National cups are something special for many teams and supporters. Today's match will decide whether it's Legia Warszawa 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.
Legia Warszawa form and stats
Legia Warszawa have less points than they have played home games in the Ekstraklasa so far. Their two previous attempts here have produced 0 points. With Legia Warszawa having lost three times in a row here, the pressure is increasing on the manager C. Michniewicz.
The Warszawa fans got no joy from their last match, a Europa League game also here at Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego: A 0-3 defeat against Qarabag. Before that game, the 2-0 home victory against Drita.
The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Legia Warszawa have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found five games) they have won two times, drawn zero and lost three.
Early season league goal statistics from Legia Warszawa's 2 home games: 2 goals, 5 conceded.
Cracovia Kraków form and stats
Still no away game victory in the Ekstraklasa for Cracovia Kraków with 2 draws and 1 loss from their first 3 attempts.
Cracovia Kraków play their second straight away game, having lost the previous one 1-3 to Slask Wrocaw. Ahead of that game was the 2-2 draw at home against Raków Częstochowa in the Ekstraklasa.
We have checked recent matches where Cracovia have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those seven games were three victories, two draws and two defeats.
Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Cracovia have scored 4 goals in 3 league games away. The Cracovia manager M. Probierz has some worries about the defense as 6 goals have been conceded in these travels.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: six wins for Warszawa, two draws and two wins for Cracovia Kraków. Over 2,5 goals: four times; under 2,5 goals: six games.Top Goalscorers
  T. Pekhart 4 goals |   S. Hanca 2 goals |  B. Slisz 1 goals |
Legia Warszawa missing players
Cracovia Kraków missing players
| Legia Warszawa | Cracovia Kraków | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 13 | 6 | Won | W | 4 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 6 | ||
| 9 | 6 | Lost | L | 7 | 11 | ||
| 37 | 19 | Scored | S | 20 | 36 | ||
| 28 | 17 | Conceded | C | 23 | 38 | ||
| 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 52% | 54% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 64% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 15% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 14% | 12% | ||
| 48% | 54% | BTTS | BTTS | 71% | 72% | ||
| 36% | 31% | Clean Sheets | C S | 7% | 8% | ||
| 24% | 15% | Failed to Score | F T | 21% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.4 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 355 | 189 | Total Shots | T S | 172 | 281 | ||
| 125 | 72 | Shots on Target | S O | 76 | 119 | ||
| 30% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 26% | 30% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Raków Częstochowa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 13 |
| 2 | Górnik Zabrze | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | Zagebie Lubin | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 4 | Slask Wrocaw | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 |
| 5 | Lechia Gdansk | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Lech Poznań | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | Jagiellonia Białystok | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
| 8 | Pogon Szczecin | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 9 | Legia Warszawa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 6 |
| 10 | Wisla Plock | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | -3 | 5 |
| 11 | Stal Mielec | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | -4 | 5 |
| 12 | Podbeskidzie | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | -8 | 5 |
| 13 | Warta Poznan | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 14 | Wisa Krakow | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | -5 | 3 |
| 15 | Cracovia Kraków | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 6 | -1 | 2 |
| 16 | Piast Gliwice | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -8 | 1 |