In this 4th week match, on Friday Aug 5th, Legia Warsaw hosts Piast Gliwice at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa Im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego in a Ekstraklasa match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. 7th placed Legia Warsaw is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Cracovia Kraków. Michal Rakoczy struck first for Cracovia Kraków in the 37th minute, then Patryk Makuch added another in the 51st minute on a penalty kick In the end, Legia Warsaw couldn’t muster any offence and Cracovia Kraków ran away with the shutout win. Legia Warsaw is looking for direction having 1 win and 1 losses in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Piast Gliwice recorded a 0-1 loss against Zagłębie Lubin. Tornike Gaprindashvili struck first for Zagłębie Lubin in the 61st minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster At the end of 90 a dissapointed Piast Gliwice couldn’t manage to score, and Zagłębie Lubin took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season Piast Gliwice won the head to head battle with 2 wins.
Huk has been the most prolific scorer on Piast Gliwice in his last 5 matches with 2 goals. Both Maciej Rosołek and Paweł Wszołek have been the hottest scorers for Legia Warsaw in the last five each having scored 2 goals.