Legia vs LKS Lodz Prediction, Tips & Odds – Jul. 21, 2023
Legia vs LKS Lodz Prediction 21.07.2023. In the first round of the new Polish Ekstraklasa season, Legia will meet LKS Lodz. The home team’s ambitions are always the same: the championship title, while the guests, after a couple of years of playing in the second league, are back among the most elite Polish clubs.
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Legia vs LKS Lodz Odds
Legia vs LKS Lodz 1×2: 1.33 / 4.75 / 7.50
Total goals over/under (2.5): 1.72 / 2.05
Handicap (-1.5/+1.5): 1.80 / 2.00
Odds via Bet365 Sportsbook.
Legia Team News
Legia finished the previous season in second place, nine points less than the first-placed Rakow. However, one gets the impression that this team improved their game a lot during the summer break and that they will be the first favorite to win the title this season.
As in most countries, the football season in Poland starts with a Super Cup match in which the champion and the winner of the national cup meet. This year we watched the duel between Legia and Rakow, and Legia won the first trophy of the season after a better penalty shootout.
In addition, Legia played four friendly matches and recorded the same number of victories. This information gains importance if we see that some of the rivals were Austrian Salzburg and Azerbaijani Qarabag, champions of their countries.
Dzień dobry legioniści!
— Legia Warszawa 🏆 (@LegiaWarszawa) July 16, 2023
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Lks Lodz Team News
LKS Lodz returned to the Ekstraklasa Liga after three years of playing in the lower division, finishing first in the table with four points more than the second-placed Ruch Chorzow.
LKS does not want to remain in the most elite competition for just one season, which is also reflected in the reinforcements of this club. Many new players have arrived, and the most effective reinforcements are the Spanish player Dani Ramirez who came from Waregem, as well as Artemijus Tutyskinas and Michal Mokrzycki, who were bought from Crotone and Wisla Plock after a successful half-year loan.
Lodz recorded three victories in five preparatory matches (GKS, Polonia, and Bytom), a draw against Pruszkow, and a defeat against Stal Mielec. Given that they did not have strong opponents for rivals, the strength of this team remains unknown until the end of the first few rounds of the championship.
Lubimy szczęśliwe zakończenia 🥹 pic.twitter.com/KiwSfGTjq7
— ŁKS Łódź (@LKS_Lodz) July 17, 2023
Legia vs LKS Lodz H2H
Legia is a dominant rival compared to LKS Lodz, given that they defeated them in the previous ten matches. These rivals last played a duel in February 2021 as part of the Polish Cup, when Legia won 3:2 away.
Injuries and suspensions
Legia: Bartosz Kapustka (injury)
LKS Lodz: Mieszko Lorenc (injury)
Legia vs LKS Lodz Prediction
In the preparatory period and the Super Cup match, Legia showed they are ready to return the Polish champion’s cup to their stands. If we add to that the fact that six days after the match with Lodz, they will play a Conference League qualification match against Kazakhstan’s Ordabasy, it is clear that they want to win to boost their confidence before that match. Due to all of the above, we believe that Legia will open the season in front of its audience in the best possible way and convincingly triumph against the newcomers in the league.
Kick-off Time: Friday, 21.07.2023 8:30 PM Local time GMT +1 / 20:30 CET
Prediction: Legia win & Over 1,5 goals total
Odds (when tipped): 1,67
Sportsbook: Bet365
