Piast Gliwice (home)
- Piast are favourites for Friday's Ekstraklasa 2026-2027 clash with GKS Dospel Katowice at Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach, but the visitors are in marginally better form and will fancy their chances of winning.
- The home side, who are slight favorites at 2.18 ahead of GKS at 3.05 and the draw at 3.55, have won one, drawn one and lost three of their last five and find themselves looking over their shoulders in Ekstraklasa 2026/2027.
- Daniel Mysliwiec has been Piast's head coach since 23 October 2025 and he sticks to his possession-first game plan with his side built around controlling the ball and not chasing it.
- Piast will set up in a 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1 with a 4-5-1 low block when out of possession and they can be very compact and stubborn, but also very easy to play around.
- Leandro Sanca is their main outlet and only reliable goal source, with three in five in Ekstraklasa 2026/2027 and three of Piast's last eight goals.
GKS Dospel Katowice (away)
- Rafal Gorak has been in charge of GKS since 3 June 2019 and he has got the club playing to a settled identity, so it's not a surprise that the visitors come into this game with the better platform to take something from this fixture.
- The GKS Katowice line up in a 3-4-3 or 3-4-2-1 and use wing-backs to be a threat when they win the ball in transition, hitting the half spaces to devastating effect.
- Bartosz Nowak pulls the strings in that system and he has three assists in four Ekstraklasa 2026/2027 matches, five in their last 10 goals.
- Ilya Shkurin is their spearhead and has scored twice in four appearances in the 2026/27 season, although he has also scored three times in his last five appearances overall.
- Their last two results have been a 1-0 away loss to Motor Lublin in Ekstraklasa 2026/2027 and a 5-0 home demolition of Wisla Plock in the Ekstraklasa 2026/2027.
- The game is a possession versus transition affair and GKS will like their chances of catching Piast out if they lose the ball in dangerous areas.
- It may be better to play the odds and back both teams to score at 1.65 here.
Key Players
- Leandro Sanca
- Main outlet and only reliable goal source for Piast.
- Has three in five in Ekstraklasa 2026/2027 and three of Piast's last eight goals.
- Bartosz Nowak
- Pulls the strings for GKS and creates chances from midfield.
- Has three assists in four Ekstraklasa 2026/2027 matches and five in their last 10 goals.
- Ilya Shkurin
- GKS spearhead and primary goal threat.
- Has two in four for the 2026/27 season and three in his last five appearances overall.
Betting Insights
- Match odds: Piast 2.18, GKS 3.05, Draw 3.55.
- Suggested market: Both teams to score at 1.65.
Prediction
GKS Dospel Katowice are in better shape to win than Piast Gliwice , but neither side should be trusted .