Legia Warszawa (home)
- Legia Warszawa, struggling in 17th place in the Ekstraklasa 2025-2026 season, are coming into this home match in freezing winter conditions to face SSA Korona Kolporter Kielce, who have a solid defensive structure and can cause problems on the counter attack.
- Marek Papszun, who was appointed in December 2025, has made a reputation for a structured, system-first approach during his tenure at Raków Częstochowa, where his teams were known for their ability to press opponents, play as a unit defensively, and attack through vertical transitions to wide runners.
- His January training camp has focused on implementing this style of play at Legia, who have a talented squad and, if they click, can overwhelm opponents with a combination of creativity, athleticism and grit.
SSA Korona Kolporter Kielce (away)
- Korona have been solid in the winter, beating CSKA Sofia 2-0 and Spartak Trnava 3-1 in friendlies while holding Dynamo Kyiv to a 0-0 draw in another.
- Boss Jacek Zieliński has a reputation for setting up teams to be compact and hard to break down, and Korona’s style suits the winter temperatures.
- Korona are a pragmatic team, happy to sit back and allow their opponents to take the onus, while they look to get forward with players on the break and to hit on the transition.
Head-to-Head
- Legia are 17th in Ekstraklasa 2025-2026, with 19 points from 18 games and a 19:21 goal differential.
- Legia have won around 21 of their 32 - 42 modern meetings against Korona in all competitions, with Korona winning five.
Legia
Mileta Rajović , Legia’s leading scorer in the league, is the main outlet in the attacking end, while the likes of Bartosz Kapustka and Paweł Wszołek provide the creativity from deeper positions, and Jean-Pierre Nsamé will be returning from long-term injury to provide another attacking option.
Korona
They have enough quality in the likes of Konstantinos Sótiriou , Antoñín Cortés and Martin Remacle to be dangerous at pace, while Dawid Błanik , with six league goals , is their best option when playing on the half turn.
Betting Insights
- Papszun’s side are priced at 1.8 for this match, with Korona at 4.45 and the draw at 3.45.
- Given the contrasting styles of these two teams, Legia’s high-pressing style and wide overloads against Korona’s compact defensive block and counter-attacking strategy, this could be a match-up that suits the hosts, but we expect it to be tight, and there is value in the Both Teams To Score wager at 1.9, given the trend of low-scoring encounters between the two sides over the last six matchups.
Prediction
Our overall prediction is for a tight game, with a 1-1 result looking the most likely outcome, but there is some chance of Legia edging it 2-1 in what is a very important match for them as they need to get a win on the board to begin climbing out of the relegation zone .
