WARSZAWA. Legia Warszawa manages to recover against Górnik Zabrze with a goal on the A. Paluszek 26′ and a goal on the P. Krawczyk 55′. Legia Warszawa was surely superior in terms of ball possession (62%)​

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego stadium in Warszawa on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 23,210 spectators.​ The referee was Łukasz Kuźma with the collaboration of Radoslav Siejka and Piotr Podbielski. The 4th official was Łukasz Karski. The weather was clear. The temperature was hot at 25.5 degrees Celsius or 77.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.​

Match Statistics​

Legia Warszawa

2 - 2

Górnik Zabrze

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 14 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 8 Off Target 8
  • 2 Shots blocked 3
  • 99 Attack 89
  • 53 Dangerous attack 66
  • 94 Ball safe 81
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 8 Total 19
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Legia Warszawa was in firm control of the ball 62% while Górnik Zabrze was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Górnik Zabrze was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Górnik Zabrze to win the encounter​.

Legia Warszawa shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Górnik Zabrze shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Legia Warszawa received 3 yellow cards (I. Kharatin, F. Mladenovic and A. Jedrzejczyk). On the other side, Górnik Zabrze received 4 yellow cards (A. Paluszek, R. Jensen, J. Szymanski and D. Bielica).

Also, Górnik Zabrze didn’t end the match with 11 players after R. Jensen (Górnik Zabrze) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (88′).

Match Timeline

26'
26'
29'
43'
45'
45'
Rafal Augustyniak- sub ->M. Johansson
46'
46'
55'
Piotr Krawczyk(goal)
61'
70'
70'
Róbert Pich- sub ->B. Kapustka
73'
81'
Josué (penalty)
84'
85'
Maciej Rosolek- sub ->P. Wszolek
86'
Maciej Rosolek- sub ->Pawel Wszolek
86'
Mehmet Bölükbaşı- Yellow
87'
90'
90'
90'
Daniel Bielica- Yellow

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Raków Częstochowa
75
34
Legia Warszawa
66
34
Lech Poznań
61
34
Pogoń Szczecin
60
34
Piast Gliwice
50
34
Górnik Zabrze
48
34
Cracovia Kraków
46
34
Warta Poznań
45
34
Zagłębie Lubin
45
34
Radomiak Radom
44
34
Stal Mielec
43
34
Jagiellonia Białystok
41
34
Korona Kielce
41
34
Widzew Lodz
41
34
Śląsk Wrocław
38
34
Wisła Płock
37
34
Lechia Gdańsk
33
34
Miedź Legnica
23
34

After playing this match, Legia Warszawa will have 7 points like Stal Mielec and Korona Kielce to remain in the 6th place. Talking about the opposition, Górnik Zabrze will have 6 points like Raków Częstochowa to remain in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Legia Warszawa will play away against Stal Mielec on the 26th of August with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Stal Mielec (1 draw).

Górnik Zabrze will host Jagiellonia Białystok on the 26th of August with a 13-11 head to head record in favor of Jagiellonia Białystok (5 draws).

Legia Warszawa – Formation

Legia Warszawa
G
K. Tobiasz 1.Poland
6.4
D
Mattias Johansson 6.Sweden
6.8
46'
D
L. Rose 29.Mauritius
7.9
90', 90'
D
Mehmet Bölükbaşı 55.Poland
7.4
87'
D
Filip Mladenovic 25.Serbia
7.0
45'
M
Igor Kharatin 14.Ukraine
6.3
46' 26'
M
P. Wszołek 13.Poland
6.3
86'
M
Josué 27.Portugal
8.1
84'
M
Bartosz Kapustka 67.Poland
6.7
73'
M
Makana Baku 28.Germany
6.2
61'
F
Ernest Muci 20.Albania
6.8
Substitutes
G
Cezary Miszta 31.Poland
D
Yuri Ribeiro 5.Portugal
M
B. Slisz 99.Poland
7.1
46'
M
Rafal Augustyniak 8.Poland
6.3
46'
M
Patryk Sokolowski 18.Poland
M
Róbert Pich 11.Slovakia
6.8
73'
F
Maciej Rosolek 39.Poland
6.5
86'
F
Igor Strzalek 86.Poland
F
Carlitos 19.Spain
6.8
61'

Legia Warszawa started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Kosta Runjaic decided to play with the following team: Kacper Tobiasz (6.4), Mattias Johansson (6.8), Lindsay Rose (7.9), Artur Jędrzejczyk (7.4), Filip Mladenović (7.0), Igor Kharatin (6.3), Paweł Wszołek (6.3), Josué (8.1), Bartosz Kapustka (6.7), Makana Baku (6.2) and Ernest Muçi (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Cezary Miszta, Yuri Ribeiro, Maciej Rosołek (6.5), Bartosz Slisz (7.1), Rafał Augustyniak (6.3), Patryk Sokołowski, Igor Strzalek, Róbert Pich (6.8) and Carlitos (6.8).

Substitutions

Legia Warszawa made 5 changes: M. Johansson for R. Augustyniak (46′), I. Kharatin for B. Slisz (46′), M. Baku for Carlitos (61′), B. Kapustka for R. Pich (73′) and P. Wszolek for M. Rosolek (86′).

Best player: Josué​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Legia Warszawa was Josué.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 39 passes (71% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 8 crosses.

Górnik Zabrze – Formation

Górnik Zabrze
G
Daniel Bielica 1.Poland
6.7
90'
D
Aleksander Paluszek 4.Poland
7.2
70' 45'
D
Rafal Janicki 26.Poland
6.5
D
Richard Jensen 3.Finland
6.4
81'
M
Pawel Olkowski 16.Poland
6.4
70'
M
Erik Janza 64.Slovenia
7.8
M
Jonatan Kotzke 25.Germany
6.6
29'
M
Jean Jules Mvondo 23.Cameroon
7.0
F
Piotr Krawczyk 21.Poland
7.4
55'
F
R. Dadok 96.Poland
6.4
43'
F
M. Cholewiak 11.Poland
6.6
Substitutes
G
Pawel Sokol 31.Poland
D
Jakub Szymanski 77.Poland
5.9
70' 85'
M
D. Stalmach 22.Poland
M
Norbert Wojtuszek 15.Poland
6.3
70'
M
Krzysztof Kubica 6.Poland
7.2
29'
M
Robin Kamber 17.Switzerland
F
Dani Pacheco 7.Spain
F
S. Włodarczyk 20.Poland
6.4
43'
F
Lukas Podolski 10.Germany

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

Bartosch Gaul played with: Daniel Bielica (6.7), Aleksander Paluszek (7.2), Rafał Janicki (6.5), Richard Jensen (6.4), Paweł Olkowski (6.4), Jonatan Kotzke (6.6), Jean Jules Mvondo (7.0), Erik Janža (7.8), Piotr Krawczyk (7.4), Mateusz Cholewiak (6.6) and Robert Dadok (6.4).

They had on the bench: Pawel Sokol, Jakub Szymanski (5.9), Dariusz Stalmach, Norbert Wojtuszek (6.3), Krzysztof Kubica (7.2), Robin Kamber, Dani Pacheco, Szymon Włodarczyk (6.4) and Lukas Podolski.

Górnik Zabrze could not rely on the presence of K. Kubica (injured), S. Wlodarczyk (injured) and J. Szymanski (injured).

Substitutions

Górnik Zabrze made 4 changes: J. Kotzke for K. Kubica (29′), R. Dadok for S. Wlodarczyk (43′), P. Olkowski for N. Wojtuszek (70′) and A. Paluszek for J. Szymanski (70′).

Best player: Erik Janža​

The player that probably impressed the most for Górnik Zabrze was Erik Janža.

His rating is (7.8) with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 11 crosses.

Results of the day

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