Warta Poznań conquers Widzew Lodz 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ŁóDź. Warta Poznań tops Widzew Lodz with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Zrelak (15') and a goal from M. Zurawski (65').

By
Luke Meyer
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Warta Poznań conquers Widzew Lodz 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

ŁóDź. Warta Poznań prevails over Widzew Lodz with a 2-0 win with a goal from A. Zrelak (15′) and a goal from M. Zurawski (65′). Widzew Lodz lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź stadium in Łódź on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 17,829 spectators.​ The referee was Łukasz Kuźma assisted by Bartosz Heinig and Piotr Podbielski. The 4th official was Grzegorz Kawałko. The weather was rainy. The temperature was quite cold at 1.5 degrees Celsius or 34.63 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Widzew Lodz

0 - 0

Team 1

Warta Poznań

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 0 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 6
  • 2 Shots blocked 0
  • 113 Attack 93
  • 72 Dangerous attack 63
  • 171 Ball safe 140
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Widzew Lodz had a strong ball possession 60% while Warta Poznań was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Widzew Lodz was more pushing with 72 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 0 were on target. Nonetheless, Warta Poznań managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Widzew Lodz shot 13 times, 0 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Warta Poznań shot 9 times, 3 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Widzew Lodz received 1 yellow card (Dominik Kun). On the opposite side, Warta Poznań received 2 yellow cards (Kajetan Szmyt and Robert Ivanov).

Match Timeline

5'
K. Szmyt- Yellow
15'
Adam Zrelak (goal)
15'
Adam Zrelak (var)
Dominik Kun- Yellow
16'
19'
60'
Jakub Kielb- sub ->Adam Zrelak
60'
Stefan Savic- sub ->Kajetan Szmyt
60'
Maciej Zurawski- sub ->Milosz Szczepanski
63'
65'
Maciej Zurawski(goal)Niilo Mäenpää
68'
Juljan Shehu - sub ->Kristoffer Hansen
72'
83'
Michal Kopczynski- sub ->Miguel Luís
Filip Zawadzki- sub ->Andrejs Ciganiks
90'
Pawel Zielinski- sub ->Patryk Stepinski
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Raków Częstochowa
75
34
Legia Warszawa
66
34
Lech Poznań
61
34
Pogoń Szczecin
60
34
Piast Gliwice
50
34
Górnik Zabrze
48
34
Cracovia Kraków
46
34
Warta Poznań
45
34
Zagłębie Lubin
45
34
Radomiak Radom
44
34
Stal Mielec
43
34
Jagiellonia Białystok
41
34
Korona Kielce
41
34
Widzew Lodz
41
34
Śląsk Wrocław
38
34
Wisła Płock
37
34
Lechia Gdańsk
33
34
Miedź Legnica
23
34

After this encounter, Widzew Lodz will stay with 36 points like Pogoń Szczecin to hold in the 4th place. On the other side, Warta Poznań will have 33 points to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Widzew Lodz will play away against Cracovia Kraków on the 1st of April with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Widzew Lodz (3 draws).

Warta Poznań will host Cracovia Kraków on the 12th of March with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Warta Poznań (0 draws).

Widzew Lodz – Formation

Widzew Lodz
G
Henrich Ravas 26.Slovakia
6.3
D
P. Stępiński 95.Poland
6.2
90'
D
Serafin Szota 5.Poland
6.6
D
Mateusz Zyro 4.Poland
7.4
M
Ernest Terpilowski 13.Poland
6.4
63'
M
Marek Hanousek 25.Czech Republic
7.4
M
Dominik Kun 22.Poland
6.3
16'
M
Andrejs Ciganiks 14.Latvia
6.7
90'
F
Bartlomiej Pawlowski 19.Poland
7.2
F
Lukasz Zjawinski 29.Poland
6.5
F
Kristoffer Hansen 77.Norway
6.1
72'
Substitutes
G
Jakub Wrąbel 44.Poland
D
Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski 3.Bulgaria
D
Pawel Zielinski 23.Poland
90'
D
M. Kreuzriegler 33.Austria
M
Juljan Shehu  6.Albania
72'
M
J. Letniowski 10.Poland
6.6
63'
M
Jakub Sypek 21.Poland
M
Filip Zawadzki 16.Poland
90'

Widzew Lodz adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Janusz Niedźwiedź decided to play with the following team: Henrich Ravas (6.3), Patryk Stępiński (6.2), Serafin Szota (6.6), Mateusz Żyro (7.4), Ernest Terpiłowski (6.4), Marek Hanousek (7.4), Dominik Kun (6.3), Andrejs Cigaņiks (6.7), Bartłomiej Pawłowski (7.2), Łukasz Zjawiński (6.5) and Kristoffer Normann Hansen (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Jakub Wrąbel, Bozhidar Chorbadzhiyski, Paweł Zieliński, Martin Kreuzriegler, Juljan Shehu, Juliusz Letniowski (6.6), Jakub Sypek and Filip Zawadzki.

Substitutions

Widzew Lodz made 4 changes: Ernest Terpilowski for Juliusz Letniowski (63′), Kristoffer Hansen for Juljan Shehu (72′), Andrejs Ciganiks for Filip Zawadzki (90′) and Patryk Stepinski for Paweł Zieliński (90′).

Best player: Mateusz Żyro​

The player that probably impressed the most for Widzew Lodz was Mateusz Żyro.

His rating is (7.4) with 70 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Warta Poznań – Formation

Warta Poznań
G
Adrian Lis 1.Poland
6.6
D
Dimitrios Stavropoulos 54.Greece
6.8
D
Dawid Szymonowicz 44.Poland
7.3
D
Robert Ivanov 4.Finland
6.8
19'
M
Niilo Mäenpää 8.Finland
6.5
M
Konrad Matuszewski 22.Poland
7.6
68'
M
Jan Grzesik 2.Poland
7.1
M
Miguel Luís 16.Portugal
7.1
83'
F
K. Szmyt 24.Poland
6.2
60' 5'
F
Adam Zrelak  99.Slovakia
7.6
60' Goals15'
F
Milosz Szczepanski 30.Poland
6.8
60'
Substitutes
G
Jedrzej Grobelny 33.Poland
D
Kamil Koscielny 14.Poland
6.4
68'
D
Wiktor Plesnierowicz 34.Poland
D
Jakub Kielb 3.Poland
6.6
60'
M
Maciej Zurawski 6.Poland
7.3
60' Goals65'
M
Michal Kopczynski 15.Poland
6.6
83'
M
Nikolas Korzeniecki 26.Poland
M
Stefan Savic 77.Austria
6.4
60'
F
E. Destan 94.Turkey

Also Warta Poznań adopted the extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Dawid Szulczek played with: Adrian Lis (6.6), Dimitrios Stavropoulos (6.8), Dawid Szymonowicz (7.3), Robert Ivanov (6.8), Jan Grzesik (7.1), Miguel Luís (7.1), Niilo Mäenpää (6.5), Konrad Matuszewski (7.6), Kajetan Szmyt (6.2), Adam Zreľák (7.6) and Miłosz Szczepański (6.8).

They had on the bench: Jedrzej Grobelny, Kamil Koscielny (6.4), Wiktor Pleśnierowicz, Jakub Kiełb (6.6), Maciej Żurawski (7.3), Michał Kopczyński (6.6), Nikolas Korzeniecki, Stefan Savić (6.4) and Enis Destan.

Substitutions

Warta Poznań made 5 changes: Adam Zrelak for Jakub Kiełb (60′), Kajetan Szmyt for Stefan Savić (60′), Milosz Szczepanski for Maciej Żurawski (60′), Konrad Matuszewski  for Kamil Koscielny (68′) and Miguel Luís for Michał Kopczyński (83′).

Best player: Konrad Matuszewski​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Warta Poznań was Konrad Matuszewski even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.6) with 22 passes (72% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.​