Ekstraklasa duel: Close contest expected between Cracovia Kraków and Raków Częstochowa

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sat 26.September
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego (15016 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the Ekstraklasa so far, with Cracovia Kraków placed 14th and Raków Częstochowa sitting in the 2nd position.

Cracovia Kraków and Raków Częstochowa 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.

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Cracovia Kraków form and stats

OK but not perfect. That could be the conclusion for Cracovia Kraków's two home games in the Ekstraklasa so far this season, having collected 4 points here at Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego. The last three games played by Cracovia, regardless of arena, have all ended draws.

Cracovia manager M. Probierz and his team return home after a 1-1 draw away versus Zagebie Lubin (placed 5th) in the Ekstraklasa. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 1-1 versus Stal Mielec.

This is expected to be a close game, with Cracovia Kraków perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Cracovia Kraków as a small favourite), we find twelve games. Cracovia Kraków has won ten of these, drawn one and lost one.

Cracovia Kraków has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 2 goals from 2 home games. These are numbers from the league only.

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Raków Częstochowa form and stats

Raków Częstochowa, who have the most scored goals (7) away in Ekstraklasa, are on a winning streak away after three games, as mentioned below. A maximum 6 points in the bag from 2 travels in the Ekstraklasa.

Częstochowa play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 4-1 victory visiting Podbeskidzie (placed 12th). A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Zagebie Lubin.

It was a convincing performance from Raków Częstochowa when Podbeskidzie were beaten. The team "killed" the match in the first half leading 4-1 and the second half was comfortable. Marcin Cebula, Petr Schwarz (2) and Vladislavs Gutkovskis scored their goals.

As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Raków Częstochowa in our archives, and the results are: zero wins for Częstochowa, two draws and seven defeats.

7 goals so far away for Raków Częstochowa, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 2 league matches away.

Head 2 Head

Head-to-head totals (for the last three meetings): Cracovia won two games, one match ended with a draw and Raków Częstochowa has zero wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / one

Top Goalscorers

Raków CzęstochowaV. Gutkovskis
V. Gutkovskis
4 goals
Raków CzęstochowaP. Schwarz
P. Schwarz
2 goals
Raków CzęstochowaM. Cebula
M. Cebula
2 goals

Cracovia Kraków missing players

Raków Częstochowa missing players

Cracovia Kraków Raków Częstochowa
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
4 2 1 Played P 1 2 4
1 1 1 Won W 1 2 3
3 1 0 Drew D 0 0 0
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
6 3 2 Scored S 4 7 10
5 2 1 Conceded C 1 2 5
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
100% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
50% 50% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 100%
25% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 50% 25%
100% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1 1.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
42 21 8 Total Shots T S 19 35 56
15 5 2 Shots on Target S O 8 14 22
40% 60% 100% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 50% 45%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Raków Częstochowa has the most points from losing position (6) in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa has the most scored goals (7) away in Ekstraklasa
  • Raków Częstochowa has the the best goal difference (+5) away in Ekstraklasa
Cracovia Kraków Last season Raków Częstochowa
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
37 18   Played P   18 37
16 10   Won W   5 16
5 2   Drew D   2 5
16 6   Lost L   11 16
49 26   Scored S   21 51
40 16   Conceded C   34 56
97% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 97%
73% 83%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   83% 81%
46% 44%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   67% 65%
16% 6%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   33% 30%
8% 0%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   22% 16%
51% 50%   BTTS BTTS   50% 59%
30% 39%   Clean Sheets C S   22% 24%
22% 11%   Failed to Score F T   28% 19%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
2.3 1.9   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.1 2.1
2 0   Red cards R C   2 2
 
425 229   Total Shots T S   199 449
174 88   Shots on Target S O   76 178
28% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   28% 29%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Gornik Zabrze 4 4 0 0 12 3 2 2 0 0 7 2 2 2 0 0 5 1 9 12
2 Raków Częstochowa 4 3 0 1 10 5 2 1 0 1 3 3 2 2 0 0 7 2 5 9
3 Slask Wrocaw 4 2 1 1 8 5 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 1 0 1 3 2 3 7
4 Pogon Szczecin 4 2 1 1 5 4 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 7
5 Zagebie Lubin 4 2 1 1 5 4 3 2 1 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 7
6 Legia Warszawa 4 2 0 2 5 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 2 2 0 0 3 1 -1 6
7 Lechia Gdansk 4 2 0 2 6 8 2 1 0 1 5 5 2 1 0 1 1 3 -2 6
8 Wisla Plock 4 1 2 1 6 4 2 0 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 5 2 2 5
9 Jagiellonia Biaystok 3 1 2 0 5 4 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 5
10 Lech Poznań 4 1 2 1 7 7 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 1 1 4 5 0 5
11 Stal Mielec 4 0 2 2 4 8 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 4 6 -4 2
12 Podbeskidzie 4 0 2 2 7 12 2 0 1 1 3 6 2 0 1 1 4 6 -5 2
13 Wisa Krakow 4 0 2 2 4 9 2 0 0 2 1 6 2 0 2 0 3 3 -5 2
14 Cracovia Kraków 4 1 3 0 6 5 2 1 1 0 3 2 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 1
15 Piast Gliwice 3 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 2 -3 1
16 Warta Poznan 4 0 1 3 0 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 -3 1
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Lech Poznań 7 5 2 0 15 6 4 3 1 0 9 3 3 2 1 0 6 3 9 17
2 Lechia Gdansk 7 4 1 2 8 8 3 1 1 1 1 3 4 3 0 1 7 5 0 13
3 Legia Warszawa 7 2 3 2 7 5 4 2 1 1 6 3 3 0 2 1 1 2 2 9
4 Pogon Szczecin 7 2 3 2 8 8 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 1 2 1 5 5 0 9
5 Piast Gliwice 7 2 2 3 5 6 4 2 1 1 4 3 3 0 1 2 1 3 -1 8
6 Jagiellonia Biaystok 7 2 2 3 7 12 3 1 1 1 3 3 4 1 1 2 4 9 -5 8
7 Cracovia Kraków 7 2 1 4 10 11 3 1 0 2 4 5 4 1 1 2 6 6 -1 7
8 Slask Wrocaw 7 1 2 4 9 13 4 1 2 1 8 8 3 0 0 3 1 5 -4 5

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.