ŁóDź. Widzew Lodz defeats Stal Mielec 1-0 after A. Ciganiks scored just 1 goal (73′). Stal Mielec lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Stadion Miejski Widzewa Łódź stadium in Łódź on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Piotr Lasyk with the help of Krysztof Myrmus and Michal Sobczak. The 4th official was Łukasz Szczech. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 16.44 degrees Celsius or 61.59 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.
Match Statistics
- 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
- 16 Total 10
- 4 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 4
- 6 Shots blocked 2
- 81 Attack 86
- 35 Dangerous attack 33
- 72 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 1
- 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Stal Mielec had a superior ball possession 56% while Widzew Lodz was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Widzew Lodz was putting more pressure with 35 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Widzew Lodz won the match.
Widzew Lodz shot 16 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Stal Mielec shot 10 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Widzew Lodz received 1 yellow card (Juljan Shehu). Regarding the opposition, Stal Mielec received 2 yellow cards (Kamil Kieres and Michał Trąbka).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Widzew Lodz will have 14 points like Radomiak Radom to sit in the 9th place. On the other side, Stal Mielec will stay with 12 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Widzew Lodz will play away with Radomiak Radom on the 25th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Radomiak Radom (1 draw).
Stal Mielec will host Pogoń Szczecin on the 18th of May with a 4-2 head to head in favor of Pogoń Szczecin (0 draws).
Widzew Lodz – Formation
Widzew Lodz started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Daniel Myśliwiec decided to play with the following team: Henrich Ravas , Mato Milos , Mateusz Zyro , Juan Ibiza , Andrejs Ciganiks , Dominik Kun , Marek Hanousek , Sebastian Kerk , Bartlomiej Pawlowski , Imad Rondic and Dawid Tkacz .
The home team had on the bench: Luís Silva , Juljan Shehu , Ernest Terpilowski, Pawel Zielinski, Jan Krzywanski , Antoni Klimek , Filip Przybulek , Ignacy Dawid and Patryk Stepinski.
Substitutions
Widzew Lodz made 3 changes: Sebastian Kerk for Juljan Shehu (46′), Dawid Tkacz for Antoni Klimek (78′) and Bartlomiej Pawlowski for Luís Silva (88′).
Best player: Andrejs Ciganiks
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Widzew Lodz was Andrejs Ciganiks.
His rating is with 1 goal, 73 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 6. He performed 5 crosses.
Stal Mielec – Formation
Stal Mielec started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
Kamil Kieres played with: Mateusz Kochalski , Marco Ehmann , Mateusz Matras , Bert Esselink , Mateusz Stepien , Michał Trąbka , Matthew Guillaumier , Krystian Getinger , Maciej Domański , Ilya Shkurin and Koki Hinokio .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Leândro, Lukasz Gerstenstein , Krzysztof Wołkowicz , Konrad Jałocha, Rafa Santos , Łukasz Wolsztyński , Alvis Jaunzems, Jakub Rozwadowski and Kai Meriluoto .
Substitutions
Stal Mielec made 5 changes: Matthew Guillaumier for Rafa Santos (84′), Ilya Shkurin for Kai Meriluoto (72′), Mateusz Stepien for Lukasz Gerstenstein (72′), Krystian Getinger for Krzysztof Wołkowicz (80′) and Koki Hinokio for Łukasz Wolsztyński (84′).
Best player: Maciej Domański
The most impressive player for Stal Mielec was Maciej Domański.
His rating is with 48 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.
- Widzew Lodz – Stal Mielec – 1-0
- Ruch Chorzów – Pogoń Szczecin – 0-3
- Radomiak Radom – ŁKS Łódź – 3-0
- Zagłębie Lubin – Piast Gliwice – 1-1