ZABRZE. Górnik Zabrze beats Pogoń Szczecin 1-0 after L. Ennali scored just 1 goal (5′). Pogoń Szczecin lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (59%).
Górnik Zabrze remained in 10 after Erik Janza received a red card in the 70′. Even so, Górnik Zabrze still managed to win this encounter playing only in 10.
The match was played at the Arena Zabrze stadium in Zabrze on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 10,239 spectators. The referee was Jarosław Przybył with the support of Arkadiusz Wójcik and Piotr Podbielski. The 4th official was Mateusz Piszczelok. The weather was light snow. The temperature was quite cold at 0.18 degrees Celsius or 32.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 41 Ball Possession 59
Shots
- 10 Total 25
- 4 On Target 5
- 3 Off Target 8
- 3 Shots blocked 12
- 95 Attack 97
- 69 Dangerous attack 77
- 97 Ball safe 79
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
- 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 11
- 4 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Pogoń Szczecin had a superior ball possession 59% while Górnik Zabrze was struggling with a 41% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Pogoń Szczecin was putting more pressure with 77 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Górnik Zabrze found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Górnik Zabrze shot 10 times, 4 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Pogoń Szczecin shot 25 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
Górnik Zabrze received 4 yellow cards (Sebastian Musiolik, Boris Sekulic, Kamil Lukoszek and Kamil Lukoszek). On the opposite side, Pogoń Szczecin received 2 yellow cards (Vahan Bichakhchyan and Benedikt Zech).
(Górnik Zabrze) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (70′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Górnik Zabrze will have 22 points like Widzew Lodz to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Pogoń Szczecin will stay with 26 points to remain in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Górnik Zabrze will play away against Pogoń Szczecin on the 25th of May with a 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of Górnik Zabrze (12 draws).
Pogoń Szczecin will host Górnik Zabrze on the 25th of May with a 9-6 head to head statistic in favor of Górnik Zabrze (12 draws).
Górnik Zabrze – Formation
Górnik Zabrze
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Górnik Zabrze adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Jan Urban decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bielica , Boris Sekulic , Kryspin Szczesniak , Rafal Janicki , Erik Janza , Filipe Nascimento , Dani Pacheco , Lawrence Ennali , Adrian Kaprálik , Kamil Lukoszek and Sebastian Musiolik .
The home team had on the bench: Lukas Podolski , Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos, Pawel Olkowski, Norbert Barczak, Piotr Krawczyk, Michal Siplak , Dominik Szala, Michal Szromnik and Robert Dadok .
Górnik Zabrze could not rely on the presence of Robert Dadok (injured).
Substitutions
Górnik Zabrze made 3 changes: Lawrence Ennali for Robert Dadok (76′), Filipe Nascimento for Lukas Podolski (74′) and Adrian Kaprálik for Michal Siplak (74′).
Player of the match: Rafal Janicki
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Górnik Zabrze was Rafal Janicki even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 45 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.
Pogoń Szczecin – Formation
Pogoń Szczecin
Also Pogoń Szczecin adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jens Gustafsson played with: Valentin Cojocaru , Linus Wahlqvist , Benedikt Zech , Mariusz Malec , Leonardo Koutris , Fredrik Ulvestad , Rafał Kurzawa , Vahan Bichakhchyan , Alexander Gorgon , Kamil Grosicki and Efthymios Koulouris .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Léo Borges, Luka Zahovic , Mariusz Fornalczyk , João Gamboa , Wojciech Lisowski, Paweł Stolarski, Olaf Korczakowski, Adrian Przyborek and Bartosz Klebaniuk.
Substitutions
Pogoń Szczecin made 4 changes: Leonardo Koutris for Adrian Przyborek (79′), Alexander Gorgon for Mariusz Fornalczyk (63′), Fredrik Ulvestad for João Gamboa (73′) and Vahan Bichakhchyan for Luka Zahovic (73′).
Player of the match: Rafał Kurzawa
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Pogoń Szczecin was Rafał Kurzawa.
His rating is with 59 passes (75% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 5 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.
