There's been five days and nights since Widzew Lodz played against Lech Poznan and the result was 0-2. What happens against Cracovia Kraków?
- All of Widzew Lodz's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- All of Cracovia Kraków's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Widzew Lodz form and stats
Widzew Lodz have played three Ekstraklasa home games so far, perhaps enough to set expectations for the season. In that case, only 3 points from these matches could be a signal of rough times ahead.
In their previous game, the manager Niedźwiedź led his Widzew Lodz to a defeat away at Lech Poznan. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź. Letniowski (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.45/10. Letniowski hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
In the match before, 5-5 away to Kalisz (after extra-time, 4-3 on penalties) (Polish Cup). 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 Widzew have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 11 matches with the results: Won 3, drawn 4 and lost 4.
Widzew Lodz have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź with 5 goals in 3 league matches.
Cracovia Kraków form and stats
Things could have gone better for Cracovia Kraków in their Ekstraklasa away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Cracovia Kraków are travelling after their nice 3-0 home win in the game against Rakow Czestochowa (placed 6th). That win felt sweet as this side had gone four league rounds without winning. The attacker Konoplyanka got a match rating of 7.93 in that game. Konoplyanka scored one goal and hit three key passes.
Earlier, the Polish Cup victory away at Lagow. 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 11 relevant matches. Results were 5 Cracovia wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Cracovia Kraków have the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 3 business trips in the league at this early stage of the season.
Head 2 Head
Head-to-head data (for the prior ten meetings): Widzew Lodz won four games, three matches ended in a draw and Cracovia Kraków managed three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / six The games between these sides sometimes lean towards being hot-tempered, having seen 7 sending-offs from the last ten encounters.
Top Goalscorers
  B. Pawłowski 4 goals |   M. Rakoczy 4 goals |  P. Lipski 2 goals |
Widzew Lodz missing players
Cracovia Kraków missing players
| Widzew Lodz | Cracovia Kraków | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | 5 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 11 |
| 10 | 6 | 3 | Conceded | C | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 88% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 100% | 88% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 25% |
| 12% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 12% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 50% | 100% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 12% |
| 38% | 0% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 50% |
| 25% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 33% | 38% |
| 6 | 7 | 7.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 3.7 | 5.9 |
| 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 7.3 | 5.2 |
| 1.8 | 2.3 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 1.7 | 2.1 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 12.8 | 15.3 | 14 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12 | 11.2 |
| 4.4 | 4.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 5 | 4.6 |
| 26% | 38% | 50% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 20% | 30% |
| 12.9 | 8.7 | 9.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 10.7 | 10.1 |
| 5.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 3 | 3.1 |
- All of Cracovia Kraków's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- All of Widzew Lodz's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
- Cracovia Kraków have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Cracovia Kraków haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Legia Warszawa | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 2 | Wisla Plock | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 16 |
| 3 | Pogon Szczecin | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 16 |
| 4 | Cracovia Kraków | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Stal Mielec | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 6 | Rakow Czestochowa | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 13 |
| 7 | Radomiak Radom | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Lech Poznan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 9 | Korona Kielce | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Widzew Lodz | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 10 |
| 11 | Warta Poznań | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | -3 | 10 |
| 12 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 9 |
| 13 | Zagłębie Lubin | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -4 | 9 |
| 14 | Slask Wrocaw | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -5 | 9 |
| 15 | Gornik Zabrze | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
| 16 | Piast Gliwice | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Miedz Legnica | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -5 | 4 |
| 18 | Lechia Gdansk | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 11 | -10 | 4 |
