Betting preview: Warta Poznań vs Cracovia Kraków should be interesting

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sun 10.April
Match begins: 10:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion przy Drodze Dębińskiej (4694 seats)

Warta Poznań have some catching up to do from their 14th place, and the job starts against Cracovia Kraków. Read more!

Insights:
  • Warta Poznań have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Ekstraklasa
  • Cracovia Kraków have won significantly less corners away then at home.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Warta Poznań form and stats

Warta Poznań, who have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in Ekstraklasa, have played 14 Ekstraklasa games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-6-5 (wins-draws-losses).

Poznań's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-2 versus Rakow Czestochowa (placed 3rd).

In the game before, an away victory match versus Zagłębie Lubin with a 4-0 scoreline.

This is expected to be a close game, with Warta Poznań perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Warta Poznań as a small favourite), we find 17 games. Warta Poznań has won six of these, drawn five and lost six.

Poznań have scored 12 league goals here from 14 matches, not a lot. On the other hand, Warta Poznań have conceded 17 goals.

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Cracovia Kraków form and stats

4 wins, 4 draws and 5 losses. That’s the product of Cracovia Kraków playing as the away team in the Ekstraklasa this season.

Two away matches in a row for Cracovia Kraków, whose coach Zielinski could celebrate last time after the win against Stal Mielec. Jablonsky was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 7.63. The defender Jablonsky won 6 of 6 duels.

A 1-1 draw was the result before that, hosting Pogon Szczecin.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cracovia Kraków playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were four Cracovia wins, two draws and five defeats.

Cracovia Kraków are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 14 away goals from 13 games (in the league). As opposed to that, Cracovia Kraków have seen the ball go into their own net 18 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

The previous head-to-head encounter ended Cracovia Kraków - Poznań 2-0, earlier this season. As for the last six games between these two teams, there's two Warta Poznań victories, one draw and three Cracovia Kraków wins. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cracovia KrakówP. van Amersfoort
P. van Amersfoort
8 goals
Warta PoznańA. Zreľák
A. Zreľák
7 goals
Warta PoznańJ. Grzesik
J. Grzesik
3 goals

Warta Poznań missing players

Cracovia Kraków missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Warta Poznań Cracovia Kraków
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
27 14 5 Played P 5 13 27
7 3 1 Won W 2 4 9
9 6 2 Drew D 2 4 8
11 5 2 Lost L 1 5 10
26 12 4 Scored S 6 14 34
31 17 6 Conceded C 4 18 37
93% 86% 80% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
74% 86% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 80% 85% 81%
30% 29% 40% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 46% 48%
15% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 8% 15%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 8% 11%
41% 57% 60% BTTS BTTS 60% 54% 56%
22% 14% 20% Clean Sheets C S 20% 15% 22%
44% 43% 40% Failed to Score F T 20% 38% 26%
 
4.6 5.4 5.6 Corners for (avg) C F 5.2 4.1 5.1
4.7 4.6 4.6 Corners against (avg) C A 4.8 4.7 4.4
1.9 1.8 0.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.2 2.3 2.3
2 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
9.9 11.9 12.6 Shots (avg) S ( 10.4 9.5 9.7
3.8 4.3 4.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.2 4.1
25% 20% 18% Goal Efficiency G E 24% 26% 31%
 
11.3 11.9 9.6 Shots against (avg) S A 9.8 10.8 10.1
4.2 4.4 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.2 3.5 3.8
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • Cracovia Kraków have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Warta Poznań have the fewest matches over the total-line (5) in Ekstraklasa
  • Warta Poznań have the fewest scored goals (12) at home in Ekstraklasa
  • Warta Poznań have the fewest scored goals in the first half (8) in Ekstraklasa

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Pogon Szczecin 27 16 8 3 53 22 13 10 2 1 34 12 14 6 6 2 19 10 31 56
2 Lech Poznan 27 16 7 4 53 19 13 10 2 1 31 4 14 6 5 3 22 15 34 55
3 Rakow Czestochowa 27 16 7 4 48 25 13 8 4 1 28 10 14 8 3 3 20 15 23 55
4 Lechia Gdańsk 27 12 7 8 40 31 13 9 3 1 23 9 14 3 4 7 17 22 9 43
5 Radomiak Radom 27 10 12 5 34 27 13 6 6 1 19 11 14 4 6 4 15 16 7 42
6 Piast Gliwice 27 10 8 9 35 31 13 5 3 5 18 18 14 5 5 4 17 13 4 38
7 Gornik Zabrze 26 10 7 9 36 33 14 6 4 4 21 16 12 4 3 5 15 17 3 37
8 Wisla Plock 26 11 3 12 36 37 13 9 2 2 21 8 13 2 1 10 15 29 -1 36
9 Cracovia Kraków 27 9 8 10 34 37 14 5 4 5 20 19 13 4 4 5 14 18 -3 35
10 Legia Warszawa 27 11 2 14 33 36 14 8 0 6 21 17 13 3 2 8 12 19 -3 35
11 Stal Mielec 27 8 9 10 32 37 14 6 3 5 18 18 13 2 6 5 14 19 -5 33
12 Jagiellonia Biaystok 27 8 9 10 31 41 14 5 6 3 19 15 13 3 3 7 12 26 -10 33
13 Slask Wrocaw 27 7 9 11 34 39 13 3 6 4 13 15 14 4 3 7 21 24 -5 30
14 Warta Poznań 27 7 9 11 26 31 14 3 6 5 12 17 13 4 3 6 14 14 -5 30
15 Zagłębie Lubin 27 8 4 15 28 48 13 5 2 6 17 21 14 3 2 9 11 27 -20 28
16 Wisa Krakow 27 6 7 14 27 43 13 4 4 5 14 15 14 2 3 9 13 28 -16 25
17 Nieciecza 27 5 9 13 28 47 14 4 5 5 18 22 13 1 4 8 10 25 -19 24
18 Górnik Łęczna 27 5 9 13 24 48 14 3 5 6 13 25 13 2 4 7 11 23 -24 24

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Pogon Szczecin 27 16 8 3 53 22 13 10 2 1 34 12 14 6 6 2 19 10 31 56
2 Lech Poznan 27 16 7 4 53 19 13 10 2 1 31 4 14 6 5 3 22 15 34 55
3 Rakow Czestochowa 27 16 7 4 48 25 13 8 4 1 28 10 14 8 3 3 20 15 23 55
4 Lechia Gdańsk 27 12 7 8 40 31 13 9 3 1 23 9 14 3 4 7 17 22 9 43
5 Radomiak Radom 27 10 12 5 34 27 13 6 6 1 19 11 14 4 6 4 15 16 7 42
6 Piast Gliwice 27 10 8 9 35 31 13 5 3 5 18 18 14 5 5 4 17 13 4 38
7 Gornik Zabrze 26 10 7 9 36 33 14 6 4 4 21 16 12 4 3 5 15 17 3 37
8 Wisla Plock 26 11 3 12 36 37 13 9 2 2 21 8 13 2 1 10 15 29 -1 36
9 Cracovia Kraków 27 9 8 10 34 37 14 5 4 5 20 19 13 4 4 5 14 18 -3 35
10 Legia Warszawa 27 11 2 14 33 36 14 8 0 6 21 17 13 3 2 8 12 19 -3 35
11 Stal Mielec 27 8 9 10 32 37 14 6 3 5 18 18 13 2 6 5 14 19 -5 33
12 Jagiellonia Biaystok 27 8 9 10 31 41 14 5 6 3 19 15 13 3 3 7 12 26 -10 33
13 Slask Wrocaw 27 7 9 11 34 39 13 3 6 4 13 15 14 4 3 7 21 24 -5 30
14 Warta Poznań 27 7 9 11 26 31 14 3 6 5 12 17 13 4 3 6 14 14 -5 30
15 Zagłębie Lubin 27 8 4 15 28 48 13 5 2 6 17 21 14 3 2 9 11 27 -20 28
16 Wisa Krakow 27 6 7 14 27 43 13 4 4 5 14 15 14 2 3 9 13 28 -16 25
17 Nieciecza 27 5 9 13 28 47 14 4 5 5 18 22 13 1 4 8 10 25 -19 24
18 Górnik Łęczna 27 5 9 13 24 48 14 3 5 6 13 25 13 2 4 7 11 23 -24 24

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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.