Motor Lublin will host Zaglebie Lubin on Friday, 23 October, in the next round of the Ekstraklasa. The match at Motor Lublin Arena kicks off at 6:00 PM local time.
The Lublin side enters this fixture on the back of two consecutive wins, which have taken them to 12 points and 12th place in the league table. This upturn in form is timely ahead of a clash with a top-half opponent. In the last meeting between these sides in March, Motor won 1-0.
Form and context
In their last five league matches, Motor Lublin have recorded two wins, one draw, and two defeats. They started the sequence with a 2-3 home loss to Legia Warsaw but then beat Radomiak Radom 3-2 away and Slask Wrocław 3-2 at home. Striker Karol Czubak has been key in those victories and is the team's top scorer this season with six goals.
Their league position remains distant from the top, however, as they trail leaders Gornik Zabrze by a significant 14 points. Across the season, the team has scored 15 goals while conceding 19, giving them a goal difference of minus four. The latest victory, a 3-2 win over Slask Wrocław on Saturday 17 October, was sealed by late goals from Christopher Simon and Yacine Bourhane, who scored a penalty in added time. Previously, in the match against Radomiak Radom on 12 October, they also won 3-2, with the decisive goal in added time again scored by Christopher Simon.
Zaglebie Lubin currently sit in seventh place and last fielded a 3-4-3 formation against Rakow Czestochowa. For Motor, maintaining the attacking impetus that has brought them 15 goals this season, while conceding 19, will be key.
Ahead of Friday's game, Motor's manager can call upon the core of players from recent matches, including goalkeeper Tratnik and midfielder Yacine Bourhane, who scored a penalty in the last outing. The team has an opportunity to move closer to the mid-table pack, as they trail leaders Gornik Zabrze by 14 points. The next fixture is at home to Zaglebie Lubin on Friday, 23 October.
