⚽ Polish League - Ekstraklasa Prediction & Discussion Thread ⚽

unfortunately, górnik zabrze was unable to take advantage of this matchday to close the gap on lech poznań. the new cup winner lost 0-2 at home vs zagłębie.
in any case, nothing has been decided yet regarding the new polish champion or the other two teams facing relegation...

yesterday, the two cup finalists played their postponed matches
jagiellonia celebrated a 2-0 away win at raków, while górnik zabrze could only manage a 0-0 draw at arka gdynia...
this means that lech poznań can clinch the polish league title this weekend if they can at least maintain their 4-point lead!

I'm really behind on the Ekstraklasa events, but I see Legia managed to bounce back from the bottom of the table and are now (almost) safe from the threat of relegation, sitting comfortably in the middle of the table, although technically they are still not 100% safe. So it's too soon for them to relax.
Lechia, due to the 5-point penalty deduction are now desperate for points to avoid dropping to the lower league. In the next game, both Lechia and Legia will face each other. It could be an interesting game. Legia will probably play defensively, due to the fact of playing away and to only needing one point to make sure they stay in Ekstraklasa for the next season.

I think Lech will likely celebrate this weekend. Even if they fail to beat Radomiak, there's a big chance GKS will stop the 2nd Jagiellonia.

at the start of the penultimate matchday yesterday, the following two results were recorded:
pogoń szczecin won 1-0 away at zagłębie, and korona kielce won by the same score in their home game against widzew łódź
today, lech poznań could clinch the polish championship (with an away win at radomiak)...

on matchday #33, two more decisions were made...
first, lech poznań secured its tenth polish championship title with a 3-1 away win against radomiak, thereby successfully defending its title
second, arka gdynia was confirmed as the second team to be relegated from the polish ekstraklasa

Well very strange to see Legia Warsaw not taking part in any European competition at least as they usually even when they don't win the Ekstraklasa they manage to play in European competitions. Congrats to Lech Poznan as they will be again playing on Champions League yet I am curious who won the Polish cup as that team is also entitled to play in European competitions, if the cup final is not made yet it will be interesting to see who can secure a place in European competitions. I see 2nd place has won it so no new entries in European competitions except those already decided.

Quote from: swogerino on May 19, 2026, 08:50:08 AM

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I am curious who won the Polish cup as that team is also entitled to play in European competitions, if the cup final is not made yet it will be interesting to see who can secure a place in European competitions
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górnik zabrze, which is currently in second place in the rankings, won the polish cup against raków a few weeks ago:

Quote from: cygan on May 05, 2026, 08:09:04 AM

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btw górnik won the cup final 2-0 and bringing the trophy back to zabrze for the first time since 1972!
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górnik zabrze had been waiting for this moment for years. the protracted privatization process has finally come to an end, and the club has officially been acquired by a company linked to Lukas Podolski - the 2014 world cup champion and one of the greatest legends in the history of the zabrze club
now we'll see where LP will start making changes at the club and what progress it will make under the new owner/investor

It was most competetive season in Ekstraklasa history. Legia 3 rounds ago was just 15th, almost in relegation zone, but today they were seconds away from ticket to Conference league. But Katowice goal on 90+7 minute didn't let it to happen.
Tricity Derby between Arka and Lechia will be played only in 2nd division as both seaside clubs got relegated.

Quote from: cygan on May 21, 2026, 05:28:40 PM

And season for them ended with cherry on top - Gornik returns to Champions league for the first time since 1988/89 and they will be seeded in all qualifying rounds. Maybe Podolski will change his mind and won't retire after season? Anyway, what a great way to end glorious career.

the season came to a end yesterday with the final matchday and the final decisions have been made...
as LTU_btc already mentioned, legia narrowly missed out on an international spot, górnik zabrze capped off a great season by finishing as vice-champions, and lechia gdańsk was confirmed as the third team to be relegated.