SZCZECIN. Pogoń Szczecin conquered Zagłębie Lubin to win 2-1. It was Pogoń Szczecin to strike first with an early goal of L. Zahovic at the 6′. Then it was a goal in the 58′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, V. Bichakhchyan gave the win to Pogoń Szczecin in the 80′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera stadium in Szczecin on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 8,103 spectators.​ The referee was Tomasz Wajda with the collaboration of Arkadiusz Wójcik and Bartlomiej Lekki. The 4th official was Karol Arys. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.3 degrees Celsius or 41.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.​

Match Statistics​

Pogoń Szczecin

2 - 1

Zagłębie Lubin

  • 53 Ball Possession 47
Shots
  • 18 Total 8
  • 8 On Target 2
  • 10 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 74 Attack 79
  • 74 Dangerous attack 64
  • 84 Ball safe 71
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Pogoń Szczecin was in possession of the ball for 53% of the time vs. Zagłębie Lubin that controlled the ball for 47% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Pogoń Szczecin was more pushing with 74 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Pogoń Szczecin won the match​.

Pogoń Szczecin shot 18 times, 8 on target, 10 off target. Regarding the opposition, Zagłębie Lubin shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Pogoń Szczecin received 1 yellow card (K. Grosicki). On the opposite side, Zagłębie Lubin received 3 yellow cards (J. Zubrowski, I. Zhigulev and L. Poreba).

Match Timeline

Luka Zahovic(goal)M. Malec
6'
58'
60'
62'
63'
66'
66'
67'
69'
K. Grosicki- Yellow
71'
Vahan Bichakhchyan- sub ->S. Kowalczyk
72'
77'
Vahan Bichakhchyan(goal)M. Legowski
80'
Rafal Kurzawa- sub ->L. Zahovic
80'
81'
84'
84'

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 match, Pogoń Szczecin will have 43 points to remain in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Zagłębie Lubin will stay with 20 points like Warta Poznań and Górnik Łęczna to sit in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Pogoń Szczecin will play away with Stal Mielec on the 18th of February with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Pogoń Szczecin (0 draws).

Zagłębie Lubin will host Wisła Płock on the 18th of February with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Wisła Płock (3 draws).

Pogoń Szczecin – Formation

Pogoń Szczecin
G
D. Stipica 1.Croatia
7.0
D
Jakub Bartkowski 2.Poland
7.5
D
Benedikt Zech 23.Austria
6.3
D
Mariusz Malec 33.Poland
6.9
66'
D
Luís Mata 97.Portugal
7.1
M
Damian Dabrowski 8.Poland
7.3
M
Jean Carlos 21.Brazil
6.3
66'
M
Maciej Zurawski 54.Poland
7.3
67'
M
Sebastian Kowalczyk 27.Poland
6.2
72'
M
K. Grosicki 11.Poland
7.4
71'
F
Luka Zahovic 10.Slovenia
7.2
80' 6'
Substitutes
G
Jakub Bursztyn 26.Poland
D
Paweł Stolarski 41.Poland
7.1
66'
M
Mariusz Fornalczyk 17.Poland
M
Rafal Kurzawa 7.Poland
6.7
80'
M
Kamil Drygas 14.Poland
M
Michał Kucharczyk 18.Poland
6.5
66'
M
Vahan Bichakhchyan 22.Armenia
7.4
72' 80'
M
Mateusz Łęgowski 99.Poland
7.0
67'
F
Piotr Parzyszek 9.Poland

Pogoń Szczecin adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Kosta Runjaic decided to play with the following team: Dante Stipica (7.0), Jakub Bartkowski (7.5), Benedikt Zech (6.3), Mariusz Malec (6.9), Luis Mata (7.1), Damian Dąbrowski (7.3), Jean Carlos (6.3), Maciej Żurawski (7.3), Sebastian Kowalczyk (6.2), Kamil Grosicki (7.4) and Luka Zahović (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: Jakub Bursztyn, Paweł Stolarski (7.1), Mariusz Fornalczyk, Rafał Kurzawa (6.7), Kamil Drygas, Michał Kucharczyk (6.5), Vahan Bichakhchyan (7.4), Mateusz Łęgowski (7.0) and Piotr Parzyszek.

Substitutions

Pogoń Szczecin made 5 changes: Jean Carlos for M. Kucharczyk (66′), M. Malec for P. Stolarski (66′), M. Zurawski for M. Legowski (67′), S. Kowalczyk for V. Bichakhchyan (72′) and L. Zahovic for R. Kurzawa (80′).

Best player: Jakub Bartkowski​

The most impressive player for Pogoń Szczecin was Jakub Bartkowski even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 33 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Zagłębie Lubin – Formation

Zagłębie Lubin
G
Dominik Hladun 30.Poland
6.8
D
B. Kłudka 27.Poland
6.4
D
Bartosz Kopacz 2.Poland
6.6
D
Aleks Lawniczak 5.Poland
6.8
D
M. Bartolewski 77.Poland
6.9
M
Aleksandar Scekic 6.Montenegro
7.4
M
Patryk Szysz 17.Poland
6.8
84' 58'
M
Lukasz Poreba 8.Poland
7.1
84' 77'
M
T. Pieńko 21.Poland
M
Erik Daniel 9.Czech Republic
7.1
81'
M
Jakub Żubrowski 14.Poland
6.8
62' 60'
F
Karol Podlinski 13.Poland
7.0
63'
Substitutes
G
K. Bieszczad 89.Poland
D
Jakub Wójcicki 23.Poland
D
Saša Balić 3.Montenegro
84'
M
Kacper Masiak 80.Poland
M
Lukasz Lakomy 99.Poland
84'
M
Ilya Zhigulev 20.Russia
6.2
62' 69'
M
Saša Živec 7.Slovenia
6.4
81'
F
Martin Doležal 15.Czech Republic
6.5
63'

Also Zagłębie Lubin adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Piotr Stokowiec played with: Dominik Hładun (6.8), Bartlomiej Kludka (6.4), Bartosz Kopacz (6.6), Aleks Ławniczak (6.8), Mateusz Bartolewski (6.9), Aleksandar Šćekić (7.4), Patryk Szysz (6.8), Łukasz Poreba (7.1), Tomasz Pienko, Jakub Żubrowski (6.8) and Erik Daniel (7.1), Karol Podlinski (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Kacper Bieszczad, Jakub Wójcicki, Saša Balić, Kacper Masiak, Łukasz Lakomy, Ilja Zhigulev (6.2), Saša Živec (6.4) and Martin Doležal (6.2).

Substitutions

Zagłębie Lubin made 5 changes: K. Podlinski for M. Dolezal (62′), J. Zubrowski for I. Zhigulev (62′), E. Daniel for S. Zivec (81′), P. Szysz for S. Balic (84′) and L. Poreba for L. Lakomy (84′).

Best player: Aleksandar Šćekić​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Zagłębie Lubin was Aleksandar Šćekić.

His rating is (7.4) with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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