In a mid week match in week 2, on Thu Oct 6th, Piast Gliwice hosts Raków Częstochowa in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Ekstraklasa teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 14 degrees, which is great football weather. Piast Gliwice is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Wisła Płock. Marko Kolar struck first for Wisła Płock in the 88th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Piast Gliwice was frustrated by Wisła Płock’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Wisła Płock ended the match with the shutout victory. Piast Gliwice is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches, while 4th placed Raków Częstochowa is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Widzew Lodz. Neither Widzew Lodz nor Raków Częstochowa could manage to put one past the goalie. They had 11 and 20 shots on net respectively, but no one could score, and the match ended in a 0 – 0 draw,. Raków Częstochowa should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 20 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Raków Częstochowa won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Raków Częstochowa is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Bartosz Nowak and Ivi López each having 2 goals in their last 5. Piast Gliwice’s most prolific scorer has been Constantin Reiner. The Austrian defender has netted two goals over the last 5 matches.