Raków Częstochowa beats ŁKS Łódź 1-0 with a goal scored by G. Papanikolaou. HIGHLIGHTS

CZęSTOCHOWA. Raków Częstochowa tops ŁKS Łódź 1-0 after G. Papanikolaou scored just 1 goal (8').

Raków Częstochowa beats ŁKS Łódź 1-0 with a goal scored by G. Papanikolaou. HIGHLIGHTS

CZęSTOCHOWA. Raków Częstochowa overcomes ŁKS Łódź 1-0 after G. Papanikolaou scored just 1 goal (8′).

Stipe Juric received a red card (90′)​. This red card was one of the reason why ŁKS Łódź lost the match.

The match was played at the Stadion Raków stadium in Częstochowa on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Łukasz Kuźma with the support of Marek Arys and Piotr Podbielski. The 4th official was Rafał Rokosz. The weather was sky is clear. The temperature was pleasant at 20.24 degrees Celsius or 68.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 50%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 10 Total 16
  • 1 On Target 5
  • 7 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 7
  • 102 Attack 108
  • 68 Dangerous attack 69
  • 82 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
Fouls
  • 17 Total 20
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Raków Częstochowa had a strong ball possession 55% while ŁKS Łódź was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

ŁKS Łódź was more aggressive with 69 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Raków Częstochowa managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Raków Częstochowa shot 10 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, ŁKS Łódź shot 16 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Raków Częstochowa received 2 yellow cards (Marcin Cebula and Adnan Kovačević). Talking about the opposition, ŁKS Łódź received 2 yellow cards (Dani Ramírez and Nacho Monsalve).

Also, ŁKS Łódź didn’t end the match with 11 players after Stipe Juric (ŁKS Łódź) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

Giannis Papanikolaou(goal)Marcin Cebula
8'
28'
Marcin Cebula- Yellow
47'
Gustav Berggren- sub ->Giannis Papanikolaou
59'
Bogdan Racovițan- sub ->Dawid Drachal
59'
John Yeboah- sub ->Marcin Cebula
59'
62'
Pirulo- sub ->Bartosz Szeliga
62'
Dani Ramírez- sub ->Jakub Letniowski
Adnan Kovacevic- Yellow
73'
Ben Lederman- sub ->Vladyslav Kocherhin
75'
Łukasz Zwoliński- sub ->Fabian Piasecki
78'
80'
S. Jurić- sub ->Piotr Janczukowicz
80'
M. Śliwa- sub ->Kay Tejan
83'
Dani Ramírez- Yellow
90'
A. Tutyškinas- sub ->Piotr Glowacki
90'
S. Jurić(VAR)
90'
S. Jurić- Red

Standings

After playing this match, Raków Częstochowa will have 13 points like Zagłębie Lubin to hold in the 3rd place. On the other side, ŁKS Łódź will stay with 6 points like Ruch Chorzów to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Raków Częstochowa will host Śląsk Wrocław on the 25th of May with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Raków Częstochowa (2 draws).

ŁKS Łódź will host Śląsk Wrocław on the 4th of May with a 5-0 head to head statistic in favor of Śląsk Wrocław (1 draw).

Raków Częstochowa – Formation

Raków Częstochowa
G
Vladan Kovačević 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.8
D
Milan Rundić 3.Serbia
7.5
D
Adnan Kovacevic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
73'
D
Fran Tudor 7.Croatia
7.1
M
7.5
59' Goals8'
M
Dawid Drachal 21.Poland
6.8
59'
M
Vladyslav Kocherhin 30.Ukraine
7.5
75'
M
Srđan Plavšić 14.Serbia
7.3
F
Bartosz Nowak 27.Poland
7.0
F
Fabian Piasecki 99.Poland
7.0
78'
F
Marcin Cebula 77.Poland
7.9
59' 47'
Substitutes
G
Antonis Tsiftsis 12.Greece
D
Bogdan Racovițan 25.France
7.8
59'
M
Ben Lederman 8.Poland
7.0
75'
M
Sonny Kittel 93.Germany
M
John Yeboah 11.Ecuador
7.0
59'
M
Gustav Berggren 5.Sweden
7.0
59'
M
Kamil Pestka  33.Poland
F
6.6
78'
F
A. Crnac 19.Croatia

Raków Częstochowa started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Dawid Szwarga decided to play with the following team: Vladan Kovačević (7.8), Fran Tudor (7.1), Adnan Kovačević (7.0), Milan Rundić (7.5), Dawid Drachal (6.8), Giannis Papanikolaou (7.5), Vladyslav Kocherhin (7.5), Srđan Plavšić (7.3), Marcin Cebula (7.9), Fabian Piasecki (7.0) and Bartosz Nowak (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Łukasz Zwoliński (6.6), Bogdan Racovițan (7.8), Ben Lederman (7.0), Nenad Mijailovic, Antonis Tsiftsis, John Yeboah (7.0), Gustav Berggren (7.0), Kamil Pestka  and Ante Crnac.

Substitutions

Raków Częstochowa made 5 changes: Giannis Papanikolaou for Gustav Berggren (59′), Dawid Drachal for Bogdan Racovițan (59′), Marcin Cebula for John Yeboah (59′), Fabian Piasecki for Łukasz Zwoliński (78′) and Vladyslav Kocherhin for Ben Lederman (75′).

Best player: Marcin Cebula​

The player that probably impressed the most for Raków Częstochowa was Marcin Cebula even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 28 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

ŁKS Łódź – Formation

ŁKS Łódź
G
Aleksander Bobek 1.Poland
6.4
D
Nacho Monsalve 4.Spain
7.0
28'
D
Marcin Flis 5.Poland
7.1
D
Piotr Glowacki 37.Poland
7.1
90'
D
Kamil Dankowski 8.Poland
7.5
M
Michal Mokrzycki 14.Poland
7.0
M
J. Letniowski 27.Poland
7.1
62'
M
Engjell Hoti 11.Kosovo
6.8
F
Kay Tejan 9.Netherlands
6.8
80'
F
Piotr Janczukowicz 20.Poland
6.7
80'
F
Bartosz Szeliga 26.Poland
6.8
62'
Substitutes
G
Dawid Arndt 99.Poland
D
Mieszko Lorenc 28.Poland
D
A. Marciniak 88.Poland
D
A. Tutyškinas 3.Lithuania
6.8
90'
D
Levent Gülen 2.Switzerland
M
M. Śliwa 23.Poland
6.4
80'
M
Dani Ramírez 16.Spain
6.4
62' 83'
F
S. Jurić 21.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
80' 90'
F
Pirulo 10.Spain
7.0
62'

ŁKS Łódź started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Kazimierz Moskal played with: Aleksander Bobek (6.4), Kamil Dankowski (7.5), Nacho Monsalve (7.0), Marcin Flis (7.1), Piotr Glowacki (7.1), Michal Mokrzycki (7.0), Engjell Hoti (6.8), Jakub Letniowski (7.1), Piotr Janczukowicz (6.7), Kay Tejan (6.8) and Bartosz Szeliga (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Mieszko Lorenc, Dawid Arndt, Maciej Sliwa (6.4), Stipe Juric (6.6), Adam Marciniak, Pirulo (7.0), Artemijus Tutyskinas (6.8), Dani Ramírez (6.4) and Levent Gülen.

Substitutions

ŁKS Łódź made 5 changes: Piotr Glowacki for Artemijus Tutyskinas (90′), Piotr Janczukowicz for Stipe Juric (80′), Kay Tejan for Maciej Sliwa (80′), Jakub Letniowski for Dani Ramírez (62′) and Bartosz Szeliga for Pirulo (62′).

Best player: Kamil Dankowski​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for ŁKS Łódź was Kamil Dankowski.

His rating is (7.5) with 48 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

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