SZCZECIN. Lech Poznań was finally too much to handle for Pogoń Szczecin with the goal of M. Ishak was the star player of the match after he scored in the 70th and 76th minute. M. Ishak (70′), D. Kownacki (72′) and M. Ishak (76′ pen). Lech Poznań capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski im. Floriana Krygiera stadium in Szczecin on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 9,138 spectators.​ The referee was Paweł Raczkowski assisted by Radoslav Siejka and Bartosz Heinig. The 4th official was Dominik Sulikowski. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 5.9 degrees Celsius or 42.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.​

Match Statistics​

Pogoń Szczecin

0 - 3

Lech Poznań

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 4 Total 6
  • 1 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 2
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 69 Attack 97
  • 49 Dangerous attack 56
  • 77 Ball safe 79
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 18 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Lech Poznań was in firm control of the ball 56% while Pogoń Szczecin was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lech Poznań was more aggressive with 56 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Lech Poznań won the match.​

Pogoń Szczecin shot 4 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Lech Poznań shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Pogoń Szczecin received 3 yellow cards (I. Lasicki, M. Legowski and M. Fornalczyk). Regarding the opposition, Lech Poznań received 4 yellow cards (M. Ishak, J. Amaral, J. Kaminski and B. Salamon).

Match Timeline

Vahan Bichakhchyan- sub ->S. Kowalczyk
46'
46'
55'
Mikael Ishak - Yellow
56'
56'
59'
61'
B. Salamon- Yellow
65'
70'
Mikael Ishak (goal)J. Kaminski
72'
75'
76'
Mikael Ishak (penalty)
81'
81'
Rafal Kurzawa- sub ->K. Grosicki
81'
84'
84'
Adriel Ba Loua- sub ->K. Velde
84'
F. Marchwiński- sub ->J. Kaminski
88'
90'

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 this contest, Pogoń Szczecin will stay with 46 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Lech Poznań will have 48 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Pogoń Szczecin will host Radomiak Radom on the 4th of March with a 0-0 head to head statistic.

Lech Poznań will host Raków Częstochowa on the 6th of March with a 2-1 head to head stats in favor of Lech Poznań (2 draws).

Pogoń Szczecin – Formation

Pogoń Szczecin
G
D. Stipica 1.Croatia
6.1
D
Jakub Bartkowski 2.Poland
6.4
D
Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos 13.Greece
6.4
D
Igor Lasicki 55.Poland
6.6
56'
D
Luís Mata 97.Portugal
6.1
M
Damian Dabrowski 8.Poland
6.6
81'
M
Michał Kucharczyk 18.Poland
6.6
M
Mateusz Łęgowski 99.Poland
6.1
81' 75'
M
Sebastian Kowalczyk 27.Poland
6.5
46'
M
K. Grosicki 11.Poland
6.1
81'
F
Luka Zahovic 10.Slovenia
6.2
46'
Substitutes
G
Bartosz Klebaniuk 81.Poland
D
Paweł Stolarski 41.Poland
M
Kamil Drygas 14.Poland
6.7
81'
M
Vahan Bichakhchyan 22.Armenia
6.3
46'
M
Maciej Zurawski 54.Poland
M
Mariusz Fornalczyk 17.Poland
6.4
81' 90'
M
Rafal Kurzawa 7.Poland
6.2
81'
F
Jean Carlos 21.Brazil
6.8
46'
F
Piotr Parzyszek 9.Poland

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

The manager Kosta Runjaic decided to play with the following team: Dante Stipica (6.1), Jakub Bartkowski (6.4), Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos (6.4), Igor Łasicki (6.6), Luis Mata (6.1), Damian Dąbrowski (6.6), Michał Kucharczyk (6.6), Mateusz Łęgowski (6.1), Sebastian Kowalczyk (6.5), Kamil Grosicki (6.1) and Luka Zahović (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Bartosz Klebaniuk, Paweł Stolarski, Kamil Drygas (6.7), Vahan Bichakhchyan (6.3), Maciej Żurawski, Mariusz Fornalczyk (6.4), Rafał Kurzawa (6.2), Jean Carlos (6.8) and Piotr Parzyszek.

Substitutions

Pogoń Szczecin made 5 changes: S. Kowalczyk for V. Bichakhchyan (46′), L. Zahovic for Jean Carlos (46′), D. Dabrowski for K. Drygas (81′), M. Legowski for M. Fornalczyk (81′) and K. Grosicki for R. Kurzawa (81′).

Best player: Jean Carlos​

The player that probably impressed the most for Pogoń Szczecin was Jean Carlos.

His rating is (6.8) with 13 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Lech Poznań – Formation

Lech Poznań
G
Filip Bednarek 35.Poland
7.0
D
Joel Pereira 2.Portugal
7.8
D
B. Salamon 18.Poland
6.5
61'
D
Antonio Milic 16.Croatia
7.0
D
Pedro Rebocho 5.Portugal
6.9
M
Radoslaw Murawski 22.Poland
7.0
88'
M
Jesper Karlström 6.Sweden
7.3
M
Kristoffer Velde 23.Norway
6.8
84'
M
João Amaral 24.Portugal
6.6
65' 56'
M
Jakub Kamiński 7.Poland
7.1
84' 59'
F
Mikael Ishak 9.Sweden
8.2
84' 55' 70', 76'
Substitutes
G
Mickey van der Hart 1.Netherlands
D
Barry Douglas 3.Scotland
M
F. Marchwiński 11.Poland
84'
M
Nika Kvekveskiri 30.Georgia
M
Adriel Ba Loua 50.Ivory Coast
6.5
84'
M
Mateusz Skrzypczak 27.Poland
88'
M
Pedro Tiba 25.Portugal
6.4
84'
M
Dani Ramírez 10.Spain
F
Dawid Kownacki 97.Poland
7.2
65' 72'

Lech Poznań started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Maciej Skorża played with: Filip Bednarek (7.0), Joel Pereira (7.8), Bartosz Salamon (6.5), Antonio Milić (7.0), Pedro Rebocho (6.9), Radosław Murawski (7.0), Jesper Karlström (7.3), Kristoffer Velde (6.8), João Amaral (6.6), Jakub Kamiński (7.1) and Mikael Ishak (8.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mickey van der Hart, Barry Douglas, Filip Marchwiński, Nika Kvekveskiri, Adriel D’Avila Ba Loua (6.5), Mateusz Skrzypczak, Pedro Tiba (6.4), Dani Ramirez and Dawid Kownacki (7.2).

Substitutions

Lech Poznań made 5 changes: J. Amaral for D. Kownacki (65′), M. Ishak for P. Tiba (84′), K. Velde for A. Ba Loua (84′), J. Kaminski for F. Marchwinski (84′) and R. Murawski for M. Skrzypczak (88′).

Best player: Mikael Ishak​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lech Poznań was Mikael Ishak.

His rating is (8.2) with 2 goals, 17 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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