ZABRZE. Górnik Zabrze finds its way back against Pogoń Szczecin with a penalty kick on the S. Kowalczyk 4′ and a goal on the K. Grosicki 71′.

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 10,012 spectators.​ The referee was Tomasz Musial with the collaboration of Sebastian Mucha and Jakub Ślusarski. The 4th official was Jacek Lis. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was freezing at -4.8 degrees Celsius or 23.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Górnik Zabrze

2 - 2

Pogoń Szczecin

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 13 Total 4
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 9 Off Target 2
  • 6 Shots blocked 0
  • 129 Attack 79
  • 93 Dangerous attack 55
  • 102 Ball safe 92
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 15
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Górnik Zabrze was in firm control of the ball 55% while Pogoń Szczecin was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Górnik Zabrze had a more offensive attitude with 93 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Górnik Zabrze to win the match​.

Górnik Zabrze shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Pogoń Szczecin shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Górnik Zabrze received 3 yellow cards (R. Janicki, A. Gryszkiewicz and L. Podolski). Regarding the opposition, Pogoń Szczecin received 4 yellow cards (K. Kozlowski, K. Triantafyllopoulos, D. Dabrowski and L. Zahovic).

Match Timeline

4'
Rafal Janicki- Yellow
28'
32'
39'
Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos- Yellow
41'
43'
52'
Adrian Dziedzic- sub ->D. Stalmach
59'
59'
66'
71'
K. Grosicki(goal)L. Zahovic
76'
Piotr Krawczyk- sub ->B. Nowak
76'
77'
77'
77'
Lukas Podolski- Yellow
81'
83'
Luka Zahovic- Yellow
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Lech Poznań
74
34
Raków Częstochowa
69
34
Pogoń Szczecin
65
34
Lechia Gdańsk
57
34
Piast Gliwice
54
34
Radomiak Radom
48
34
Wisła Płock
48
34
Górnik Zabrze
47
34
Cracovia Kraków
46
34
Legia Warszawa
43
34
Warta Poznań
42
34
Jagiellonia Białystok
40
34
Zagłębie Lubin
38
34
Stal Mielec
37
34
Śląsk Wrocław
35
34
Nieciecza
32
34
Wisła Kraków
31
34
Górnik Łęczna
28
34

After playing this encounter, Górnik Zabrze will have 25 points to sit in the 8th place. On the other side, Pogoń Szczecin will have 36 points to remain in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Górnik Zabrze will play away against Lech Poznań on the 19th of December with a 20-5 head to head in favor of Lech Poznań (7 draws).

Pogoń Szczecin will host Warta Poznań on the 18th of December with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Pogoń Szczecin (3 draws).

Górnik Zabrze – Formation

Górnik Zabrze
G
G. Sandomierski 99.Poland
5.7
D
Przemysław Wiśniewski 2.Poland
6.4
D
Rafal Janicki 26.Poland
6.8
28'
D
Adrian Gryszkiewicz 27.Poland
7.5
32' 88'
M
R. Dadok 96.Poland
6.9
M
Krzysztof Kubica 6.Poland
7.1
66'
M
D. Stalmach 22.Poland
6.4
59'
M
Erik Janza 64.Slovenia
7.0
F
Lukas Podolski 10.Germany
7.4
76' 81'
F
Jesús Jiménez 9.Spain
7.2
F
Bartosz Nowak 17.Poland
6.8
76'
Substitutes
G
Daniel Bielica 1.Poland
G
Pawel Sokol 31.Poland
D
Dariusz Pawłowski 16.Poland
D
Jakub Szymanski 77.Poland
D
Jean Jules Mvondo 23.Cameroon
6.7
66'
M
Adrian Dziedzic 29.Poland
6.9
59'
M
M. Cholewiak 11.Poland
6.7
76'
F
Piotr Krawczyk 21.Poland
6.5
76'
F
Vamara Sanogo 20.France

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

The manager Jan Urban decided to play with the following team: Grzegorz Sandomierski (5.7), Przemyslaw Wiśniewski (6.4), Rafał Janicki (6.8), Adrian Gryszkiewicz (7.5), Robert Dadok (6.9), Dariusz Stalmach (6.4), Krzysztof Kubica (7.1), Erik Janža (7.0), Bartosz Nowak (6.8), Jesús Jiménez (7.2) and Lukas Podolski (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Daniel Bielica, Pawel Sokol, Dariusz Pawłowski, Jakub Szymanski, Jean Jules Mvondo (6.7), Adrian Dziedzic (6.9), Mateusz Cholewiak (6.7), Piotr Krawczyk (6.5) and Vamara Sanogo.

Substitutions

Górnik Zabrze made 6 changes: D. Stalmach for A. Dziedzic (59′), K. Kubica for J. Jules (66′), L. Podolski for M. Cholewiak (76′), B. Nowak for P. Krawczyk (76′), L. Podolski for M. Cholewiak (83′) and B. Nowak for P. Krawczyk (83′).

Best player: Adrian Gryszkiewicz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Górnik Zabrze was Adrian Gryszkiewicz.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 55 passes (72% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9.

Pogoń Szczecin – Formation

Pogoń Szczecin
G
D. Stipica 1.Croatia
6.2
D
Jakub Bartkowski 2.Poland
6.2
D
Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos 13.Greece
7.1
41'
D
Benedikt Zech 23.Austria
7.8
D
Luís Mata 97.Portugal
6.2
M
Damian Dabrowski 8.Poland
6.9
77'
M
Jean Carlos 21.Brazil
7.0
52'
M
K. Kozłowski 64.Poland
6.4
59' 39'
M
Sebastian Kowalczyk 27.Poland
7.0
4'
M
K. Grosicki 11.Poland
7.1
77' 71'
F
Luka Zahovic 10.Slovenia
7.0
77' 83'
Substitutes
G
Jakub Bursztyn 26.Poland
D
Paweł Stolarski 41.Poland
6.8
77'
D
Mariusz Malec 33.Poland
M
Maciej Zurawski 54.Poland
6.4
59'
M
Michał Kucharczyk 18.Poland
6.2
52'
M
Mateusz Łęgowski 99.Poland
M
Mariusz Fornalczyk 17.Poland
6.2
77'
F
Aron Stasiak 74.Poland
F
Piotr Parzyszek 9.Poland

Pogoń Szczecin started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Kosta Runjaic played with: Dante Stipica (6.2), Jakub Bartkowski (6.2), Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos (7.1), Benedikt Zech (7.8), Luis Mata (6.2), Damian Dąbrowski (6.9), Jean Carlos (7.0), Kacper Kozłowski (6.4), Sebastian Kowalczyk (7.0), Kamil Grosicki (7.1) and Luka Zahović (7.0).

They had on the bench: Jakub Bursztyn, Paweł Stolarski (6.8), Mariusz Malec, Maciej Żurawski (6.4), Michał Kucharczyk (6.2), Mateusz Legowski, Mariusz Fornalczyk (6.2), Aron Stasiak and Piotr Parzyszek.

Pogoń Szczecin could not rely on the presence of M. Zurawski (injured).

Substitutions

Pogoń Szczecin made 2 changes: Jean Carlos for M. Kucharczyk (52′) and K. Kozlowski for M. Zurawski (59′).

Best player: Benedikt Zech​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pogoń Szczecin was Benedikt Zech.

His rating is (7.8) with 45 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5.

Results of the day

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