Legia Relegation? Györ for the title? Four player recommendations - Eastern Europe Update - March 2026

Kacper Buziuk is here to bring us up to date with Poland, Hungary and Czechia.

POLAND - EKSTRAKLASA

Title Fight

Another shuffle in the league table has resulted in Lech Poznan emerging at the top of the table with Zaglebie Lubin being unlikely runners-up at the moment. With a 5 point gap separating 5th place from the top of the table, every point is still crucial in the title race. Some of the frontrunners’ most interesting games in April include:

LECH POZNAN

vs Jagiellonia (A) 4/4/26

vs Legia (H) 24/4/26

ZAGLEBIE

vs Legia (A) 17/4/26

JAGIELLONIA

vs Lech (H) 4/4/26

vs Gornik (H) 24/4/26

Bizarrely, on paper, Zaglebie have the easiest run of matches and have a perfect opportunity to catch up to Lech and possibly even overtake them if they slip up. However, the league has been full of so many surprises this season that it is impossible to know what might happen next.

The match between Lech and Jagiellonia will be very important and a win for Jagiellonia will cut down their deficit to just one point, not to mention paving the way for Zaglebie to have the opportunity to be level on points with Lech. Both Lech and Zaglebie have matches against Legia who are just outside the relegation zone, but have picked up just a little bit of form which makes it uncertain whether both teams will be able to brush Legia aside.

Another equally important match is Jagiellonia vs Gornik, currently sat in 3rd and 4th respectively and both have enjoyed spells at the top of the league this season. Still feeling the aftershock from Ousmane Sow’s departure, Gornik have been struggling to replicate their form from before the winter break but it all could change by the end of the month and they may be very close to the top if results go their way.

Major changes to the league table could still happen before the end of the season, as even the top 10 teams are in the running for Europe (or less realistically, the title), including the on form Motor who have 4 wins in their last 5.