Week 8 brings us a match on Sep 3rd, where Lechia Gdańsk hosts Warta Poznań in a clash of these two mismatched Ekstraklasa teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 16 degrees, which is great football weather. Lechia Gdańsk is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Miedź Legnica. Naveda Lara scored the first goal for Miedź Legnica in the 5th minute, then Luciano Narsingh added another in the 46th minute on a feed from Olaf Kobacki. Lechia Gdańsk looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 4 of their last 10, while in their last match, Warta Poznań recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Cracovia Kraków. Adam Zreľák struck first for Warta Poznań in the 87th minute, then Dawid Szymonowicz added another in the 5th minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Cracovia Kraków was frustrated by Warta Poznań’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Warta Poznań ended the match with the shutout victory. Warta Poznań is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Lechia Gdańsk won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Warta Poznań’s most prolific scorer has been Adam Zreľák. The attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Lechia Gdańsk is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Flávio Paixão and Maciej Gajos each having 2 goals in their last 5.