This match features two teams living in the basement of the Ekstraklasa, Cracovia Kraków holding 15th place and Piast Gliwice lying 16th. A good chance for both teams to improve their position.
Cracovia Kraków and Piast Gliwice should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Cracovia Kraków form and stats
Cracovia Kraków have secured 5 points from their first three home games in the Ekstraklasa. A decent catch, still with room for improvement. Cracovia have played two draws in a row on their own stadium.
Cracovia manager M. Probierz and his team return home after a 0-0 draw away versus Legia Warszawa (after extra-time, 4-5 on penalties) (placed 9th) in the Super Cup. Prior to that, an away loss at Slask Wrocaw in the Ekstraklasa.
The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Cracovia have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won ten, drawn one and lost one.
A decent goal production from Cracovia in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Cracovia Kraków's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Piast Gliwice form and stats
The Ekstraklasa season is young and Piast Gliwice have only just started going through their travel schedule, with 3 away games done and still no victory. 1 draw and 2 defeats so far. Three has not been a lucky number for Piast Gliwice as they have been defeated three times in a row since the Warta Poznan match.
The manager W. Fornalik was unhappy after their last game, a Ekstraklasa match played at their home ground Stadion Miejski. Piast Gliwice suffered a 1-4 loss to Lech Poznan (placed 6th). A 2-3 defeat away at Stal Mielec before that.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found eight similar matches played by Piast Gliwice in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Gliwice, two draws and four defeats.
The attacking power of Gliwice when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. Gliwice struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 5 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Cracovia Kraków, three draws and four wins for Piast Gliwice. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Hanca 2 goals |   M. Żyro 2 goals |  D. Jablonský 1 goals |
Cracovia Kraków missing players
Piast Gliwice missing players
| Cracovia Kraków | Piast Gliwice | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Scored | S | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 3 | 5 | 11 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 67% | 83% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 67% | 50% |
| 67% | 67% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 50% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 33% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 33% | 17% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 67% | 67% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2 | 2.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | 37 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 28 | 36 | 75 |
| 28 | 13 | 3 | Shots on Target | S O | 8 | 10 | 21 |
| 32% | 38% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 20% | 14% |
- All of Cracovia Kraków's matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Cracovia Kraków have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their matches.
- Cracovia Kraków have not yet lost a game at home.
- Cracovia Kraków have scored in all their matches so far.
- Cracovia Kraków have scored more than double the goals of Piast Gliwice.
- Cracovia Kraków haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Piast Gliwice has the fewest scored goals in the first half (0) in Ekstraklasa
- Piast Gliwice have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Piast Gliwice have yet to win a game.
- Piast Gliwice is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| 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 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Gornik Zabrze | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Zagebie Lubin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Slask Wrocaw | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Lechia Gdansk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Lech Poznan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Pogon Szczecin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Legia Warszawa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Wisla Plock | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 11 | Stal Mielec | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | Podbeskidzie | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 5 |
| 13 | Warta Poznan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Wisa Krakow | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | Cracovia Kraków | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Piast Gliwice | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 1 |