Widzew Łódź vs Gornik Zabrze

Widzew Łódź 1-1 Gornik Zabrze: Match Report

Widzew Łódź and Gornik Zabrze shared the points in a 1-1 draw at Stadion Widzewa Łódź in the Poland Ekstraklasa on Friday. It was 1-1 at the break.

Karol Świderski opened the scoring for Widzew Łódź on 16 minutes, set up by Darian Males. Kacper Urbanski levelled for Gornik Zabrze on 40 minutes, set up by Zeidane Inoussa.

Widzew Łódź had 52% of the ball and 11 shots (5 on target) to Gornik Zabrze's 24 (6). Expected goals finished Widzew Łódź 0.82, Gornik Zabrze 2.02, so Gornik Zabrze will feel they should have won.

Referee Karol Arys showed 3 yellow cards.

Our tip, Under 3.5 Goals, won with 2 goals in the game.

Goals & cards

• 16' Karol Świderski Widzew Łódź · assist Darian Males
• 29' Malthe Hojholt Gornik Zabrze · Yellow Card
• 40' Kacper Urbanski Gornik Zabrze · assist Zeidane Inoussa
• 71' Giannis Papanikolaou Widzew Łódź · Yellow Card
• 87' mariusz fornalczyk Widzew Łódź · Yellow Card

Match stats

Before the match

Widzew Łódź hosted Gornik Zabrze in the Poland Ekstraklasa (matchday 12) on Friday 23 October 2026, kick-off 19:30 WAT at Stadion Widzewa Łódź in Lodz. Karol Arys was the referee.

Widzew Łódź are 14th in the table with 10 points from 11 games (1-7-3), while Gornik Zabrze sit 1st on 26 points. Gornik Zabrze have a 16-point advantage. At home Widzew Łódź have won 0 of 6; Gornik Zabrze have won 5 of 6 on the road.

Widzew Łódź have four draws and one defeat in their last 5 league games (D-D-D-L-D), averaging 0.8 goals scored and 1.0 conceded. Gornik Zabrze have three wins and two draws in their last 5 league games (W-W-D-W-D), averaging 1.6 goals scored and 0.6 conceded.

In their last 6 meetings Widzew Łódź have won 1, Gornik Zabrze 2, with 3 draws and an average of 2.2 goals per game. The most recent, in March 2026, finished Widzew Łódź 0-0 Gornik Zabrze.

Widzew Łódź average 1.3 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game this season, with 4 clean sheets and 3 games without scoring, usually in a 4-1-4-1. Gornik Zabrze average 1.8 goals scored and 0.9 conceded per game this season, with 3 clean sheets and 1 game without scoring, usually in a 4-3-3.

Players to watch: Peter leads Gornik Zabrze's scoring with 4 goals.

Line-ups: Widzew Łódź lined up in a 4-1-4-1, Gornik Zabrze in a 4-4-2.

Before kick-off, bookmakers made Gornik Zabrze the favourites: Widzew Łódź 3.10, draw 3.30, Gornik Zabrze 2.15 (Bet365). Over 2.5 goals is priced at 1.95 and under at 1.85. Both teams to score: yes 1.75, no 2.00.

Our prediction was Under 3.5 Goals. The two sides' season numbers point to about 2.7 goals, their last 6 meetings averaged 2.2 goals and recent form points to 2.0 goals a game.

Ekstraklasa table

Season stats

Top scorers

Odds (Bet365)

Odds before kick-off.

Starting line-ups

Data: API-Football · updated 23 Oct 2026, 21:31. Please gamble responsibly (18+).