In this week 16 match, on Saturday Nov 5th, Górnik Zabrze will travel to Szczecin to battle Pogoń Szczecin in a clash of the Ekstraklasa. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, Pogoń Szczecin recorded a 4-2 win against Miedź Legnica. Koldo Obieta struck first for Miedź Legnica in the 6th minute, but Kowalczyk got the equalizer for Pogoń Szczecin in the 11th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 67th minute on a goal by Kamil Grosicki. Pogoń Szczecin is looking for direction having 4 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, 13th placed Górnik Zabrze, recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Widzew Lodz. Szymon Włodarczyk struck first for Górnik Zabrze in the 18th minute on a feed from Dani Pacheco, then Lukas Podolski added another in the 24th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Widzew Lodz couldn’t manage to score, and Górnik Zabrze took the shutout win. Górnik Zabrze is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Pogoń Szczecin won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Szymon Włodarczyk has been on a hot streak lately. In the last 5 games, the attacker has scored 4 goals for Górnik Zabrze. Pogoń Szczecin is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Kamil Grosicki and Sebastian Kowalczyk each having 3 goals in their last 5.