Zaglebie Lubin host Korona Kielce in the Polish Ekstraklasa. Both sides have had an up-and-down autumn, trading wins and defeats without ever building a long run of form.
The two clubs sit just three points apart in the table, and their recent meetings have mostly been tight, low-margin affairs. That closeness sets up an interesting one, even before we get into the detail.
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Recent Form
Zaglebie's broader sample reads 10 wins, 4 draws and 6 losses, with 29 goals scored and 24 conceded. Their last three Ekstraklasa outings have been a home win over Jagiellonia, an away loss at Cracovia and an away draw at Motor Lublin, so there's no clear pattern of momentum either way.
Zaglebie Lubin: 20 completed matches; Korona Kielce: 20 completed matches.
Zaglebie Lubin
- Win
- 50% 10 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 30% 6 / 20
- Scored
- 29
- Conceded
- 24
- Difference
- +5
Korona Kielce
- Win
- 40% 8 / 20
- Draw
- 25% 5 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 22
- Conceded
- 27
- Difference
- -5
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstraklasa | Motor Lublin | Zaglebie Lubin | 23.10.2026 | 2-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Zaglebie Lubin | Jagiellonia | 18.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Cracovia Krakow | Zaglebie Lubin | 10.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Zaglebie Lubin | Miedz Legnica | 03.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Zaglebie Lubin | Wisla Plock | 20.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Raków Częstochowa | Zaglebie Lubin | 15.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Ekstraklasa | Zaglebie Lubin | GKS Katowice | 12.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Wieczysta Kraków | Zaglebie Lubin | 07.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Cup | Siarka Tarnobrzeg | Zaglebie Lubin | 01.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Zaglebie Lubin | Pogon Szczecin | 29.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cup | Polonia Warszawa | Korona Kielce | 29.10.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Korona Kielce | GKS Katowice | 24.10.2026 | 1-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Lech Poznan | Korona Kielce | 18.10.2026 | 6-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Pogon Szczecin | Korona Kielce | 11.10.2026 | 2-0 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Legia Warszawa | Korona Kielce | 03.10.2026 | 5-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Korona Kielce | Raków Częstochowa | 19.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Korona Kielce | Gornik Zabrze | 15.09.2026 | 0-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Slask Wroclaw | Korona Kielce | 12.09.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Korona Kielce | Wisla Krakow | 05.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Cup | Widzew Łódź | Korona Kielce | 02.09.2026 | 0-1 |
Korona's record across the same number of matches is shakier: 8 wins, 6 draws and 6 losses, with 25 goals let in against 21 scored. They've swung between a home win over GKS Katowice and heavy away defeats at Lech Poznan and Pogon Szczecin in recent weeks, which points to inconsistency rather than any settled run.
Neither side arrives with real rhythm, so current form alone doesn't settle much.
Comparative Team Statistics: Zaglebie Lubin vs Korona Kielce

Head-to-Head
These two have met regularly over the years, and recent meetings have mostly been close. The last two before this season's reverse fixture both finished 1-1, in March and August 2025.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstraklasa | Korona Kielce | Zaglebie Lubin | 06.02.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Zaglebie Lubin | Korona Kielce | 01.08.2025 | 1-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Zaglebie Lubin | Korona Kielce | 16.03.2025 | 1-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Korona Kielce | Zaglebie Lubin | 15.09.2024 | 2-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Zaglebie Lubin | Korona Kielce | 03.03.2024 | 1-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Korona Kielce | Zaglebie Lubin | 27.08.2023 | 2-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Korona Kielce | Zaglebie Lubin | 23.04.2023 | 2-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Zaglebie Lubin | Korona Kielce | 09.10.2022 | 1-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Zaglebie Lubin | Korona Kielce | 26.06.2020 | 2-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Zaglebie Lubin | Korona Kielce | 09.06.2020 | 1-1 |
In February this year Korona lost 2-1 away at Zaglebie, their most recent competitive result against this opponent. Going further back there are some one-sided scorelines, but nothing from that older history tells us much about either side's current level.
League Position
Zaglebie sit seventh with 18 points from 11 games, Korona ninth with 15 from the same number of matches. It's a tight gap, just three points, but the underlying numbers favour the hosts a touch more than the table suggests.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Wisla Krakow | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 20/18 | 21 |
| 8 | Zaglebie Lubin | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15/15 | 19 |
| 9 | Jagiellonia | 12 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 17/18 | 18 |
| 10 | Korona Kielce | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 14/18 | 18 |
| 11 | Motor Lublin | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 19/22 | 16 |
Korona have shipped 18 goals compared to Zaglebie's 13, despite both teams scoring 13 themselves. That defensive difference is notable given how close the points totals are.
Zaglebie's tighter defence looks like their main edge over Korona right now.
Players to Watch
Korona's attack has one standout figure in M. Stępiński, who has scored 6 goals in 9 matches, with W. Długosz supplying plenty of the creative work alongside 5 assists in the same span. Kamil Jakubczyk's 4 yellow cards in 9 games is also worth flagging from a discipline standpoint.
Zaglebie's listed creative contribution is thinner by comparison, with J. Ćorluka down for 2 assists in 6 matches. That's a limited sample, so it shouldn't be read as the full picture of their attacking threat, but it's the only individual data we have for the hosts.
Korona's attacking output looks more individually productive than their results suggest.

What to Expect
Zaglebie go into this with the better league position, a tighter defence and a decent home record, even if their form has been patchy. Korona bring a genuine goal threat in Stępiński and a creative outlet in Długosz, but their away form and defensive numbers are a concern.
Recent head-to-head meetings have tended to be close, often decided by a single goal or ending level. That pattern, plus the modest gap between the two sides in the table, points towards a tight contest rather than a one-sided one.
Match odds and squad lists
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Kerk | Germany | 32 | Attacker | 184 | 76 |
| Z. Alomerović | Germany | 35 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 85 |
| M. Nalepa | Poland | 33 | Defender | 170 | 80 |
| D. Dąbrowski | Poland | 34 | Midfielder | 182 | 81 |
| D. Hładun | Poland | 31 | Goalkeeper | 190 | 77 |
| J. Burić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 39 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 80 |
| M. Grzybek | Poland | 30 | Midfielder | 178 | 68 |
| A. Woźniak | Poland | 36 | Midfielder | 184 | 79 |
| J. Ćorluka | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 31 | Midfielder | 184 | 80 |
| D. Michalski | Poland | 28 | Defender | 189 | 90 |
| D. Čolina | Croatia | 26 | Defender | 174 | 68 |
| A. Ławniczak | Poland | 27 | Defender | 189 | 87 |
| F. Szymczak | Poland | 24 | Attacker | 187 | 76 |
| L. Szabó | Hungary | 27 | Attacker | 195 | 89 |
| M. Mlinarić | Croatia | 26 | Attacker | 181 | n/a |
| J. Sypek | Poland | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 72 |
| R. Yakuba | Ukraine | 25 | Defender | 191 | 85 |
| M. Kosidis | Greece | 24 | Attacker | 191 | 80 |
| F. Kocaba | Poland | 21 | Midfielder | 183 | 75 |
| J. Kolan | Poland | 22 | Midfielder | 177 | 71 |
| I. Orlikowski | Poland | 20 | Defender | 178 | 70 |
| S. Karasiński | Poland | 22 | Defender | 184 | 78 |
| C. Popielec | Poland | 19 | Midfielder | 172 | 85 |
| M. Dziewiatowski | Poland | 19 | Midfielder | 180 | 68 |
| S. Łyczko | Poland | 20 | Midfielder | 178 cm | 70 kg |
| M. Reguła | Poland | 20 | Attacker | 180 | 73 |
| K. Nowogoński | Poland | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| S. Rifai | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| P. Kosmalski | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Urbanski | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| P. Dziekonski | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| F. Nowak | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Sotiriou | Cyprus | 30 | Defender | 190 | n/a |
| M. Stępiński | Poland | 31 | Attacker | 183 | 72 |
| Simon Gustafson | Sweden | 31 | Midfielder | 185 | 80 |
| W. Długosz | Poland | 26 | Midfielder | 182 | 66 |
| D. Błanik | Poland | 29 | Midfielder | 173 | 69 |
| S. Rubežić | Serbia | 26 | Defender | 194 | n/a |
| Nono | Spain | 35 | Midfielder | 170 | 71 |
| C. Mena | Colombia | 24 | Midfielder | 175 | 69 |
| P. Hellebrand | Czechia | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | 71 |
| O. Lingr | Czechia | 28 | Midfielder | 175 | 70 |
| M. Remacle | Belgium | 29 | Midfielder | 176 | 70 |
| K. Matuszewski | Poland | 25 | Defender | 182 | 75 |
| T. Svetlin | Slovenia | 25 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| A. Mosór | Poland | 23 | Defender | 184 | 82 |
| M. Pięczek | Poland | 25 | Defender | 180 | 84 |
| M. Ameyaw | Poland | 26 | Midfielder | 176 | 75 |
| M. Faßbender | Germany | 28 | Attacker | 188 | 78 |
| X. Dziekoński | Poland | 23 | Goalkeeper | 188 | 77 |
| R. Mamla | Poland | 22 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 93 |
| B. Smolarczyk | Poland | 23 | Defender | 191 | 84 |
| Hubert Zwoźny | Poland | 22 | Defender | 183 | 80 |
| S. DavidoviÄ | Slovenia | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| N. Barczak | Poland | 21 | Defender | 183 cm | 77 kg |
| Kamil Jakubczyk | Poland | 22 | Midfielder | 182 | 72 |
| Daniel Bak | Poland | 21 | Attacker | 187 | 82 |
| M. Mikielewicz | Poland | 18 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 83 |
| K. Ciszek | Poland | 19 | Defender | 185 | 78 |
| K. Minuczyc | Poland | 18 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Kornel Tobola | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
Given how close these two are on paper, backing Zaglebie to simply not lose at home looks like the more sensible route into this one rather than picking a winner outright.
The defensive gap and slightly better home record give the hosts a reasonable edge, even if Korona's individual quality up front means this is far from a one-way contest.
