Lech Poznan vs Wisla Krakow Prediction

Recent form, with some caveats

Lech's form sample covers 20 matches spanning the league, Europa League and Champions League qualifiers plus a Super Cup game, showing 14 wins and just four losses across that spread. The goals have flowed too, 48 scored in total, though some of that tally comes against lower-level European opposition rather than Ekstraklasa rivals.

Lech Poznan: 20 completed matches; Wisla Krakow: 20 completed matches.

Lech Poznan

20 matches

Win

70% 14 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

52

Conceded

22

Difference

+30

Wisla Krakow

20 matches

Win

45% 9 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

30% 6 / 20

Scored

40

Conceded

29

Difference

+11

Wisla's equivalent sample mixes league, cup and friendly fixtures, and it shows a less convincing return: eight wins, six draws and six losses from 20 games. Worth treating both sets of numbers as broad form rather than a precise read on pure league strength.

Comparative Team Statistics: Lech Poznan vs Wisla Krakow

A history that's gone either way

The last eight meetings between these two stretch back to 2018, with results swinging from heavy wins to tight draws on both sides, including a 5-0 and a 2-5 among them. The most recent meeting, back in 2022, finished level at 1-1.

None of that really tells us much about either side as they stand now, given how long ago most of those games were played.

Where they sit in the table

Lech Poznan are third with 19 points from eight games, while Wisla Krakow sit just one place and two points back in fourth. Both have scored freely this season, though Wisla have conceded more at the other end.

It's a tight gap near the top of the Ekstraklasa right now, so this fixture carries some weight for both sides' positioning.

Only two points currently separate these two in the table.

Players to watch

Amir Sayyadmanesh has been Lech's main source of goals, with five in eight appearances, and Pablo Rodríguez isn't far behind with three goals and three assists in the same number of games. For Wisla, Ángel Rodado leads the way with four goals in nine matches.

Lech Poznan:

Best scorers:

A. Sayyadmanesh - 5

Pablo Rodríguez - 3

Best assist providers:

Pablo Rodríguez - 3

P. Wålemark - 3

L. Palma - 2

Wisla Krakow:

Best scorers:

Ángel Rodado - 4

Best assist providers:

M. Božić - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Maisonneuve x 3

Wisla's Maisonneuve has picked up three yellow cards in just five matches, which is worth noting for discipline, though it doesn't confirm anything about his involvement in this particular game.