KRAKóW. Śląsk Wrocław beats Cracovia Kraków 1-0 after M. Nahuel scored just 1 goal (15′). Cracovia Kraków was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (64%).​

Śląsk Wrocław remained with 10 players after Matías Nahuel received a red card in the 52′. Nonetheless, Śląsk Wrocław still was capable to win this match playing only in 10​.

The match was played at the Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego stadium in Kraków on Friday and it started at 8:30 pm local time. In front of 6,239 spectators.​ The referee was Marcin Szczerbowicz who had the assistance of Marcin Boniek and Piotr Podbielski. The 4th official was Piotr Szypula. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.32 degrees Celsius or 48.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Cracovia Kraków

0 - 1

Śląsk Wrocław

  • ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
  • 23 Total 5
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 9 Off Target 2
  • 7 Shots blocked 0
  • 115 Attack 70
  • 95 Dangerous attack 48
  • 62 Ball safe 51
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 6 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 2
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

Cracovia Kraków had a superior ball possession 64% while Śląsk Wrocław was struggling with a 36% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cracovia Kraków was putting more pressure with 95 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Śląsk Wrocław succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Cracovia Kraków shot 23 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. Regarding the opposition, Śląsk Wrocław shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Cracovia Kraków received 2 yellow cards (Andreas Skovgaard and Kacper Smiglewski). On the opposite side, Śląsk Wrocław received 2 yellow cards (Jehor Macenko and Matías Nahuel).

Also, Śląsk Wrocław didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Matías Nahuel (Śląsk Wrocław) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (52′).

Match Timeline

15'
Matías Nahuel(goal)
Andreas Skovgaard- Yellow
25'
27'
Matías Nahuel- Yellow
Jakub Jugas - sub ->Jani Atanasov
46'
46'
52'
Matías Nahuel- Red
Kacper Smiglewski - sub ->Benjamin Källman
70'
Mateusz Bochnak- sub ->Otar Kakabadze
74'
76'
P. Szwedzik- sub ->Piotr Samiec-Talar
79'
Aleksander Paluszek- sub ->Patrick Olsen
Kacper Smiglewski - Yellow
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Jagiellonia Białystok
60
33
Śląsk Wrocław
60
33
Legia Warszawa
56
33
Lech Poznań
53
33
Górnik Zabrze
53
33
Pogoń Szczecin
52
33
Raków Częstochowa
52
33
Zagłębie Lubin
44
32
Piast Gliwice
43
33
Widzew Lodz
43
33
Stal Mielec
43
33
Cracovia Kraków
39
33
Radomiak Radom
38
33
Warta Poznań
37
33
Puszcza Niepołomice
37
33
Korona Kielce
35
33
Ruch Chorzów
29
33
ŁKS Łódź
21
32

After this encounter, Cracovia Kraków will stay with 15 points like Korona Kielce, Stal Mielec and Widzew Lodz to remain in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Śląsk Wrocław will have 33 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Cracovia Kraków will play away against Ruch Chorzów on the 25th of May with a 10-10 head to head.

Śląsk Wrocław will play away agasint Raków Częstochowa on the 25th of May with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Raków Częstochowa (2 draws).

Cracovia Kraków – Formation

Cracovia Kraków
G
Sebastian Madejski 13.Poland
7.0
D
Andreas Skovgaard 3.Denmark
6.7
46' 25'
D
Virgil Ghiță 5.Romania
7.3
D
Arttu Hoskonen 22.Finland
7.7
D
Otar Kakabadze 25.Georgia
6.6
74'
M
Jani Atanasov 6.Macedonia
6.7
46'
M
Michal Rakoczy 10.Poland
7.3
M
Takuto Oshima 18.Japan
7.5
M
Karol Knap 20.Poland
7.9
F
Patryk Makuch 7.Poland
7.9
F
Benjamin Källman 9.Finland
7.1
70'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Hrosso 31.Slovakia
D
Cornel Râpă 2.Romania
D
Jakub Jugas 24.Czech Republic
6.8
46'
M
Mateusz Bochnak 17.Poland
7.5
74'
M
Kacper Jodlowski 36.Poland
M
Jakub Myszor 38.Poland
7.0
46'
M
Bartlomiej Kolec 72.Poland
M
Patryk Zaucha 73.Poland
F
Kacper Smiglewski 21.Poland
6.8
70' 85'

Cracovia Kraków started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Jacek Zielinski decided to play with the following team: Sebastian Madejski (7.0), Otar Kakabadze (6.6), Arttu Hoskonen (7.7), Virgil Ghita (7.3), Andreas Skovgaard (6.7), Karol Knap (7.9), Jani Atanasov (6.7), Takuto Oshima (7.5), Michal Rakoczy (7.3), Patryk Makuch (7.9) and Benjamin Källman (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Cornel Rapa, Mateusz Bochnak (7.5), Kacper Smiglewski (6.8), Jakub Jugas (6.8), Lukas Hrosso, Kacper Jodlowski, Jakub Myszor (7.0), Bartlomiej Kolec and Patryk Zaucha.

Substitutions

Cracovia Kraków made 4 changes: Andreas Skovgaard for Jakub Myszor (46′), Jani Atanasov for Jakub Jugas (46′), Otar Kakabadze for Mateusz Bochnak (74′) and Benjamin Källman for Kacper Smiglewski (70′).

Best player: Patryk Makuch​

The player that probably impressed the most for Cracovia Kraków was Patryk Makuch.

His rating is (7.9) with 17 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 18. He performed 2 crosses.

Śląsk Wrocław – Formation

Śląsk Wrocław
G
Rafal Leszczynski 12.Poland
8.4
D
Ł. Bejger 4.Poland
7.5
D
Aleks Petkov 5.Bulgaria
7.3
D
Patryk Janasik 19.Poland
6.7
M
Patrick Olsen 8.Denmark
6.8
79'
M
Matías Nahuel 10.Spain
6.4
27' 52' 15'
M
P. Pokorný 16.Slovakia
7.0
M
Petr Schwarz 17.Czech Republic
7.0
M
P. Samiec-Talar 24.Poland
6.7
76'
F
Erik Expósito 9.Spain
6.7
Substitutes
G
Kacper Trelowski 35.Poland
D
Aleksander Paluszek 2.Poland
6.4
79'
D
Cameron Borthwick-Jackson 3.England
M
Daniel Lukasik 23.Poland
M
Burak İnce 26.Turkey
M
Michal Rzuchowski 28.Poland
F
Kenneth Zohore 7.Denmark
F
P. Szwedzik 21.Poland
6.8
76'

Śląsk Wrocław started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Jacek Magiera played with: Rafal Leszczynski (8.4), Patryk Janasik (6.7), Lukasz Bejger (7.5), Aleks Petkov (7.3), Jehor Macenko (7.3), Peter Pokorny (7.0), Piotr Samiec-Talar (6.7), Patrick Olsen (6.8), Petr Schwarz (7.0), Matías Nahuel (6.4) and Erik Expósito  (6.7).

They had on the bench: Aleksander Paluszek (6.4), Cameron Borthwick-Jackson, Kenneth Zohore, Michal Wróblewski, Patryk Szwedzik (6.8), Daniel Lukasik, Burak İnce, Michal Rzuchowski and Kacper Trelowski.

Substitutions

Śląsk Wrocław made 2 changes: Patrick Olsen for Aleksander Paluszek (79′) and Piotr Samiec-Talar for Patryk Szwedzik (76′).

Best player: Rafal Leszczynski​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Śląsk Wrocław was the goalkeeper: Rafal Leszczynski. His rating is 8.36. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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