Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Stomil Olsztyn & Sandecja Nowy Sącz 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 Olsztyn nor Sandecja Nowy Sącz 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.
Stomil Olsztyn form and stats
Olsztyn participated in Polish Cup the last season, where they reached the 1st round.Stomil Olsztyn's results here at Stadion OSiR in the 1. Liga have been very modest with 2 victories, 0 draws and 4 defeats. Olsztyn has recorded two wins in a row here at Stadion OSiR, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
A nice win for Olsztyn last time playing, versus Miedz Legnica. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with J. Straus, P. Mikita and Ł. Moneta scoring for the victors.
Heartbreak before that as Olsztyn lost 0-2 at Odra Opole's place.The manager A. Stawski will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Katowice in only four days.
The Olsztyn fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 8 in 6 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 9 goals have been conceded.
Sandecja Nowy Sącz form and stats
Sandecja Nowy Sącz's mission in Polish Cup last season failed in the 1st round.Sandecja Nowy Sącz have an excellent away record in the 1. Liga so far with 5-1-2 from 8 games. It’s been three wins in a row for Sandecja on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.
The manager D. Dudek was unhappy after their last game, a 1. Liga match played at their home ground Stadion im. Ojca Władysława Augustynka. Sandecja suffered a 0-1 loss to KS odz. Late heartbreak for Sandecja in the KS odz match, as the deciding 0-1 goal came deep into overtime.
Prior to that result Sandecja won their away game at Korona Kielce in the 1. Liga. The scoreline was 1-0.The schedule is very tough for Sandecja now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A 1. Liga game at Resovia Rzeszów is waiting in only three days.
Sandecja have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 8 league away games 11 goals have been scored. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (7 so far).
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Olsztyn three wins, three draws and Sandecja Nowy Sącz four victories. As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  J. Straus 3 goals |   D. Błanik 3 goals | M. Fundambu 2 goals |
Stomil Olsztyn missing players
Sandecja Nowy Sącz missing players
| Stomil Olsztyn | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 18 | 25 | ||
| 6 | 5 | Won | W | 8 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Lost | L | 8 | 9 | ||
| 23 | 18 | Scored | S | 24 | 35 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 25 | 32 | ||
| 96% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 94% | 96% | ||
| 72% | 83% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 84% | ||
| 36% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 11% | 12% | ||
| 4% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 11% | 8% | ||
| 36% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 33% | 48% | ||
| 20% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 24% | ||
| 48% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 39% | 32% | ||
| 3.6 | 4.1 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.3 | 5.1 | ||
| 5.5 | 5.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.9 | 5.1 | ||
| 1.8 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.7 | 2.7 | ||
| 2 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8.5 | 8.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.7 | 9.1 | ||
| 3.1 | 3.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 28% | 46% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 40% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Widzew Lodz | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 23 |
| 2 | Korona Kielce | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 3 | Podbeskidzie | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 18 |
| 4 | Tychy 71 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 18 |
| 5 | KS odz | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 17 |
| 6 | Odra Opole | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 17 |
| 7 | Arka Gdynia | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 16 |
| 8 | Sandecja Nowy Sącz | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 16 |
| 9 | Miedz Legnica | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 10 | Chrobry Gogow | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 14 |
| 11 | SKRA Czestochowa | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | -5 | 11 |
| 12 | Resovia Rzeszów | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -2 | 9 |
| 13 | Polkowice | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 8 |
| 14 | Puszcza Niepołomice | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 11 | -9 | 8 |
| 15 | Stomil Olsztyn | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | -6 | 7 |
| 16 | Jastrzebie | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -8 | 7 |
| 17 | Katowice | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | -10 | 7 |
| 18 | Zagebie Sosnowiec | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 6 |