Mission: Stop the Elephants. Match Preview – Lechia Gdańsk vs. Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza
Already tomorrow, on Saturday, November 29th, we will once again play in front of our home crowd. This time, at the Polsat Plus Arena, we will face Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza in Matchday 17 of the PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa. Kick-off is at 14:45.
In the previous round, our players faced Legia in Warsaw. We were very close to securing all three points, but the match eventually ended in a 2–2 draw, with goals for our team scored by Ivan Zhelizko and Aleksandar Ćirković.
In our last home match, we hosted Widzew Łódź at the Polsat Plus Arena in Gdańsk. Lechia won 2–1, with both goals — which gave us the full set of points — scored by the indispensable Tomáš Bobček.
These matches showed that the Green and Whites can create dangerous opportunities both at home and away. Now the team approaches tomorrow’s match against Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza with full determination to earn more points and show their strength with the support of the fans.
Taking into account the way Termalica play, they tend to perform better away from home. This season they’ve managed to beat some big teams, so a tough match awaits us. Our approach to the game will be crucial, and we need to start it very well. We know that in the Ekstraklasa there are no easy matches, and there won’t be any. We expect a similar game from them. They have three strong central defenders and are very effective on set pieces. We’ve had plenty of time to prepare properly for this — said coach John Carver at the pre-match press conference.
PROFILE OF THE OPPONENT – BRUK-BET TERMALICA NIECIECZA
Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza finished 2nd in the Betclic 1. Liga last season, which earned them promotion to the PKO Bank Polski Ekstraklasa. In the previous round, they confidently defeated Arka Gdynia 2–0 at home. Their most recent away match was against Legia Warsaw, where they won 2–1. Currently, Bruk-Bet sit 16th in the league table.
This season, Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza have strengthened their squad with several interesting players. The team was joined by Lucas Masoero, an Argentinian centre-back, and Radu Boboc, a right midfielder and former Romanian youth international—both previously with Romanian club FC Universitatea Cluj. In attack, the team added experienced players: attacking midfielder Rafał Kurzawa, a former Polish international with experience at Pogoń Szczecin, FC Midtjylland and Górnik Zabrze; Spanish striker Jesús Jiménez, who previously played for Górnik Zabrze and in MLS with Toronto FC and FC Dallas; as well as attacking midfielder Sergio Guerrero, whose CV includes clubs such as Malaga CF and Atlético Madrid B.
RECENT MATCHES AGAINST BRUK-BET TERMALICA NIECIECZA
We last faced Bruk-Bet in the Fortuna 1. Liga on 14 April 2024. We won that match 3–1, with goals scored by Tomáš Bobček (twice) and Łukasz Zjawiński. The previous away match, played on 1 October 2023, ended in a 0–0 draw. At Ekstraklasa level, our most recent meeting with Bruk-Bet took place on 9 April as part of Matchday 28 and ended with a 2–0 victory, with goals from Łukasz Zwoliński and Flavio Paixão.
OVERALL RECORD AGAINST BRUK-BET TERMALICA NIECIECZA
So far, we have played 13 matches against Termalica. We have won 6 of them. Four matches ended in a draw, and we have been defeated 3 times. The goal difference stands at 19–11.
MATCH OFFICIALS
The match between Lechia Gdańsk and Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza will be refereed by Mateusz Piszczelok from Katowice. He will be assisted on the lines by Adam Kupsik and Damian Rokosz. The role of fourth official will be performed by Paweł Szuta, while the VAR system will be operated by Piotr Lasyk and Jakub Winkler.
WHERE TO WATCH THE MATCH?
If you can’t make it to Polsat Plus Arena on Saturday to support our players, we warmly encourage you to watch the broadcast of the match. The game will kick off at 14:45. The broadcast will be available on TV on Canal+ Sport 3, on the Canal+ online website, and in the Canal+ mobile app. The pre-match studio will begin at 14:10. The match will be commentated by Adam Marchliński and Michał Żyro.
