On Friday evening, at 8:30 PM, a very important match at the top of the table will begin. Lech Poznań will host Raków Częstochowa at their own stadium. This match may tell us a lot in the final count of the season and may decide the fate of the Polish Championship.
Lech Poznań has collected 41 points this season, it is currently the leader of the table, and today it will be hindered by Raków Częstochowa. Medallik has collected 37 points this season, which gives them 3rd place in the table. Today, in case of a possible victory, they will catch up with Lech Poznań by 1 point.
Knowing Niels Frederiksen's team, they are the favorites for this clash, because when a team from a higher shelf comes to Bułgarska, Lech shows itself as a team from the top 5 leagues. The proof is that they sent Jagiellonia 5:0 and Legia Warsaw 5:2 away. Can we expect a similar match today? We don't know, because after the last losses of Raków with GKS and Lech with Lechia, both teams will want to show themselves, so we can expect an even match.
Raków will not have Michael Ameyaw and Bogdan Racovițan. Péter Baráth, who suffered an injury in the match against GKS, is also uncertain. On Lech Poznań's side, we have no information about any absences.
Coach Niels Frederkisen: "Frederiksen pointed out the differences in the team's performance in home and away matches. He stressed that while the team's approach is similar in both cases, some changes are needed to improve results on the road. He also stressed that the last match cannot be judged on the basis of 75 minutes of playing with a man down after a red card." Frederiksen admitted that although the match with Raków is important, he does not treat it as decisive for the fate of the season. He noted that after this match there are still 13 rounds that will have an impact on the final table structure.
Coach Marek Papszun in brief: The coach also expressed hope that the team will perform better in the upcoming match against Lech Poznań, emphasizing that such matches are exceptional and motivating for the team. Finally, Papszun referred to the personnel situation, pointing out the health problems of some players, which made it difficult to complete the optimal eleven in recent matches. He emphasized that the lack of full fitness of the players affects their decisions on the pitch and can lead to mistakes.