National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Sandecja Nowy Sącz or Raków Częstochowa that keep their silverware dream alive.
Sandecja Nowy Sącz form and stats
Last season, Sandecja's Polish Cup journey ended in the 16th finals.When playing at home in the 1. Liga, Sandecja Nowy Sącz have managed 8 wins, 5 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 17 games. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here.
Sandecja shared the glory with Olimpia Grudziadz in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Previous to that game, a 1. Liga home match hosting Podbeskidzie in a game that was won 1-0.
The Sandecja fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 28 goals in 17 league matches. Sandecja have conceded 21 in these home matches.
Raków Częstochowa form and stats
They also participated in Polish Cup last season. This ended in the 8th finals.Raków Częstochowa has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
Częstochowa had fun at their own home last time out, beating Wisła Płock 2-1. Sebastian Musiolik and Felicio Brown Forbes scored. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Wisła Płock in the Ekstraklasa.
The end of the last match, against Wisła Płock, was very satisfying as Felicio Brown Forbes scored the winning goal deep into overtime.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head totals (for the last two meetings): Sandecja won zero games, one match ended with a draw and Raków Częstochowa has one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / oneSandecja Nowy Sącz missing players
Raków Częstochowa missing players
| Sandecja Nowy Sącz | Raków Częstochowa | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 11 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 12 | ||
| 7 | 5 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | ||
| 9 | 3 | Lost | L | 6 | 9 | ||
| 35 | 21 | Scored | S | 15 | 42 | ||
| 30 | 15 | Conceded | C | 20 | 36 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 82% | 88% | ||
| 52% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 68% | ||
| 24% | 21% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 36% | 24% | ||
| 60% | 64% | BTTS | BTTS | 45% | 60% | ||
| 24% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 36% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 18% | 12% | ||
| 4.6 | 4.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 5.5 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.5 | 5 | ||
| 1.9 | 1.9 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.1 | 1.9 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 198 | 107 | Total Shots | T S | 126 | 310 | ||
| 79 | 45 | Shots on Target | S O | 40 | 114 | ||
| 37% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Stal Mielec | 34 | 21 | 4 | 9 | 57 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 13 | 17 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 29 | 18 | 26 | 67 |
| 2 | Podbeskidzie | 34 | 19 | 8 | 7 | 64 | 35 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 29 | 65 |
| 3 | Warta Poznań | 34 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 35 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 17 | 60 |
| 4 | Radomiak Radom | 34 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 52 | 45 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 13 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 32 | 7 | 57 |
| 5 | Miedz Legnica | 34 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 49 | 44 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 23 | 5 | 51 |
| 6 | Nieciecza | 34 | 14 | 8 | 12 | 47 | 34 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 21 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 50 |
| 7 | Chrobry Gogow | 34 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 41 | 44 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 31 | -3 | 49 |
| 8 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 34 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 36 | 37 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 23 | 13 | -1 | 48 |
| 9 | Tychy 71 | 34 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 60 | 53 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 23 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 28 | 30 | 7 | 47 |
| 10 | Stomil Olsztyn | 34 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 30 | 38 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 24 | -8 | 46 |
| 11 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 45 | 49 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 28 | -4 | 44 |
| 12 | Zagebie Sosnowiec | 34 | 12 | 8 | 14 | 49 | 55 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 24 | -6 | 44 |
| 13 | Odra Opole | 34 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 33 | 39 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 8 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 31 | -6 | 42 |
| 14 | Jastrzebie | 34 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 41 | 46 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 22 | -5 | 41 |
| 15 | Bechatow | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 36 | 45 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 27 | -9 | 40 |
| 16 | Olimpia Grudziadz | 34 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 45 | 56 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 28 | -11 | 40 |
| 17 | Chojniczanka Chojnice | 34 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 46 | 67 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 20 | 33 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 34 | -21 | 30 |
| 18 | Wigry Suwaki | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 27 | 57 | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 33 | -30 | 26 |