Football Bet of the Day: Back the visitors in the Great Derby of Silesia

Gornik Zabrze coach Robert Warzycha is hoping for a derby win

After a cracking start to the week, Kevin Hatchard has hit the wall, but he's looking to recover with a selection from one of the biggest games in Polish football.

Ruch Chorzow v Gornik Zabrze
Saturday October 04, 19:30

We said there'd be goals, and there were, but greedy Angers kept them all to themselves. Their 3-0 win over Creteil caused our Both Teams To Score wager to fall flat. We've faded a bit after a bright start this week, but like a middle-distance runner approaching the final 300 metres, it's time to make our big kick for home.

To Poland then, and an Ekstraklasa clash between struggling Ruch Chorzow and Gornik Zabrze. This is a local derby (the Great Derby of Silesia, don't you know), and in the past it has attracted over 100,000 spectators to watch the action unfold.

The Blues of Ruch Chorzow have made a poor start to the campaign, and they are in the bottom three after winning just one of their first ten matches. Only three of their matches have been at home, and they have collected a single point from that trio of encounters. They've netted just nine goals in their ten games, and they've managed just two clean sheets.

Gornik Zabrze are sitting pretty in fifth, and with just eight goals conceded, they have the second-best defence in the Polish top flight. The Tricolour aren't exactly struggling at the other end either, with 18 goals scored. Former Everton midfielder Robert Warzycha has taken the reins after a long spell in the United States, and he has overseen just one defeat in four away games.

Gornik Zabrze won the teams' most recent meeting 2-0 in May, and they've lost just one of their last six league meetings with their bitter rivals. Gornik look overpriced at 2.962/1 for the away win given the teams' recent form, but let's back them Draw No Bet at 2.0811/10 to give ourselves insurance against the draw.

Recommended Bet

Back Gornik Zabrze Draw No Bet at 2.0811/10

2014 P/L (1 pt per bet)

Points Staked: 33

Points Returned: 31.68

P/L: -1.32 points