Piast Gliwice vs Widzew Łódź Prediction & Betting Tips

Two very different recent runs

Piast's last nine league games have brought four wins and four losses, with just the one draw. They've scored freely at times but conceded almost as often, and their most recent match ended in a home defeat to Pogoń Szczecin.

Piast Gliwice: 20 completed matches; Widzew Łódź: 20 completed matches.

Piast Gliwice

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

15% 3 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

26

Conceded

29

Difference

-3

Widzew Łódź

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

45% 9 / 20

Loss

15% 3 / 20

Scored

34

Conceded

23

Difference

+11

Widzew's form looks completely different. They've drawn six of their last nine league matches and won only once in that spell. It's a side finding it hard to force a win, whether at home or away.

Piast's games tend to produce goals at both ends, while Widzew's are far more likely to stay tight.

Comparative Team Statistics: Piast Gliwice vs Widzew Łódź

History leans towards the visitors

Widzew have actually had the better of this fixture recently. They beat Piast 2-1 at home back in May, and won 2-0 away at Piast the previous November, part of a run in which they've taken six wins from the last nine meetings between these two clubs.

Piast's only wins in that sample date back to 2023. Given how form has shifted for both clubs since then, that history is more context than prediction, but it does show Widzew haven't struggled against this particular opponent even in a tricky season.

Mid-table sides separated by four points

Piast sit eighth on 13 points from nine games, with four wins, one draw and four defeats. Widzew are three places lower in twelfth, on nine points from the same number of matches, having won just once.

Goal difference tells a similar story. Piast have scored 16 and conceded 15, roughly breaking even, while Widzew's 13 for and 13 against show a side that's neither creating much nor conceding much.

What kind of game this could be

Piast's home games this season have rarely been dull, with defeats, wins and a draw all featuring goals at both ends. That pattern suggests they won't sit back regardless of the scoreline.

Widzew, on the other hand, have made a habit of drawing games away from home too, not just at their own ground. If that pattern holds, a low-scoring, tightly contested match wouldn't be a surprise, even against Piast's more expansive home record.

The clash between Piast's open home games and Widzew's tendency to grind out draws is the key tension here.

Key player statistics: Piast Gliwice vs Widzew Łódź

Piast Gliwice:

Best scorers:

Leandro Sanca - 4

Hugo Vallejo - 3

Best assist providers:

E. Twumasi - 2

Penalty cards:

Q. Boisgard x 3

Widzew Łódź:

Best assist providers:

Mario García - 2

Penalty cards:

M. Krajewski x 3