CZęSTOCHOWA. Raków Częstochowa was capable to clinch a draw against Cracovia Kraków with a late goal from B. Nowak scored in the (88′) after Cracovia Kraków got a lead with a goal from V. Ghita (25′). Raków Częstochowa was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (67%)​

The match was played at the Stadion Raków stadium in Częstochowa on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 4,976 spectators.​ The referee was Paweł Raczkowski with the collaboration of Adam Kupsik and Bartosz Kaszyński. The 4th official was Mateusz Jenda. The weather was snow. The temperature was quite cold at 0.09 degrees Celsius or 32.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Raków Częstochowa

1 - 1

Cracovia Kraków

  • ! 67 Ball Possession 33
Shots
  • 18 Total 12
  • 6 On Target 3
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 6 Shots blocked 5
  • 127 Attack 83
  • 85 Dangerous attack 60
  • 107 Ball safe 89
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 4
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Raków Częstochowa was in firm control of the ball 67% while Cracovia Kraków was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Raków Częstochowa was more pushing with 85 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. However, that was not enough Raków Częstochowa to win the match​.

Raków Częstochowa shot 18 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Cracovia Kraków shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Raków Częstochowa received 2 yellow cards (Milan Rundić and Fran Tudor). Regarding the opposition, Cracovia Kraków received 4 yellow cards (Andreas Skovgaard, Pawel Jaroszynski, Otar Kakabadze and Takuto Oshima).

Match Timeline

Fran Tudor- Yellow
20'
25'
Virgil Ghiță(goal)Jani Atanasov
46'
Bartosz Nowak- sub ->Nenad Mijailovic
64'
66'
Michal Rakoczy- sub ->Mateusz Bochnak
68'
Andreas Skovgaard- Yellow
71'
Pawel Jaroszynski- sub ->Andreas Skovgaard
71'
73'
Otar Kakabadze- Yellow
Dawid Drachal- sub ->Jean Carlos
82'
Adnan Kovacevic- sub ->Ben Lederman
82'
83'
Karol Knap- sub ->Jani Atanasov
83'
Cornel Râpă- sub ->Benjamin Källman
83'
Kacper Smiglewski - sub ->Otar Kakabadze
85'
Pawel Jaroszynski- Yellow
86'
Takuto Oshima- Yellow
Bartosz Nowak(penalty)
88'
Milan Rundić- Yellow
90'

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 playing this match, Raków Częstochowa will have 28 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Cracovia Kraków will have 16 points like Korona Kielce to sit in the 15th 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 record in favor of Raków Częstochowa (2 draws).

Cracovia Kraków will play away agasint Ruch Chorzów on the 25th of May with a 10-10 head to head.

Raków Częstochowa – Formation

Raków Częstochowa
G
Vladan Kovačević 1.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.6
D
Milan Rundić 3.Serbia
7.3
90'
D
Fran Tudor 7.Croatia
7.1
20'
D
Bogdan Racovițan 25.France
7.5
M
Ben Lederman 8.Poland
7.1
82'
M
Srđan Plavšić 14.Serbia
7.0
M
Jean Carlos 20.Brazil
6.4
82'
M
Vladyslav Kocherhin 30.Ukraine
7.7
F
A. Crnac 19.Croatia
6.4
46'
F
Marcin Cebula 77.Poland
7.0
71'
F
Sonny Kittel 93.Germany
7.7
64'
Substitutes
G
K. Bieszczad 89.Poland
D
Adnan Kovacevic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
6.8
82'
D
Zoran Arsenić 24.Croatia
M
Dawid Drachal 21.Poland
6.7
82'
M
Deian Sorescu 22.Romania
7.3
71'
M
Bartosz Nowak 27.Poland
7.7
64' 88'
M
Tobiasz Mras 29.Poland
F
Fabian Piasecki 99.Poland
6.7
46'

Raków Częstochowa started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager Dawid Szwarga decided to play with the following team: Vladan Kovačević (6.6), Fran Tudor (7.1), Bogdan Racovitan (7.5), Milan Rundić (7.3), Srđan Plavšić (7.0), Ben Lederman (7.1), Vladyslav Kocherhin (7.7), Jean Carlos (6.4), Marcin Cebula (7.0), Ante Crnac (6.4) and Nenad Mijailovic (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Adnan Kovacevic (6.8), Dawid Drachal (6.7), Deian Sorescu (7.3), Zoran Arsenić, Bartosz Nowak (7.7), Tobiasz Mras, Kacper Bieszczad and Fabian Piasecki (6.7).

Substitutions

Raków Częstochowa made 5 changes: Ante Crnac for Fabian Piasecki (46′), Nenad Mijailovic for Bartosz Nowak (64′), Marcin Cebula for Deian Sorescu (71′), Jean Carlos for Dawid Drachal (82′) and Ben Lederman for Adnan Kovacevic (82′).

Player of the match: Bartosz Nowak​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Raków Częstochowa was Bartosz Nowak.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 10 passes (60% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 2 crosses.

His performance was amazing also because he commenced the match from the bench before entering in the 64′.

Cracovia Kraków – Formation

Cracovia Kraków
G
Sebastian Madejski 13.Poland
8.1
D
Andreas Skovgaard 3.Denmark
6.8
71' 68'
D
Virgil Ghiță 5.Romania
7.3
25'
D
Arttu Hoskonen 22.Finland
7.0
D
Jakub Jugas 24.Czech Republic
7.0
D
Otar Kakabadze 25.Georgia
7.7
83' 73'
M
Jani Atanasov 6.Macedonia
8.5
83'
M
Patryk Makuch 7.Poland
7.7
M
Mateusz Bochnak 17.Poland
6.8
66'
M
Takuto Oshima 18.Japan
6.6
86'
F
Benjamin Källman 9.Finland
6.8
83'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Hrosso 31.Slovakia
D
Cornel Râpă 2.Romania
6.3
83'
D
Pawel Jaroszynski 4.Poland
6.4
71' 85'
M
Michal Rakoczy 10.Poland
6.4
66'
M
Karol Knap 20.Poland
6.6
83'
M
Kacper Jodlowski 36.Poland
M
Jakub Myszor 38.Poland
M
Bartlomiej Kolec 72.Poland
F
Kacper Smiglewski 21.Poland
6.8
83'

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

Jacek Zielinski played with: Sebastian Madejski (8.1), Otar Kakabadze (7.7), Jakub Jugas (7.0), Arttu Hoskonen (7.0), Virgil Ghita (7.3), Andreas Skovgaard (6.8), Mateusz Bochnak (6.8), Takuto Oshima (6.6), Jani Atanasov (8.5), Benjamin Källman (6.8) and Patryk Makuch (7.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Cornel Rapa (6.3), Pawel Jaroszynski (6.4), Michal Rakoczy (6.4), Karol Knap (6.6), Kacper Smiglewski (6.8), Lukas Hrosso, Kacper Jodlowski, Jakub Myszor and Bartlomiej Kolec.

Substitutions

Cracovia Kraków made 5 changes: Benjamin Källman for Cornel Rapa (83′), Jani Atanasov for Karol Knap (83′), Otar Kakabadze for Kacper Smiglewski (83′), Andreas Skovgaard for Pawel Jaroszynski (71′) and Mateusz Bochnak for Michal Rakoczy (66′).

Player of the match: Jani Atanasov​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cracovia Kraków was Jani Atanasov.

His rating is (8.5) with 44 passes (70% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 8. He performed 6 crosses.

Results of the day

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