- GKS Dospel Katowice have won three of their last five Ekstraklasa games, drawn one and lost one.
- Pogon Szczecin have won three of their last five in the Polish top-flight, but with no draws, losing twice.
Pogon set to challenge for their fourth win in six
Pogon Szczecin’s position in 10th spot in the Ekstraklasa 2025-2026 with 20 points from 16 games is far from ideal, but it follows the appointment of new coach Thomas Thomasberg, who took over in late September 2025.
The Polish coach has been quick to implement a more structured and much more proactive pressing style than Pogon played under his predecessor, using a solid 4-4-2 system or a 4-3-1-2.
It’s a work in progress, but the signs are positive with the team coming off a 5-1 home victory against Zaglebie Lubin in which the system worked perfectly. Prior to that, Thomasberg had watched his men lose consecutive games to Wisla Plock and Jagiellonia Bialystok, but our GKS Dospel Katowice vs Pogon Szczecin prediction is that Grosicki’s goals were starting to arrive for the hosts.
Goals look likely when Gorak’s men visit
Thomasberg will have his team right at it from the start on Saturday as they look to maintain their momentum against GKS Dospel Katowice, who should provide a very different test to the one Pogon faced against Zaglebie. Rafal Gorak has overseen GKS since June 2019 and has installed a pragmatic, highly compact approach that makes them difficult to break down.
Last weekend’s 0-0 draw away to Jagiellonia Bialystok followed a home loss to Piast Gliwice and was preceded by a 3-0 win away at Termalica BB Nieciecza. They are 15th with only 17 points from 15 matches.
Bartosz Nowak is their top scorer with four goals in 15 games, but his three assists in the last five games suggests he has been the team’s creative spark of late. The midfielder could be the best bet to get on the scoresheet in this matchup as Gorak’s side will look to counter-attack whenever possible and be a threat on set-pieces. This GKS Dospel Katowice vs Pogon Szczecin preview suggests a tactical battle where chances may be created on the break.
Midfield battle will be key
Pogon’s style under Thomasberg is to press in numbers with coordinated triggers and control the ball in the midfield in build-up, but GKS like to sit deep and hit on the break from wide areas.
This will be a chess match in midfield with both sides looking to exploit transitions and set-pieces, so the GKS Dospel Katowice vs Pogon Szczecin prediction is that it should be a relatively tense game. The visitors are coming off a statement 5-1 home win over Zaglebie Lubin, but they have a poor away record of one win, two draws and five defeats from eight Ekstraklasa road games.
Kamil Grosicki leads the line for Pogon with six goals in 16 league games and has hit a rich streak with three goals in his last five, so he looks a good bet to score any time against Katowice, who have scored 1.38 goals per home game, or 11 in total, this season.
Hosts are short enough at 2.4
Pogon have conceded 1.88 goals per game on the road, a total of 15. GKS’s home form has been average with three wins, one draw and four defeats from eight this season, so the hosts are justifiably slight favorites at 2.4.
Pogon are 2.65 to win and the draw is 3.5, so we like the look of the 1.59 about the game going over 2.5 goals. The GKS Dospel Katowice vs Pogon Szczecin prediction is that both teams are likely to get on the scoresheet. For those interested in betting, our GKS Dospel Katowice vs Pogon Szczecin betting tips suggest looking at the over 2.5 goals market based on the recent trends.
