POZNAń. Warta Poznań defeated Widzew Lodz to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the first half. It was Warta Poznań to strike first with an early goal of Andrejs Ciganiks at the 9′. Then Mateusz Kupczak scored again for Warta Poznań in the 12′ minute. Eventually, Jordi Sánchez reduced the distance for Widzew Lodz (44′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Widzew Lodz was definitely better in terms of ball possession (62%).
The match was played at the Stadion przy Drodze Dębińskiej stadium in Poznań on Sunday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 150 spectators. The referee was Bartosz Frankowski who had the assistance of Marcin Boniek and Paulina Baranowska. The 4th official was Sebastian Tarnowski. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 23.12 degrees Celsius or 73.62 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 8 Total 12
- 3 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 5
- 3 Shots blocked 3
- 74 Attack 90
- 42 Dangerous attack 55
- 74 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 15 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Widzew Lodz had a strong ball possession 62% while Warta Poznań was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Widzew Lodz had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Warta Poznań was able to find the solution to win this match.
Warta Poznań shot 8 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Widzew Lodz shot 12 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Warta Poznań received 1 yellow card (Konrad Matuszewski). Regarding the opposition, Widzew Lodz received 2 yellow cards (M. Miloš and Jordi Sánchez).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Warta Poznań has 37 points to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Widzew Lodz will stays with 42 points to remain in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Warta Poznań will play away with Puszcza Niepołomice on the 11th of May with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Puszcza Niepołomice (0 draws).
Widzew Lodz will host Zagłębie Lubin on the 11th of May with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Zagłębie Lubin (6 draws).
Warta Poznań – Formation
Warta Poznań
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Warta Poznań started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Dawid Szulczek decided to play with the following team: Jedrzej Grobelny , Jakub Bartkowski , Dawid Szymonowicz , Bogdan Tiru , Mohamed Mezghrani , Mateusz Kupczak , Maciej Zurawski , Konrad Matuszewski , Adam Zrelak , Miguel Luís and K. Szmyt .
The home team had on the bench: Adrian Lis, Jakub Kielb , Márton Eppel, Michal Kopczynski, Patryk Rychlik , Filip Borowski , Dario Vizinger , Tomas Prikryl and Stefan Savic .
Warta Poznań could not rely on the presence of Tomas Prikryl (injured).
Substitutions
Warta Poznań made 5 changes: Konrad Matuszewski for Jakub Kielb (80′), Adam Zrelak for Dario Vizinger (80′), Mohamed Mezghrani for Filip Borowski (46′), Miguel Luís for Stefan Savic (72′) and Maciej Zurawski for Tomas Prikryl (16′).
Player of the match: Mateusz Kupczak
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Warta Poznań was Mateusz Kupczak.
His rating is with 1 goal, 35 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Widzew Lodz – Formation
Widzew Lodz
Widzew Lodz started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Daniel Myśliwiec played with: Rafal Gikiewicz , Serafin Szota , Mateusz Zyro , Juan Ibiza , Luís Silva , Noah Diliberto , Fran Álvarez , Bartlomiej Pawlowski , Andrejs Ciganiks , Jordi Sánchez and Antoni Klimek .
The following players were sitting on the bench: M. Miloš , Dawid Tkacz, Dominik Kun , Pawel Zielinski, I. Krajčírik, Lirim Kastrati, Kamil Cybulski, Fábio Nunes and Imad Rondic .
Substitutions
Widzew Lodz made 4 changes: Serafin Szota for M. Miloš (46′), Noah Diliberto for Dominik Kun (46′), Andrejs Ciganiks for Fábio Nunes (62′) and Antoni Klimek for Imad Rondic (62′).
Player of the match: Jordi Sánchez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Widzew Lodz was Jordi Sánchez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 21 passes (76% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ekstraklasa.
- Warta Poznań – Widzew Lodz – 2-1
- Legia Warszawa – Radomiak Radom – 0-3
- Korona Kielce – Piast Gliwice – 1-1
