KS Gornik Zabrze

vs

Rakow Czestochowa

Preview

Gornik Zabrze (Home)

• The hosts have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five games in all competitions, with their best result in that period coming on the road, where they beat KKS Lech Poznan 1-0 in the Puchar Polski.
• Gornik Zabrze are fifth in the 2025-2026 Ekstraklasa table with 35 points from 24 games and have a strong home record, while fourth-placed Rakow are just ahead of them on 37 points, so it’s a tight contest.
• Michal Gasparik took over as coach in July 2025 and has set Gornik Zabrze up in a 4-2-3-1 formation where the fullbacks push on and the team presses aggressively in a vertical style.
• This set-up is effective when it gets the transitions right, as Gornik are playing with pace and confidence.

Rakow Czestochowa (Away)

• Rakow are on a two-game winning streak after a 2-0 home win over Pogon Szczecin in their last game, and they have lost one, drawn one and won three of their last five matches in all competitions.
• Lukasz Tomczyk, who took charge in December 2025, is evolving a team that can build possession in a three-at-the-back set-up with disciplined wing-backs, but they can switch to a more vertical style of attack quickly.

Key Players

• Ousmane Sow is Gornik’s main threat with seven goals in 16 Ekstraklasa games this season, but this game could be won or lost on the wings and it is likely to be a chess match between the two coaches.
• Jonatan Braut Brunes is their primary goal threat with 12 in 22 league games this term and he has scored three of Rakow’s last seven goals.

Betting Insights

• The home side are favored to win at 2.48, but there are better odds for both teams to score at 1.75.
• Both are attacking teams and they should play in a way that keeps both keepers busy, so Over 2.5 goals at 2.0 is the main recommendation here, although there is a smaller play on Gornik to squeeze out a win.