Zagłębie Lubin
- Zagłębie Lubin have won four of their last five competitive matches, including their last two away games and a 1-0 victory over Raków in December 2025.
- A return of 31 points and a goal difference of +6 puts Zaglebie Lubin in fourth place in the Ekstraklasa table after approximately 20 games of the 2025-2026 campaign, a decent league campaign by any measure.
- Leszek Ojrzyński’s men play a pragmatic and organised system that is based around a compact 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 shape and the coach has brought some solidity and set-piece threat back to the club since taking the job.
- Michalis Kosidis is a decent secondary option in attack and can chip in with goals.
Raków Częstochowa
- Raków Częstochowa have won one, drawn two and lost two of their last five competitive fixtures, a run that includes a defeat to Zagłębie and a European win over Omonia Nicosia.
- Raków Częstochowa are in hot pursuit of the mid-table leaders with around 29 - 30 points and +2 goal difference.
- Cold and potentially snowy conditions in Lubin will likely suit the visitors more, as their shape-fluxing 3-4-2-1 or 3-4-3 system is designed to press high up the field and build attacks from the back.
- Papszun is an excellent manager and his Raków players always look well drilled as they press as a team, cover each other in wide areas and rotate fluidly in attack.
Head-to-Head
- Recent meetings have swung both ways with Raków thrashing Zagłębie 5-1 in September 2024, only for Zagłębie to reverse that with a gutsy 1-0 win away in December 2025.
- Raków have generally had the upper hand in recent head-to-heads, winning about twice as many matches as Zagłębie across their last 14 - 15 meetings.
Key Players
- The visitors have a clinical forward in Jonatan Braut Brunes, who has bagged around 9 - 10 league goals already and has a good eye for the spectacular finish when his team can hit on the break.
- Zagłębie have the league’s most lethal player in Leonardo Miramar Rocha, whose eight or nine goals this season reflect his prowess in the air.
- Michael Ameyaw is Raków's creative catalyst and is among their top assist-makers.
- Michalis Kosidis is a decent secondary option in attack and can chip in with goals.
Betting Insights
- Marek Papszun’s Raków are slight favorites with the oddsmakers at 2.02, but with Zagłębie 3.75 and the draw 3.25 the tight odds on offer reflect how finely matched these two sides should be in the coming fixture.
- The Under 2.5 goals market is a shade of odds at 1.7, so the smart bet must be on a cagey, tight encounter.
Prediction
- This game should be a chess game in midfield, with Raków’s high-tempo pressing game coming up against the well-drilled and disciplined transitions of Zagłębie.
- Backing the draw is probably the best way to go, although a narrow Raków win is not out of the question.
