National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's ŁKS Łódź or Cracovia Kraków that keep their silverware dream alive.
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.
ŁKS Łódź form and stats
Last season, ŁKS Łódź's Polish Cup journey ended in the 8th finals.1 victory, 1 draw and 2 defeats. That’s what ŁKS Łódź have to build on here at Stadion MOSiR in the 1. Liga. Two defeats in a row at home hurts for ŁKS Łódź, their manager J. Vicuña Ochandorena and the supporters. There are certain expectations for improvement.
Łódź's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 1-2 versus Podbeskidzie.
In the game before, an away victory in the 1. Liga match versus Miedz Legnica with a 2-0 scoreline.Łódź are traveling soon after this match as the 1. Liga match at Sandecja Nowy Sacz awaits in three days.
A decent goal production from Łódź in their home games so far, with 6 goals from 4 league matches. Goals are flowing in at the wrong end for Łódź with 9 goals conceded in these matches.
Cracovia Kraków form and stats
Cracovia Kraków was sent out of Polish Cup in the semi-finals last season.1-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Cracovia Kraków in their Ekstraklasa matches away.
Cracovia Kraków are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Pogoń Szczecin. Cornel Râpă, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.43. Râpă hit one key pass and won 10 of 13 duels.
A draw for Cracovia before that, at their own venue hosting Gornik Zabrze (2-2).The schedule is very tough for Cracovia now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A Ekstraklasa game at Piast Gliwice is waiting in only four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cracovia as they have only managed to score 4 times from 5 away games in the league. In the opposite end, Cracovia Kraków have conceded 8 goals in their away games.
Head 2 Head
Previous ten meetings with these contenders: Łódź won four, Cracovia Kraków were winners in four and we saw two draws. six games with over 2,5 goals, four matches with under 2,5 goals.Top Goalscorers
  J. Ruiz López 4 goals |   P. van Amersfoort 4 goals | P. Janczukowicz 2 goals |
ŁKS Łódź missing players
Cracovia Kraków missing players
| ŁKS Łódź | Cracovia Kraków | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 15 | 25 | ||
| 12 | 6 | Won | W | 3 | 7 | ||
| 5 | 3 | Drew | D | 5 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 39 | 24 | Scored | S | 11 | 23 | ||
| 32 | 22 | Conceded | C | 23 | 35 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 87% | 92% | ||
| 84% | 93% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 80% | 72% | ||
| 56% | 71% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 47% | 52% | ||
| 28% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 13% | 16% | ||
| 16% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 56% | 71% | BTTS | BTTS | 47% | 52% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 20% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Failed to Score | F T | 47% | 36% | ||
| 6.3 | 6.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.8 | 4.3 | ||
| 5 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.8 | 5.6 | ||
| 2.1 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 13.1 | 15.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 8.5 | ||
| 5.5 | 6.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.4 | ||
| 27% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 27% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Korona Kielce | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 22 |
| 2 | Widzew Lodz | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 |
| 3 | Sandecja Nowy Sacz | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 16 |
| 4 | Miedz Legnica | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
| 5 | Podbeskidzie | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | ŁKS Łódź | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 14 |
| 7 | Tychy 71 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| 8 | Arka Gdynia | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| 9 | Odra Opole | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -2 | 11 |
| 10 | Chrobry Gogow | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Resovia Rzeszow | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | SKRA Czestochowa | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 |
| 13 | Polkowice | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 7 |
| 14 | Jastrzębie | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | -6 | 7 |
| 15 | Puszcza Niepoomice | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | -7 | 7 |
| 16 | Zagebie Sosnowiec | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -3 | 6 |
| 17 | Katowice | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | -8 | 6 |
| 18 | Stomil Olsztyn | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -7 | 4 |
| 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 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 |
| 2 | Śląsk Wrocław | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Pogoń Szczecin | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Lechia Gdańsk | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Zagebie Lubin | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | -3 | 12 |
| 6 | Wisa Krakow | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 7 | Wisła Płock | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| 8 | Radomiak Radom | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 9 | Piast Gliwice | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 11 | Cracovia Kraków | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 12 | Rakow Czestochowa | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Stal Mielec | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -3 | 8 |
| 14 | Warta Poznan | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 15 | Gornik Zabrze | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 7 |
| 16 | Legia Warszawa | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 17 | Gornik eczna | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -9 | 5 |
| 18 | Nieciecza | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 3 |