ZABRZE. Górnik Zabrze overcame Raków Częstochowa to win 2-1. D. Yokota was the key player for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Górnik Zabrze to strike first with a goal of Daisuke Yokota at the 10′. Then Daisuke Yokota scored again for Górnik Zabrze in the 22′ minute scoring a double. Eventually, Ante Crnac reduced the distance for Raków Częstochowa (82′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Raków Częstochowa was much superior in terms of ball possession (70%).​

The match was played at the Arena Zabrze stadium in Zabrze on Sunday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 14,789 spectators.​ The referee was Tomasz Musial with the support of Sebastian Mucha and Marcin Cieply. The 4th official was Sebastian Krasny. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 14.31 degrees Celsius or 57.76 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Górnik Zabrze

2 - 1

Raków Częstochowa

  • ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
  • 9 Total 16
  • 4 On Target 6
  • 1 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 89 Attack 123
  • 56 Dangerous attack 93
  • 92 Ball safe 111
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 10
Fouls
  • 16 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Raków Częstochowa was in firm control of the ball 70% while Górnik Zabrze was struggling with a 30% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Raków Częstochowa was more pushing with 93 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. Nevertheless, Górnik Zabrze was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Górnik Zabrze shot 9 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Raków Częstochowa shot 16 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Górnik Zabrze received 3 yellow cards (Rafal Janicki, Michal Siplak and Dani Pacheco). Regarding the opposition, Raków Częstochowa received 3 yellow cards (Fran Tudor, Vladyslav Kocherhin and Adnan Kovačević).

Match Timeline

10'
22'
Michal Siplak- sub ->Erik Janza
34'
46'
Zoran Arsenić- sub ->Milan Rundić
46'
Dawid Drachal- sub ->Kamil Pestka
55'
Adnan Kovacevic- Yellow
59'
Vladyslav Kocherhin- Yellow
62'
Jean Carlos- sub ->Bogdan Racovițan
62'
John Yeboah- sub ->Nenad Mijailovic
Michal Siplak- Yellow
63'
69'
Ben Lederman- sub ->Adnan Kovačević
Dani Pacheco- Yellow
70'
Sebastian Musiolik- sub ->Piotr Krawczyk
73'
82'
A. Crnac(goal)John Yeboah
86'
A. Kaprálik- sub ->Kamil Lukoszek
87'
86'
Fran Tudor- Yellow
Rafal Janicki- Yellow
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Jagiellonia Białystok
60
33
Śląsk Wrocław
60
33
Legia Warszawa
56
33
Lech Poznań
53
33
Górnik Zabrze
53
33
Pogoń Szczecin
52
33
Raków Częstochowa
52
33
Zagłębie Lubin
44
32
Piast Gliwice
43
33
Widzew Lodz
43
33
Stal Mielec
43
33
Cracovia Kraków
39
33
Radomiak Radom
38
33
Warta Poznań
37
33
Puszcza Niepołomice
37
33
Korona Kielce
35
33
Ruch Chorzów
29
33
ŁKS Łódź
21
32

After this contest, Górnik Zabrze will have 13 points to remain in the 12th place. On the opposite side, Raków Częstochowa will stay with 22 points to sit in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Górnik Zabrze will play away with Pogoń Szczecin on the 25th of May with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Górnik Zabrze (12 draws).

Raków Częstochowa will host Śląsk Wrocław on the 25th of May with a 5-2 head to head stats in favor of Raków Częstochowa (2 draws).

Górnik Zabrze – Formation

Górnik Zabrze
G
Daniel Bielica 1.Poland
8.1
D
Boris Sekulic 2.Slovakia
6.4
D
K. Szcześniak 5.Poland
7.5
D
Rafal Janicki 26.Poland
7.0
88'
D
Erik Janza 64.Slovenia
7.1
34'
M
Damian Rasak 6.Poland
7.0
M
Dani Pacheco 8.Spain
7.3
70'
M
Kamil Lukoszek 17.Poland
6.6
87'
M
Daisuke Yokota 18.Japan
8.2
10', 22'
M
Szymon Czyz 55.Poland
6.7
86'
F
Piotr Krawczyk 21.Poland
6.8
73'
Substitutes
G
Michal Szromnik 32.Poland
D
Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos 13.Greece
D
Pawel Olkowski 16.Poland
D
Michal Siplak 25.Slovakia
6.6
34' 63'
D
R. Dadok 96.Poland
6.3
86'
M
Mateusz Chmarek 20.Poland
F
A. Kaprálik 7.Slovakia
6.8
87'
F
Sebastian Musiolik 9.Poland
7.0
73'
F
Lawrence Ennali 11.Germany

Górnik Zabrze started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Jan Urban decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bielica (8.1), Boris Sekulic (6.4), Kryspin Szczesniak (7.5), Rafal Janicki (7.0), Erik Janza  (7.1), Damian Rasak (7.0), Dani Pacheco (7.3), Daisuke Yokota (8.2), Szymon Czyż (6.7), Kamil Lukoszek (6.6) and Piotr Krawczyk (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Adrian Kaprálik (6.8), Sebastian Musiolik (7.0), Lawrence Ennali, Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos, Pawel Olkowski, Mateusz Chmarek, Michal Siplak (6.6), Michal Szromnik and Robert Dadok (6.3).

Górnik Zabrze could not rely on the presence of Michal Siplak (injured) and Adrian Kaprálik (injured).

Substitutions

Górnik Zabrze made 4 changes: Erik Janza  for Michal Siplak (34′), Piotr Krawczyk for Sebastian Musiolik (73′), Kamil Lukoszek for Adrian Kaprálik (87′) and Szymon Czyż for Robert Dadok (86′).

Best player: Daisuke Yokota​

The player that probably impressed the most for Górnik Zabrze was Daisuke Yokota.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 16 passes (50% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Raków Częstochowa – Formation

Raków Częstochowa
G
Vladan Kovačević 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
D
Milan Rundić 3.Serbia
6.8
46'
D
Adnan Kovacevic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.7
69' 55'
D
Bogdan Racovițan 25.France
6.7
62'
M
Fran Tudor 7.Croatia
7.0
86'
M
Bartosz Nowak 27.Poland
7.5
M
Vladyslav Kocherhin 30.Ukraine
7.0
59'
M
Kamil Pestka 33.Poland
6.8
46'
M
Giannis Papanikolaou 66.Greece
7.1
F
A. Crnac 19.Croatia
7.8
82'
F
Sonny Kittel 93.Germany
7.9
62'
Substitutes
G
Antonis Tsiftsis 12.Greece
D
Zoran Arsenić 24.Croatia
7.1
46'
M
Gustav Berggren 5.Sweden
M
Ben Lederman 8.Poland
6.7
69'
M
John Yeboah 11.Ecuador
7.3
62'
M
Jean Carlos 20.Brazil
6.8
62'
M
Dawid Drachal 21.Poland
7.0
46'
M
Marcin Cebula 77.Poland
F
Fabian Piasecki 99.Poland

Raków Częstochowa started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Dawid Szwarga played with: Vladan Kovačević (6.6), Bogdan Racovițan (6.7), Adnan Kovačević (6.7), Milan Rundić (6.8), Fran Tudor (7.0), Giannis Papanikolaou (7.1), Vladyslav Kocherhin (7.0), Kamil Pestka  (6.8), Nenad Mijailovic (7.9), Ante Crnac (7.8) and Bartosz Nowak (7.5).

These were the players on the bench: Gustav Berggren, Ben Lederman (6.7), John Yeboah (7.3), Antonis Tsiftsis, Jean Carlos (6.8), Dawid Drachal (7.0), Zoran Arsenić (7.1), Marcin Cebula and Fabian Piasecki.

Raków Częstochowa could not rely on the presence of Jean Carlos (injured).

Substitutions

Raków Częstochowa made 5 changes: Milan Rundić for Zoran Arsenić (46′), Kamil Pestka  for Dawid Drachal (46′), Bogdan Racovițan for Jean Carlos (62′), Nenad Mijailovic for John Yeboah (62′) and Adnan Kovačević for Ben Lederman (69′).

Best player: Nenad Mijailovic​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Raków Częstochowa was Nenad Mijailovic.

His rating is (7.9) with 17 passes (71% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 8 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.​