Lech Poznań 3-0 Piast Gliwice result, stats and report

Piast Gliwice put Katowice to the sword with a composed 3-0 home win, converting their chances with ruthless efficiency while Katowice gifted them the platform through a shocking six yellow cards and 13 fouls.

Lech Poznań did not just beat Thun on Thursday evening, they exposed every structural weakness Thun brought to Poznań with a clinical, relentless game plan that was settled well before half-time.

Legia Warszawa led from the seventh minute but could not hold on, as Piast Gliwice snatched a late equaliser to earn a point that the match statistics suggest they deserved. Sophie Hargreaves breaks down the structural patterns that shaped this Ekstraklasa draw.

Crystal Palace welcome Lech Poznań to south London on Thursday night in the UEFA Europa League, and the visitors arrive in serious form. The question is whether that form means anything against Premier League opposition at Selhurst Park.

Lech Poznań host a Radomiak Radom side that has conceded 12 goals in five league matches this season, and the structural problems that explain that number should concern the visitors far more than the scorelines alone.

Piast Gliwice host a Pogoń Szczecin side who have won three of their last five away matches, arriving at a ground where the home side have kept precisely zero clean sheets in their last five outings. The structural problems are clear on both sides of the ball for Piast, and Sunday's fixture looks a difficult one to navigate.

With both sides sitting in the bottom four and confidence in short supply, Monday's Ekstraklasa meeting at Radom carries genuine urgency for the hosts and their visitors alike.

Lech Poznań arrive at Górnik Zabrze on Saturday with a perfect defensive record in away fixtures and a pattern of controlled, possession-based football that could expose a home side still searching for its best structure.