Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Stal Mielec & Piast Gliwice face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Polish Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Mielec nor Piast Gliwice 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.
Stal Mielec form and stats
Stal Mielec was eliminated in the 1st round last season in the Polish Cup.The overall Ekstraklasa statistics playing at home this season for Stal Mielec are 3-1-2 (wins-draws-losses).
The home club members saw a 0-0 draw versus Piast Gliwice in the Polish Cup last time out and are hoping for a win here.
In the preceding match a 2-0 victory visiting Korona Kielce.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Stal Mielec have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 6, drawn 3 and lost 2.
Stal Mielec have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Miejski w Lubartowie with 9 goals in 6 league matches. 7 goals have been conceded.
Piast Gliwice form and stats
Gliwice's mission in Polish Cup last season failed in the 8th finals.Piast Gliwice have only collected 5 points from their away games in the Ekstraklasa, after 1-2-4 (7 played).
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Stal Mielec in their previous outing. The Polish Cup duel ended 0-0.
Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Pogon Szczecin.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 15 similar matches played by Piast Gliwice in our archives, and the results are: 6 wins for Piast Gliwice, 5 draws and 4 defeats.
The attacking power of Piast Gliwice when travelling is not overwhelming with 5 goals scored from 7 league matches away. Piast Gliwice have conceded 10 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Piast Gliwice have pulled off a streak of 5 consecutive matches without defeat (3-2-0) when facing Mielec.Top Goalscorers
  S. Hamulic 7 goals | M. Domański 4 goals |   K. Wilczek 4 goals |
Stal Mielec missing players
Piast Gliwice missing players
| Stal Mielec | Piast Gliwice | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 10 | 6 | Won | W | 5 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 10 | 3 | Lost | L | 4 | 9 | ||
| 32 | 15 | Scored | S | 12 | 30 | ||
| 36 | 10 | Conceded | C | 13 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 68% | ||
| 44% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | ||
| 32% | 8% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 8% | ||
| 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 32% | 42% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 32% | 33% | Failed to Score | F T | 42% | 28% | ||
| 4.3 | 5.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.7 | 3.6 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.9 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9.7 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.5 | 8.5 | ||
| 4.1 | 4.1 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.8 | 3.2 | ||
| 31% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 36% | ||
| 13.6 | 10.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 10.2 | 9.1 | ||
| 5.7 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 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 | Rakow Czestochowa | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 29 |
| 2 | Wisła Płock | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 24 |
| 3 | Legia Warszawa | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | Widzew Lodz | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 23 |
| 5 | Pogon Szczecin | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 22 |
| 6 | Stal Mielec | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 22 |
| 7 | Lech Poznan | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 21 |
| 8 | Cracovia Krakow | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 18 |
| 9 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 17 |
| 10 | Warta Poznan | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | -1 | 17 |
| 11 | Radomiak Radom | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -3 | 17 |
| 12 | Zagebie Lubin | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -5 | 17 |
| 13 | Slask Wrocaw | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 14 | Gornik Zabrze | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 15 | Piast Gliwice | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -3 | 12 |
| 16 | Korona Kielce | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | -6 | 12 |
| 17 | Lechia Gdansk | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 24 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -14 | 8 |
| 18 | Miedz Legnica | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | -10 | 6 |
