National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Stal Mielec or Wisła Kraków that keep their silverware dream alive.
The hosts Stal Mielec saw competitive action as recent as three days ago, playing in the Ekstraklasa. Thankfully the previous game, versus Raków Częstochowa, was also a home game here at Stadion MOSiR. The away team is better rested.
Stal Mielec form and stats
Last season, Mielec's Polish Cup journey ended in the 16th finals.Stal Mielec have played 4 Ekstraklasa games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 2-0-2 (wins-draws-losses).
Mielec's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-3 versus Raków Częstochowa. Midfield player Krystian Getinger got a match rating of 7.93 in that game, the max score being 10. Getinger hit two key passes, dribled passed the opponent 3 of 3 times and had 49 successful passes (of 59 total).
Before that, Mielec played out a Ekstraklasa draw 1-1 when visiting Jagiellonia Biaystok.Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the Ekstraklasa game versus Radomiak Radom in only three days. This game is also played here at Stadion MOSiR.
The Mielec fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 4 in 4 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 6 goals have been conceded.
Wisła Kraków form and stats
Last season their Polish Cup adventure ended in the 1st round.The story so far for the visiting team on their Ekstraklasa travels is 1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats.
Two away games in a row for Wisła Kraków, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-5 versus Lech Poznan in the Ekstraklasa. Kraków lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one. Ashraf El Mahdioui got a match rating of 7.42 in that game, top player of the team. Mahdioui hit one key pass and had 57 successful passes (of 66 total).
A 2-2 draw was the result before that, hosting Lechia Gdansk in the Ekstraklasa.A new game in only four days for Kraków, the Ekstraklasa home match versus Pogon Szczecin. Busy days.
Wisła Kraków are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 6 times in 4 away games so far. The opposition has been scoring high and low on Kraków's goalkeeper in away games this season, as they have let in 10 goals in 4 travels.
Head 2 Head
Previous four meetings between these contenders: Mielec won one, Wisła Kraków triumphed in three and we saw zero draws. four games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  Y. Yeboah 3 goals |  M. Mak 2 goals | G. Tomasiewicz 2 goals |
Stal Mielec missing players
Wisła Kraków missing players
| Stal Mielec | Wisła Kraków | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 9 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 7 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 4 | Lost | L | 6 | 11 | ||
| 34 | 23 | Scored | S | 19 | 33 | ||
| 34 | 15 | Conceded | C | 27 | 40 | ||
| 92% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 76% | 71% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 80% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 77% | 68% | ||
| 28% | 29% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 62% | 40% | ||
| 20% | 21% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 31% | 16% | ||
| 56% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 64% | ||
| 20% | 29% | Clean Sheets | C S | 8% | 20% | ||
| 32% | 36% | Failed to Score | F T | 31% | 28% | ||
| 5.2 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.2 | 6 | ||
| 5 | 5.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.7 | 5.2 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9.6 | 10.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.6 | 10.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 3.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 4 | ||
| 27% | 24% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 32% | ||
| 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 | Slask Wrocaw | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Pogon Szczecin | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Lechia Gdansk | 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 | Raków Częstochowa | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
| 7 | Wisła Kraków | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 | -1 | 11 |
| 8 | Wisla Plock | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Radomiak Radom | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Piast Gliwice | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Górnik Zabrze | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 10 |
| 12 | Legia Warszawa | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 13 | Jagiellonia Biaystok | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 9 |
| 14 | Cracovia Krakow | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | -4 | 9 |
| 15 | Stal Mielec | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -6 | 8 |
| 16 | Warta Poznan | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 17 | Gornik eczna | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | -11 | 5 |
| 18 | Nieciecza | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -5 | 3 |