Ekstraklasa preview: Can Cracovia Kraków edge out victory against Zagłębie Lubin?

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 15:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego (15016 seats)

Cracovia Kraków have taken 26 of their 42 in total here at their home ground. Will more points be won versus Zagłębie Lubin?

Insights:
  • Cracovia Kraków have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Zagłębie Lubin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

Both contenders have had plenty of rest since their last match. Let's wish for an animated match!

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Cracovia Kraków form and stats

7 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Cracovia Kraków have to build on here at Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego in the Ekstraklasa.

Cracovia Kraków lost their last game at Lech Poznan (placed 3rd) after a 0-3 scoreline. The first setback in the shape of a loss after collecting points through three league games. The game against Lech Poznan was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality. Midfield player Knap got a match rating of 7.1 in that game, the max score being 10. Knap hit one key pass.

Preceding that game was the home draw versus Miedz Legnica that ended 1-1.

The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Cracovia Kraków have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 12 games) they have won 7 times, drawn 3 and lost 2.

Sports bettors, take note: A review of the 13 most recent league games reveals that 10 of them had at least one goal from each side.

Cracovia are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 20 goals in 15 games. Cracovia Kraków have only conceded 9 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.

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Zagłębie Lubin form and stats

Playing away, Zagłębie Lubin have won 7 games, drawn 3 and suffered 5 defeats in the Ekstraklasa this season.

Zagłębie play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Lechia Gdansk (placed 17th). Defender Kopacz was the best team player with a rating of 8.04. Kopacz scored one goal and won 9 of 15 duels.

Before that, Zagłębie Lubin secured a home win against Widzew Lodz with the score 2-0.

We have checked recent matches where Zagłębie Lubin have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 7 games were 3 victories, 1 draw and 3 defeats.

Zagłębie Lubin have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 15 league away games 20 goals have been scored. Zagłębie's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 23 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

The newest reported meeting between these sides is the Zagłębie Lubin - Cracovia Kraków 0-2 played previously this season. Data for the previous ten meetings between these two squads are: five wins for Cracovia, three draws and two wins for Zagłębie Lubin. Over 2,5 goals: three times; under 2,5 goals: seven games.

Top Goalscorers

Cracovia KrakówM. Rakoczy
M. Rakoczy
7 goals
Cracovia KrakówB. Källman
B. Källman
7 goals
Zagłębie LubinK. Chodyna
K. Chodyna
7 goals

Cracovia Kraków missing players

Zagłębie Lubin missing players

Cracovia Kraków Zagłębie Lubin
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
31 15 4 Played P 5 15 31
11 7 1 Won W 2 7 10
9 5 2 Drew D 1 3 8
11 3 1 Lost L 2 5 13
37 20 4 Scored S 6 20 31
33 9 3 Conceded C 10 23 43
94% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
81% 73% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 80% 77%
35% 27% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 67% 48%
10% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 40% 33% 16%
6% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 7% 3%
42% 33% 50% BTTS BTTS 40% 40% 42%
35% 47% 25% Clean Sheets C S 20% 27% 23%
29% 27% 25% Failed to Score F T 40% 33% 42%
 
4.7 5.9 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5.4 4.7 5.2
5.4 4.1 1.8 Corners against (avg) C A 3.4 4.1 4.6
2.3 2.1 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.6 1.5
3 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
11.9 13.3 15.8 Shots (avg) S ( 11.8 13.2 14
4 4.5 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 5.3 5
30% 30% 22% Goal Efficiency G E 25% 25% 20%
 
10.4 8.3 7.2 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 14.3 13.3
3.4 2.7 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 5.1 4.4
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Cracovia Kraków have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Cracovia Kraków have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Zagłębie Lubin have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Zagłębie Lubin haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rakow Czestochowa 30 22 5 3 60 19 15 14 1 0 40 7 15 8 4 3 20 12 41 71
2 Legia Warszawa 30 17 9 4 48 32 15 10 5 0 30 15 15 7 4 4 18 17 16 60
3 Lech Poznan 31 14 10 7 44 29 16 8 2 6 23 15 15 6 8 1 21 14 15 52
4 Pogon Szczecin 30 14 9 7 47 41 14 7 4 3 24 20 16 7 5 4 23 21 6 51
5 Piast Gliwice 31 13 7 11 34 29 15 5 4 6 15 14 16 8 3 5 19 15 5 46
6 Warta Poznan 31 12 8 11 35 31 15 5 6 4 19 15 16 7 2 7 16 16 4 44
7 Cracovia Kraków 31 11 9 11 37 33 15 7 5 3 20 9 16 4 4 8 17 24 4 42
8 Gornik Zabrze 31 11 8 12 40 40 16 5 5 6 21 22 15 6 3 6 19 18 0 41
9 Jagiellonia Biaystok 31 9 13 9 46 41 16 8 3 5 29 21 15 1 10 4 17 20 5 40
10 Stal Mielec 30 10 8 12 35 38 15 5 6 4 17 14 15 5 2 8 18 24 -3 38
11 Widzew Lodz 30 10 8 12 34 38 15 5 3 7 20 22 15 5 5 5 14 16 -4 38
12 Radomiak Radom 31 10 8 13 29 35 16 4 4 8 14 19 15 6 4 5 15 16 -6 38
13 Zagłębie Lubin 31 10 8 13 31 43 16 3 5 8 11 20 15 7 3 5 20 23 -12 38
14 Wisla Plock 30 10 6 14 39 42 15 8 3 4 22 14 15 2 3 10 17 28 -3 36
15 Korona Kielce 30 9 8 13 34 43 15 7 3 5 18 16 15 2 5 8 16 27 -9 35
16 Slask Wrocaw 31 7 11 13 27 42 15 4 6 5 16 20 16 3 5 8 11 22 -15 32
17 Lechia Gdansk 31 7 5 19 27 53 16 4 4 8 14 22 15 3 1 11 13 31 -26 26
18 Miedz Legnica 30 4 10 16 29 47 15 3 6 6 16 22 15 1 4 10 13 25 -18 22

Read more about Ekstraklasa

The Ekstraklasa, which carries the sponsorship name Lotto Ekstraklasa, is the top football league in Poland. It has 16 teams playing each other home and away to decide a regular season league table. The top eight teams then play a championship round while the bottom eight play a relegation round.