ŁóDź. Pogoń Szczecin found a way to reverse the score against Widzew Lodz to win 2-1. It was Widzew Lodz to strike first with a goal of Fran Álvarez at the 43′. Then it was a goal in the 45′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Efthymios Koulouris gave the win to Pogoń Szczecin in the 52′ minute.
The match was played at the Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź stadium in Łódź on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. In front of 16,654 spectators. The referee was Piotr Lasyk who was helped by Krysztof Myrmus and Slawomir Kowalewski. The 4th official was Tomasz Wajda. The weather was light rain. The temperature was quite cold at 2.72 degrees Celsius or 36.9 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.
Match Statistics
- 52 Ball Possession 48
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 7 On Target 7
- 3 Off Target 5
- 1 Shots blocked 0
- 102 Attack 119
- 82 Dangerous attack 67
- 93 Ball safe 102
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 1
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 11 Total 9
- 2 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Widzew Lodz was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Pogoń Szczecin that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Widzew Lodz was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 7 were on target. Even so, Pogoń Szczecin succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Widzew Lodz shot 11 times, 7 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Pogoń Szczecin shot 11 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Widzew Lodz received 2 yellow cards (Paweł Kwiatkowski and Luís Silva ). Regarding the opposition, Pogoń Szczecin received 2 yellow cards (Alexander Gorgon and Linus Wahlqvist).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Widzew Lodz stays with 22 points like Stal Mielec to sit in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Pogoń Szczecin will has 30 points to remain in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Widzew Lodz will host Jagiellonia Białystok on the 10th of February with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Widzew Lodz (4 draws).
Pogoń Szczecin will play away against Śląsk Wrocław on the 6th of August with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Śląsk Wrocław (11 draws).
Widzew Lodz – Formation
Widzew Lodz
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Widzew Lodz started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Daniel Myśliwiec decided to play with the following team: Henrich Ravas , Pawel Zielinski , Paweł Kwiatkowski , Juan Ibiza , Luís Silva , Bartlomiej Pawlowski , Marek Hanousek , Fran Álvarez , Fábio Nunes , Imad Rondic and Antoni Klimek .
The home team had on the bench: Dawid Tkacz, Jordi Sánchez , Ernest Terpilowski , Andrejs Ciganiks , Dominik Kun , Jan Krzywanski , Filip Przybulek , Ignacy Dawid and Patryk Stepinski.
Widzew Lodz could not rely on the presence of Andrejs Ciganiks (injured) and Ignacy Dawid (injured).
Substitutions
Widzew Lodz made 5 changes: Juan Ibiza for Andrejs Ciganiks (17′), Fábio Nunes for Dominik Kun (60′), Imad Rondic for Jordi Sánchez (60′), Antoni Klimek for Ernest Terpilowski (60′) and Paweł Kwiatkowski for Ignacy Dawid (84′).
Player of the match: Fran Álvarez
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Widzew Lodz was Fran Álvarez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 54 passes (85% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8.
Pogoń Szczecin – Formation
Pogoń Szczecin
Pogoń Szczecin started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Jens Gustafsson played with: Valentin Cojocaru , Linus Wahlqvist , Benedikt Zech , Mariusz Malec , Leonardo Koutris , João Gamboa , Rafał Kurzawa , Vahan Bichakhchyan , Alexander Gorgon , Kamil Grosicki and Efthymios Koulouris .
These were the players on the bench: Léo Borges , Marcel Wedrychowski , Mariusz Fornalczyk , Wojciech Lisowski, Patryk Paryzek, Stanislaw Wawrzynowicz, Olaf Korczakowski, Adrian Przyborek and Bartosz Klebaniuk.
Substitutions
Pogoń Szczecin made 4 changes: Leonardo Koutris for Wojciech Lisowski (90′), Vahan Bichakhchyan for Marcel Wedrychowski (71′), Efthymios Koulouris for Mariusz Fornalczyk (88′) and Kamil Grosicki for Léo Borges (88′).
Player of the match: Valentin Cojocaru
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pogoń Szczecin was the goalkeeper: Valentin Cojocaru. His rating is 8.47. He performed 6 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.
- Widzew Lodz – Pogoń Szczecin – 1-2
- Radomiak Radom – Lech Poznań – 2-2
- Puszcza Niepołomice – Jagiellonia Białystok – 3-3
