ŁKS Łódź vs Cracovia Kraków: Match guide and preview

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Date: Sun 01.December
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion LKS (12160 seats)

The visiting Cracovia Kraków side should be favourites in this visit to ŁKS Łódź, as the away team holds a 19 point advantage from their 16 league games this season.

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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ŁKS Łódź form and stats

ŁKS Łódź's results here at Stadion LKS in the Ekstraklasa have been very modest with 2 victories, 1 draw and 5 defeats. ŁKS Łódź has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager K. Moskal and the players.

The fans are hoping that ŁKS Łódź will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-3 away loss in the Ekstraklasa game against Lechia Gdańsk (placed 9th). Before that game, the home loss against Slask Wrocaw with the scoreline 0-1.

The manager K. Moskal will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Tychy 71 in only three days.

The ŁKS Łódź fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 8 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 12 goals have been conceded.

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Cracovia Kraków form and stats

The visitors are W3-D2-L2 on the road this term. That's in the Ekstraklasa.

The Cracovia Kraków goalkeeper Konrad Forenc is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 368 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.

Cracovia Kraków won their last game, 2-0 versus Zagebie Lubin played at home. Preceding that game, the 0-0 draw paying a visit to Wisla Plock.

A quick return to home after this game, as Cracovia Kraków are hosting Raków Częstochowa in the Polish Cup only four days away.

Cracovia Kraków have scored 10 goals on their travels this season, from 7 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Cracovia Kraków have seen the ball go into their own net 8 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The teams have played each other before this season, with the result ŁKS Łódź - Cracovia Kraków 1-0 entered in the official records. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: 4 - 2 - 4 (ŁKS Łódź wins - draws - Cracovia Kraków wins). As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

ŁKS ŁódźR. Kujawa
R. Kujawa
10 goals
ŁKS ŁódźDani Ramírez
Dani Ramírez
9 goals

ŁKS Łódź missing players

Cracovia Kraków missing players

ŁKS Łódź Cracovia Kraków
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
16 8 3 Played P 2 7 16
3 2 0 Won W 2 3 9
2 1 0 Drew D 0 2 3
11 5 3 Lost L 0 2 4
16 10 2 Scored S 4 10 24
29 12 5 Conceded C 1 8 14
94% 88% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 86% 94%
75% 62% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 71% 75%
56% 50% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 57% 44%
38% 38% 33% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 29% 19%
19% 38% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 14% 6%
56% 50% 33% BTTS BTTS 50% 71% 56%
12% 25% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 29% 44%
38% 38% 67% Failed to Score F T 0% 14% 6%
 
5 5.1 6.7 Corners For (avg) C F 2 2.6 4.5
6.1 4.2 4.7 Corners Against (avg) C A 4.5 8 5.7
2.2 2 2 Yellow Cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.9 2.1
1 0 0 Red Cards R C 0 0 0
 
203 123 40 Total Shots T S 19 64 187
79 43 13 Shots on Target S O 9 29 78
20% 23% 15% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 34% 31%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Cracovia Kraków have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won away.
  • Cracovia Kraków have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cracovia Kraków have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • ŁKS Łódź has the fewest clean sheets (2)
  • ŁKS Łódź has the fewest points (7) at home
  • ŁKS Łódź has the most conceded goals (12) at home
  • ŁKS Łódź has the most conceded goals (29)
  • ŁKS Łódź has the most dropped points from leading position (11)

ŁKS Łódź
26-10-19 EK ŁKS Łódź 2 - 0 Raków Częstochowa
29-10-19 PC ŁKS Łódź 2 - 0 Gornik Zabrze
03-11-19 EK Jagiellonia Białystok 2 - 0 ŁKS Łódź
08-11-19 EK ŁKS Łódź 0 - 1 Slask Wrocaw
23-11-19 EK Lechia Gdańsk 3 - 1 ŁKS Łódź
01-12-19 EK ŁKS Łódź 15:00 Cracovia Kraków
04-12-19 PC Tychy 71 20:45 ŁKS Łódź
07-12-19 EK Lech Poznan 17:30 ŁKS Łódź
15-12-19 EK Piast Gliwice 12:30 ŁKS Łódź
19-12-19 EK ŁKS Łódź 18:00 Wisła Kraków
Cracovia Kraków
25-10-19 EK Cracovia Kraków 2 - 0 Pogon Szczecin
29-10-19 PC Bytovia Bytow 2 - 2 Cracovia Kraków
02-11-19 EK Cracovia Kraków 1 - 0 Lechia Gdańsk
09-11-19 EK Wisla Plock 0 - 0 Cracovia Kraków
25-11-19 EK Cracovia Kraków 2 - 0 Zagebie Lubin
01-12-19 EK ŁKS Łódź 15:00 Cracovia Kraków
05-12-19 PC Cracovia Kraków 20:45 Raków Częstochowa
08-12-19 EK Cracovia Kraków 12:30 Raków Częstochowa
15-12-19 EK Korona Kielce 15:00 Cracovia Kraków
20-12-19 EK Cracovia Kraków 18:00 Slask Wrocaw

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Slask Wrocaw 17 9 6 2 26 15 8 5 3 0 17 11 9 4 3 2 9 4 11 33
2 Legia Warszawa 17 10 2 5 33 17 9 6 1 2 24 7 8 4 1 3 9 10 16 32
3 Pogon Szczecin 17 9 5 3 21 14 8 4 2 2 11 7 9 5 3 1 10 7 7 32
4 Cracovia Kraków 16 9 3 4 24 14 9 6 1 2 14 6 7 3 2 2 10 8 10 30
5 Piast Gliwice 17 8 4 5 19 17 9 5 2 2 11 8 8 3 2 3 8 9 2 28
6 Wisla Plock 17 8 3 6 22 26 9 5 2 2 14 9 8 3 1 4 8 17 -4 27
7 Lech Poznan 17 7 5 5 29 18 8 3 2 3 15 8 9 4 3 2 14 10 11 26
8 Jagiellonia Białystok 16 7 5 4 27 20 8 5 1 2 15 9 8 2 4 2 12 11 7 26
9 Lechia Gdańsk 16 6 6 4 20 16 9 3 4 2 11 8 7 3 2 2 9 8 4 24
10 Zagebie Lubin 17 6 4 7 27 25 9 4 3 2 17 10 8 2 1 5 10 15 2 22
11 Raków Częstochowa 16 6 1 9 17 24 8 4 0 4 10 10 8 2 1 5 7 14 -7 19
12 Gornik Zabrze 17 3 8 6 16 23 8 3 4 1 10 7 9 0 4 5 6 16 -7 17
13 Korona Kielce 17 4 3 10 10 23 8 3 1 4 7 7 9 1 2 6 3 16 -13 15
14 Arka Gdynia 17 3 5 9 13 26 8 1 5 2 5 8 9 2 0 7 8 18 -13 14
15 ŁKS Łódź 16 3 2 11 16 29 8 2 1 5 10 12 8 1 1 6 6 17 -13 11
16 Wisła Kraków 16 3 2 11 15 28 7 3 0 4 10 7 9 0 2 7 5 21 -13 11

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.