Lech Poznań arrive at Stadion im. Władysława Króla on Sunday for the Ekstraklasa game with hosts ŁKS Łódź.
Our ŁKS Łódź v Lech Poznań predictions, statistics and match poll can be seen below (including the best match odds).
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Form Guide
ŁKS Łódź
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ŁKS Łódź, following on from their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after a 3-2 Ekstraklasa triumph versus Radomiak Radom.
In that game, ŁKS Łódź had 58% possession and 18 attempts on goal with 6 of them on target. For ŁKS Łódź, the scorers were Kay Tejan (19', 55') and Engjell Hoti (71'). For their opponents, Radomiak Radom got 16 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. Jardel (49') and Guilherme (91') scored for Radomiak Radom.
It’s been all too rare in recent games that ŁKS Łódź have kept a clean sheet. The reality is that ŁKS Łódź have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 13 goals along the way. That trend won’t necessarily be carried forward into this game, though.
Pre-game facts show that ŁKS Łódź:
- have not won against Lech Poznań in their previous 7 league matches.
- are unbeaten in their last 3 home league matches.
Lech Poznań
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Since being beaten in their last game against Puszcza Niepołomice in Ekstraklasa competition, Lech Poznań and their travelling fans will hope for a better result here.
In that game, Lech Poznań managed 69% possession and 16 shots at goal with 2 on target. The only player to score for Lech Poznań was Mikael Ishak (87'). Puszcza Niepołomice got 12 shots at goal with 5 of them on target. Jordan Majchrzak (7') and Artur Crăciun (23') scored for Puszcza Niepołomice.
It is worth noting that Lech Poznań have made hard work of scoring goals over their last six clashes, recording the unsatisfactory return of just 4. In those fixtures, Kolejorz have also seen the collective goal tally against them equal 6.
Going into this one, Lech Poznań haven’t won away from home in the past 4 matches in the league.
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Head to head
A study of their past head to head results stretching back to 18/04/2009 tells us that these encounters have been pretty painful for ŁKS Łódź. They have not been able to register any wins whatsoever while Lech Poznań have just been stronger than them, getting wins in 83% of those matches.
A total of 20 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 3 of them for Rycerze Wiosny and 17 belonging to Kolejorz. The average goals per game has been 3.33.
The last league encounter between the two was Ekstraklasa match day 12 on 21/10/2023 when the final score was Lech Poznań 3-1 ŁKS Łódź.
On that day, Lech Poznań managed 64% possession and 16 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. Goals were scored by Mikael Ishak (18', 44') and Kristoffer Velde (81').
For their opponents, ŁKS Łódź had 7 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Stipe Jurić (64') was the scorer.
The match was refereed by Damian Kos.
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Team News: ŁKS Łódź
The ŁKS Łódź manager Marcin Matysiak will be grateful not to have any fitness concerns at all ahead of this clash with a fully healthy squad available for selection.
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Team News: Lech Poznań
With a fully injury-free squad available for selection, the Lech Poznań boss Mariusz Rumak does not have any fitness worries whatsoever before this game.
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Prediction
Our assessment here is that ŁKS Łódź could well find it tough to score goals against this Lech Poznań lineup who we reckon will end up scoring and staying ahead.
We therefore fancy a very competitive encounter with a 0-1 win for Lech Poznań at the end of this one.
Should be a close one.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Renata Leite,
04:03 20/04/2024
⚽️ Team Focus:
ŁKS Łódź
Formed: 1908
Stadium: Stadion im. Władysława Króla (18,029)
Captain: Adam Marciniak
Chairman: Jarosław Olszowy
Manager: Marcin Matysiak
Competitions: Ekstraklasa position 17
🔑 Star Player: Dani Ramírez
Normally playing in the Central Attacking Midfielder position, Dani Ramírez was born in Leganés, Spain. After having made a senior debut playing for ŁKS Łódź in the 2019 - 2020 season, the dangerous Midfielder has contributed 7 league goals in the Ekstraklasa 2023 - 2024 campaign so far in a total of 27 appearances.