Ekstraklasa duel: Close contest expected between Zagłębie Lubin and Cracovia Kraków

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Competition: Poland Ekstraklasa
Competition: Sun 24.October
Match begins: 13:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Zagłębia Lubin (16068 seats)

Here is all you must know about the Ekstraklasa fixture Zagłębie Lubin - Cracovia Kraków!

Insights:
  • Zagłębie Lubin haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Cracovia Kraków have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.

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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Zagłębie Lubin form and stats

Zagłębie Lubin have collected 9 points from their Ekstraklasa home games so far after 3-0-2.

In their previous game, the manager D. Zuraw led his Zagłębie to a defeat in the Ekstraklasa match away at Stal Mielec. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Stadion Zagłębia Lubin. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today? Filip Starzyński (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.43/10. Starzyński hit five key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times and had 61 successful passes (of 66 total).

Before that match, a win away at Warta Poznań.

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 Zagłębie have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found ten matches with the results: Won two, drawn three and lost five.

The manager D. Zuraw will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to KS odz in only three days.

A decent goal production from Zagłębie in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. On the other hand, Zagłębie Lubin have conceded 6 goals.

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Cracovia Kraków form and stats

As the visiting team in Ekstraklasa matches, Cracovia Kraków have produced an overall stat of 2-2-2 so far.

Cracovia won their last game, 2-0 versus Warta Poznań played at home. Goalkeeper Lukáš Hroššo got the top player rating of the team with 8.14/10. Hroššo stopped the opponent with five saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

A draw for Cracovia before that, at their own venue hosting Stal Mielec (3-3).

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

Cracovia are scoring more than one goal per away game on average, having accumulated 8 away goals from 6 games (in the league). As for defending, Cracovia Kraków rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 10 goals from these away matches.

Head 2 Head

Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: three - three - four (Zagłębie wins - draws - Cracovia Kraków wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), four had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cracovia KrakówP. van Amersfoort
P. van Amersfoort
7 goals
ZagłębieP. Szysz
P. Szysz
3 goals
Zagłębie LubinE. Daniel
E. Daniel
2 goals

Zagłębie Lubin missing players

Cracovia Kraków missing players

Zagłębie Lubin Cracovia Kraków
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 1 6 11
5 3 1 Won W 1 2 4
0 0 0 Drew D 0 2 4
5 2 1 Lost L 0 2 3
13 8 3 Scored S 4 8 18
17 6 3 Conceded C 2 10 18
100% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
80% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
60% 60% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 64%
40% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 17% 27%
10% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 17% 18%
40% 60% 50% BTTS BTTS 100% 67% 73%
30% 20% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 9%
30% 20% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 33% 18%
 
5.5 5.2 6 Corners for (avg) C F 1 3.2 5.3
6.4 5 6 Corners against (avg) C A 5 4.5 4.4
2.2 1.8 2.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2.2 2.3
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.6 12 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 9 9 9.6
4.5 4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8 3.7 4.1
29% 40% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 36% 40%
Key stats in Ekstraklasa this season:
  • 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 away matches.
  • Cracovia Kraków have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Cracovia Kraków haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
  • Zagłębie Lubin 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 Lech Poznan 11 7 3 1 23 6 6 4 2 0 14 1 5 3 1 1 9 5 17 24
2 Lechia Gdansk 11 6 4 1 20 9 5 4 1 0 10 3 6 2 3 1 10 6 11 22
3 Rakow Czestochowa 10 6 3 1 21 14 3 1 2 0 7 4 7 5 1 1 14 10 7 21
4 Pogoń Szczecin 11 5 4 2 16 9 5 4 1 0 12 3 6 1 3 2 4 6 7 19
5 Slask Wrocaw 11 4 5 2 15 14 6 2 3 1 8 6 5 2 2 1 7 8 1 17
6 Cracovia Kraków 11 4 4 3 18 18 5 2 2 1 10 8 6 2 2 2 8 10 0 16
7 Jagiellonia Białystok 11 4 4 3 12 12 7 3 3 1 9 6 4 1 1 2 3 6 0 16
8 Stal Mielec 11 4 3 4 15 18 6 4 0 2 9 8 5 0 3 2 6 10 -3 15
9 Zagłębie Lubin 10 5 0 5 13 17 5 3 0 2 8 6 5 2 0 3 5 11 -4 15
10 Piast Gliwice 11 4 2 5 14 15 6 2 1 3 10 12 5 2 1 2 4 3 -1 14
11 Wisa Krakow 11 4 2 5 14 16 5 2 1 2 7 5 6 2 1 3 7 11 -2 14
12 Wisla Plock 11 4 1 6 18 17 5 4 1 0 10 1 6 0 0 6 8 16 1 13
13 Radomiak Radom 11 2 7 2 12 11 5 2 3 0 7 4 6 0 4 2 5 7 1 13
14 Gornik Zabrze 10 4 1 5 13 15 6 3 0 3 7 7 4 1 1 2 6 8 -2 13
15 Legia Warszawa 9 3 0 6 10 13 4 2 0 2 6 5 5 1 0 4 4 8 -3 9
16 Nieciecza 10 1 4 5 10 15 6 1 2 3 8 11 4 0 2 2 2 4 -5 7
17 Warta Poznań 11 1 4 6 8 15 5 0 3 2 2 6 6 1 1 4 6 9 -7 7
18 Górnik Łęczna 11 1 3 7 9 27 6 1 2 3 6 15 5 0 1 4 3 12 -18 6

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.