POZNAń. Warta Poznań prevailed over Górnik Zabrze to win 2-1. It was Warta Poznań to strike first with a goal of L. Tralka at the 15′. Then it was a goal in the 31′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, F. Castaneda gave the win to Warta Poznań in the 63′ minute with a goal. Górnik Zabrze lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion przy Drodze Dębińskiej stadium in Poznań on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,151 spectators.​ The referee was Krzysztof Jakubik who had the assistance of Arkadiusz Wójcik and Michal Obukowicz. The 4th official was Karol Arys. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 9.1 degrees Celsius or 48.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 23%.​

Match Statistics​

Warta Poznań

2 - 1

Górnik Zabrze

  • ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
  • 15 Total 4
  • 10 On Target 2
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 2
  • 94 Attack 102
  • 56 Dangerous attack 48
  • 89 Ball safe 98
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 13
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Górnik Zabrze had a superior ball possession 60% while Warta Poznań was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Warta Poznań had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Warta Poznań won the match​.

Warta Poznań shot 15 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Górnik Zabrze shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Warta Poznań didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Górnik Zabrze received 3 yellow cards (A. Manneh, P. Wisniewski and D. Stalmach).

Match Timeline

15'
31'
35'
46'
63'
67'
67'
Michal Kopczynski- sub ->N. Maenpaa
72'
72'
80'
80'
80'
84'
Konrad Matuszewski- sub ->J. Kielb
84'
85'
K. Szmyt- sub ->F. Castaneda
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 playing this match, Warta Poznań will have 27 points like Śląsk Wrocław to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Górnik Zabrze will stay with 36 points like Wisła Płock to sit in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Warta Poznań will play away with Zagłębie Lubin on the 18th of March with a 2-2 head to head record.

Górnik Zabrze will host Nieciecza on the 20th of March with a 3-2 head to head stats in favor of Nieciecza (3 draws).

Warta Poznań – Formation

Warta Poznań
G
Jedrzej Grobelny 33.Poland
6.1
D
Ł. Trałka 6.Poland
7.4
15'
D
Dawid Szymonowicz 44.Poland
7.2
84'
D
Robert Ivanov 4.Finland
6.7
M
Jan Grzesik 2.Poland
6.5
M
Mateusz Kupczak 21.Poland
6.8
M
Jakub Kielb 3.Poland
7.1
84'
M
Niilo Mäenpää 8.Finland
7.4
72'
F
Miguel Luís 16.Portugal
6.8
72'
F
Frank Castañeda 7.Colombia
7.5
90' 63'
F
Adam Zrelak 99.Slovakia
7.1
Substitutes
G
Adrian Lis 1.Poland
D
J. Courtney-Perkins 20.Australia
6.4
84'
D
Konrad Matuszewski 22.Poland
6.9
84'
M
Milosz Szczepanski 30.Poland
M
Milan Corryn 10.Belgium
M
K. Szmyt 24.Poland
90'
M
Mikolaj Rakowski 23.Poland
M
Jayson Papeau 77.France
6.8
72'
M
Michal Kopczynski 15.Poland
6.8
72'

Warta Poznań started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Dawid Szulczek decided to play with the following team: Jedrzej Grobelny (6.1), Łukasz Trałka (7.4), Dawid Szymonowicz (7.2), Robert Ivanov (6.7), Jan Grzesik (6.5), Niilo Mäenpää (7.4), Mateusz Kupczak (6.8), Jakub Kiełb (7.1), Miguel Luís (6.8), Adam Zreľák (7.1) and Frank Castañeda (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Adrian Lis, Jordan Courtney-Perkins (6.4), Konrad Matuszewski (6.9), Miłosz Szczepański, Milan Corryn, Kajetan Szmyt, Mikolaj Rakowski, Jayson Papeau (6.8) and Michał Kopczyński (6.8).

Warta Poznań could not rely on the presence of J. Courtney-Perkins (injured) and K. Szmyt (injured).

Substitutions

Warta Poznań made 5 changes: M. Luis for J. Papeau (72′), N. Maenpaa for M. Kopczynski (72′), D. Szymonowicz for J. Courtney-Perkins (84′), J. Kielb for K. Matuszewski (84′) and F. Castaneda for K. Szmyt (90′).

Best player: Frank Castañeda​

The player that probably impressed the most for Warta Poznań was Frank Castañeda.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Górnik Zabrze – Formation

Górnik Zabrze
G
Daniel Bielica 1.Poland
7.1
D
Przemysław Wiśniewski 2.Poland
6.4
67'
D
Rafal Janicki 26.Poland
7.1
D
Jakub Szymanski 77.Poland
6.7
46'
M
R. Dadok 96.Poland
5.8
80'
M
Krzysztof Kubica 6.Poland
7.7
80' 31'
M
Alasana Manneh 8.Gambia
7.0
80' 35'
M
Erik Janza 64.Slovenia
7.4
F
Lukas Podolski 10.Germany
6.6
F
Bartosz Nowak 17.Poland
6.7
67'
F
Piotr Krawczyk 21.Poland
6.2
Substitutes
G
G. Sandomierski 99.Poland
D
Krzysztof Wingralek 25.Poland
D
Dariusz Pawłowski 16.Poland
6.5
80'
M
Norbert Wojtuszek 15.Poland
6.5
67'
M
Jean Jules Mvondo 23.Cameroon
6.3
80'
M
D. Stalmach 22.Poland
6.5
80' 85'
M
Adrian Dziedzic 29.Poland
M
M. Cholewiak 11.Poland
6.2
46'
F
Dani Pacheco 7.Spain

Górnik Zabrze started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Jan Urban played with: Daniel Bielica (7.1), Przemyslaw Wiśniewski (6.4), Rafał Janicki (7.1), Jakub Szymanski (6.7), Robert Dadok (5.8), Krzysztof Kubica (7.7), Alasana Manneh (7.0), Erik Janža (7.4), Lukas Podolski (6.6), Bartosz Nowak (6.7) and Piotr Krawczyk (6.2).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Grzegorz Sandomierski, Krzysztof Wingralek, Norbert Wojtuszek (6.5), Dariusz Pawłowski (6.5), Jean Jules Mvondo (6.3), Dani Pacheco, Dariusz Stalmach (6.5), Adrian Dziedzic and Mateusz Cholewiak (6.2).

Substitutions

Górnik Zabrze made 5 changes: J. Szymanski for M. Cholewiak (46′), B. Nowak for N. Wojtuszek (67′), A. Manneh for D. Stalmach (80′), K. Kubica for J. Jules (80′) and R. Dadok for D. Pawlowski (80′).

Best player: Krzysztof Kubica​

The most impressive player for Górnik Zabrze was Krzysztof Kubica.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 50 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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