Widzew Lodz vs Gornik Zabrze
Match details. Ekstraklasa, Regular Season - 12. Kick-off is Fri 23 Oct, 19:30 Lagos time. It is played at Stadion Widzewa Łódź, Lodz. The referee is Karol Arys.
What's at stake. Widzew Lodz are 14th on 10 points after 11 games, 2 points behind Jagiellonia, 2 points clear of Wieczysta Kraków. A win would take them above Jagiellonia. Gornik Zabrze are 1st on 26 points after 11 games, 1 point clear of Lech Poznan.
Form. Widzew Lodz have won one, drawn six and lost three of their last ten, 0.9 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D L D D D. In this competition Widzew Lodz have gone D L D D D L. Gornik Zabrze have won seven, drawn two and lost one of their last ten, 2.3 points a game. Their last five, newest first: D W D W W. In this competition Gornik Zabrze have gone D W D W W W.
The numbers. Widzew Lodz score one and concede 1.4 a game in their last five at home, with two clean sheets and two games without a goal. Widzew Lodz average 14.4 shots (4.0 on target), 7.4 corners and 2.8 cards a game, with 48% of the ball. Gornik Zabrze score 1.8 and concede 0.5 a game in their last six away, with three clean sheets. Gornik Zabrze average 15.1 shots (5.0 on target), 5.6 corners and 2.1 cards a game, with 48% of the ball.
Head to head. In the last eight meetings Widzew Lodz have won one, drawn three and lost four. Four of the eight went over 2.5 goals and both teams scored in four. In the last four, two were drawn and Gornik Zabrze won two. The last time they met, on 22 Mar 2026, it finished Widzew Lodz 0-0 Gornik Zabrze: Widzew Lodz had 5 shots to 8, 46% of the ball, two yellow cards.
The case against. Not everything agrees on goals: their goals for and against point to a tight game. Not everything agrees on goals: their records put over 2.5 goals at 50%.
The read. Gornik Zabrze to win. An open game. Gornik Zabrze are the stronger side on form and the table; both teams' records favour Gornik Zabrze; the meetings favour Gornik Zabrze.
The bets. No bet yet: nothing I'd back is priced yet. Leave: Widzew Lodz Over 0.5 goals (Gornik Zabrze's own games don't back it (3 of 6)); Under 4.5 Goals (no unders on an open read); Under 5.5 Goals (no unders on an open read). Predicted score: Widzew Lodz 1-2 Gornik Zabrze (9% chance).
Every score's chance from both teams' checked games, never cut or rescaled. The lit square is the likeliest score that fits the read (the call and an open game).