Lech Poznan host Sunderland in the UEFA Europa League. Both clubs arrive with contrasting rhythms right now, Lech scoring heavily in Poland while dropping points in Europe, Sunderland showing streaky form in the Premier League.
This tie sits early in the competition's league phase, with just one round played by each side so far. Kickoff is still some weeks away from where we're looking at things, so the current form snapshot is a starting point rather than a settled picture.
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Form snapshot: two different rhythms
Lech Poznan have been winning regularly in the Ekstraklasa, with 14 wins from 20 games and 48 goals scored. That domestic scoring touch hasn't carried over to Europe though, where they've shipped heavy defeats, including a 4-0 loss at home to Crystal Palace in this competition and lopsided scorelines earlier in qualifying.
Lech Poznan: 20 completed matches; Sunderland: 20 completed matches.
Lech Poznan
- Win
- 70% 14 / 20
- Draw
- 10% 2 / 20
- Loss
- 20% 4 / 20
- Scored
- 48
- Conceded
- 21
- Difference
- +27
Sunderland
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 15% 3 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 30
- Conceded
- 29
- Difference
- +1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstraklasa | Lech Poznan | Radomiak Radom | 20.09.2026 | 5-1 |
| UEFA Europa League | Crystal Palace | Lech Poznan | 17.09.2026 | 4-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Gornik Zabrze | Lech Poznan | 12.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Lech Poznan | Raków Częstochowa | 06.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Lech Poznan | Jagiellonia | 03.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Widzew Łódź | Lech Poznan | 30.08.2026 | 2-3 |
| UEFA Europa League | FC Thun | Lech Poznan | 27.08.2026 | 2-2 |
| UEFA Europa League | Lech Poznan | FC Thun | 20.08.2026 | 7-0 |
| UEFA Europa League | KI Klaksvik | Lech Poznan | 14.08.2026 | 0-5 |
| Ekstraklasa | Lech Poznan | Piast Gliwice | 09.08.2026 | 3-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Premier League | Manchester City | Sunderland | 20.09.2026 | 5-3 |
| UEFA Europa League | Sunderland | AZ Alkmaar | 16.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Sunderland | Arsenal | 12.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| League Cup | Sunderland | Hull City | 08.09.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Brentford | Sunderland | 05.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Premier League | Sunderland | Fulham | 30.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Premier League | Ipswich | Sunderland | 22.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Sunderland | Rennes | 15.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Lens | Sunderland | 08.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Premier League - Summer Series | Wrexham | Sunderland | 02.08.2026 | 0-1 |
Sunderland's record is more balanced across the board, 10 wins and 7 losses in their last 20 matches. Their form has bounced around lately too, a home Europa League win over AZ Alkmaar sitting between a 5-3 defeat at Manchester City and a home loss to Arsenal.
Lech's goals have mostly come against domestic opposition, and both sides have shown they can be exposed against sharper continental teams.
Comparative Team Statistics: Lech Poznan vs Sunderland
Early days in the league phase
This table only reflects the competition's league phase, and each side has played just one match in it. Sunderland opened with a win, sitting on three points, while Lech Poznan lost their opener heavily and currently sit near the bottom of the group standings.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Red Bull Salzburg | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 15 | Sunderland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 16 | Omonia Nicosia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1/0 | 3 |
| 34 | Plzen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/3 | 0 |
| 35 | Lech Poznan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/4 | 0 |
| 36 | NEC Nijmegen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/5 | 0 |
One result each is a small sample, so this says more about how the campaign has started than about the overall strength of either side.
A disciplinary flag for Lech Poznan
The player data flags R. Murawski of Lech Poznan, who's picked up a red card and three yellow cards across just five matches. That's a notable pattern worth keeping an eye on, though it doesn't confirm anything about his involvement or availability for this specific fixture.
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x 3There's no broader team news here, so it's not possible to say much about the wider squad situation for either side this far out.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. Gumny | Poland | 28 | Defender | 182 | 71 |
| Joel Pereira | Portugal | 30 | Defender | 178 | 73 |
| M. Ishak | Sweden | 33 | Attacker | 185 | 81 |
| L. Palma | Honduras | 26 | Midfielder | 178 | 71 |
| A. Sayyadmanesh | Iran | 25 | Forward | 182 | 76 |
| R. Murawski | Poland | 32 | Midfielder | 173 | 68 |
| M. Lis | Poland | 29 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 83 |
| F. Jagiełło | Poland | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 70 |
| M. Skrzypczak | Poland | 26 | Defender | 186 | 77 |
| L. Bengtsson | Sweden | 28 | Midfielder | 179 | 71 |
| G. Berggren | Sweden | 29 | Midfielder | 187 | 80 |
| João Moutinho | Portugal | 28 | Defender | 183 | 70 |
| D. Håkans | Finland | 25 | Midfielder | 178 | 66 |
| B. Mrozek | Poland | 26 | Goalkeeper | 192 | 82 |
| P. Wålemark | Sweden | 24 | Midfielder | 184 | 75 |
| Pablo Rodríguez | Spain | 25 | Midfielder | 178 | 70 |
| A. Kozubal | Poland | 22 | Midfielder | 177 | 68 |
| T. Yegbe | Ghana | 25 | Defender | 195 | 88 |
| G. Þórðarson | Iceland | 22 | Midfielder | 191 | n/a |
| Y. Agnero | Côte d'Ivoire | 23 | Attacker | 184 | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Meunier | Belgium | 35 | Defender | 190 | 78 |
| N. Mukiele | France | 28 | Defender | 187 | 84 |
| G. Xhaka | Switzerland | 34 | Midfielder | 186 | 80 |
| O. Alderete | Paraguay | 29 | Defender | 188 | 77 |
| S. Moore | England | 36 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 83 |
| A. Browne | Republic of Ireland | 31 | Midfielder | 179 | 74 |
| L. O'Nien | England | 31 | Defender | 174 | 74 |
| E. Le Fée | France | 26 | Midfielder | 170 | 63 |
| Reinildo | Mozambique | 32 | Defender | 183 | 73 |
| K. Danso | Austria | 28 | Defender | 190 | 85 |
| B. Brobbey | Netherlands | 24 | Attacker | 180 | 78 |
| D. Ballard | Northern Ireland | 27 | Defender | 187 | 85 |
| W. Isidor | France | 26 | Attacker | 186 | 79 |
| T. Hume | Northern Ireland | 24 | Defender | 180 | 75 |
| R. Roefs | Netherlands | 23 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 72 |
| M. Ellborg | Sweden | 23 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| R. Mundle | England | 23 | Attacker | 180 | 61 |
| N. Angulo | Ecuador | 23 | Attacker | 184 | 65 |
| H. Diarra | France | 22 | Midfielder | 179 | 74 |
| C. Talbi | Morocco | 21 | Midfielder | 175 | 65 |
There's enough here to sketch out both sides' recent form and their contrasting European results, but nothing solid enough yet to build a confident case either way. Lech's domestic scoring hasn't matched their European output, and Sunderland's form has swung between good and poor performances too.
With kickoff still some weeks off and no market to weigh up, it makes sense to hold off here and revisit closer to the game once team news and form are more current.
Who will win?
