
  K. Kasolik 2 goals | T. Swędrowski 2 goals | A. Pląskowski 2 goals |
Ruch Chorzów missing players
Górnik Zabrze missing players
| Ruch Chorzów | Górnik Zabrze | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 9 | Won | W | 3 | 8 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 4 | 10 | ||
| 32 | 21 | Scored | S | 20 | 39 | ||
| 14 | 7 | Conceded | C | 21 | 44 | ||
| 84% | 87% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 89% | 92% | ||
| 60% | 60% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 89% | 84% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 89% | 64% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 40% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 56% | 24% | ||
| 24% | 20% | BTTS | BTTS | 78% | 64% | ||
| 60% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 22% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 27% | Failed to Score | F T | 11% | 24% | ||
| 6.2 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 6.3 | ||
| 4.8 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.6 | ||
| 2.3 | 2.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.3 | 2.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 12.2 | 13.7 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.1 | 10.8 | ||
| 4.5 | 4.7 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 34% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 35% | ||
| 9.8 | 8.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13.6 | 11.4 | ||
| 3.1 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.1 | 5.1 | ||
| 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 Chorzów | 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 Niepoomice | 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 Rzeszow | 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 | Zagebie 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 Gogow | 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 | Górnik Łęczna | 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 | Raków Częstochowa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 4 | Pogoń Szczecin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Radomiak Radom | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Cracovia Kraków | 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 | Śląsk Wrocław | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -3 | 9 |
| 11 | Warta Poznań | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 9 |
| 12 | Górnik Zabrze | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 13 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 8 |
| 14 | Zagebie Lubin | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 8 |
| 15 | Lech Poznań | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 7 |
| 16 | Piast Gliwice | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 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 Gdańsk | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 3 |
