KIELCE. Pogoń Szczecin topped Korona Kielce to win 2-1. It was Pogoń Szczecin to strike first with an early goal of D. Dabrowski at the 5′. Then K. Smolinski scored again for Pogoń Szczecin in the 33′ minute. Eventually, D. Blanik reduced the distance for Korona Kielce (58′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Pogoń Szczecin took advantage of its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Suzuki Arena (Kielce) stadium in Kielce on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Szymon Marciniak who had the assistance of Pawel Sokolnicki and Krzysztof Nejman. The 4th official was Piotr Rzucidło. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.8 degrees Celsius or 64.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 1%.​

Match Statistics​

Korona Kielce

1 - 2

Pogoń Szczecin

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 13 Total 8
  • 2 On Target 3
  • 11 Off Target 5
  • 2 Shots blocked 1
  • 65 Attack 89
  • 65 Dangerous attack 58
  • 77 Ball safe 75
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 13 Total 12
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Pogoń Szczecin had a superior ball possession 60% while Korona Kielce was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Korona Kielce was more aggressive with 65 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Pogoń Szczecin succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Korona Kielce shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Pogoń Szczecin shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Korona Kielce received 1 yellow card (M. Trojak). On the opposite side, Pogoń Szczecin received 3 yellow cards (Leo Borges, J. Bartkowski and Jean Carlos).

Match Timeline

5'
33'
Kacper Smolinski(goal)K. Grosicki
Dawid Blanik- sub ->D. Takac
37'
37'
41'
Léo Borges- Yellow
49'
Luka Zahovic(var)
Dawid Blanik(goal)
58'
62'
Evgeniy Shikavka- sub ->B. Spiaczka
66'
Oskar Sewerzyński- sub ->A. Deja
66'
Milosz Trojak - Yellow
74'
74'
74'
76'
81'
84'
84'
Mariusz Malec- sub ->S. Kowalczyk
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Raków Częstochowa
75
34
Legia Warszawa
66
34
Lech Poznań
61
34
Pogoń Szczecin
60
34
Piast Gliwice
50
34
Górnik Zabrze
48
34
Cracovia Kraków
46
34
Warta Poznań
45
34
Zagłębie Lubin
45
34
Radomiak Radom
44
34
Stal Mielec
43
34
Jagiellonia Białystok
41
34
Korona Kielce
41
34
Widzew Lodz
41
34
Śląsk Wrocław
38
34
Wisła Płock
37
34
Lechia Gdańsk
33
34
Miedź Legnica
23
34

After this match, Korona Kielce will stay with 10 points like Lech Poznań, Widzew Lodz and Warta Poznań to remain in the 9th place. On the opposite side, Pogoń Szczecin will have 16 points like Wisła Płock to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Korona Kielce will host Górnik Zabrze on the 18th of September with a 11-7 head to head stats in favor of Korona Kielce (10 draws).

Pogoń Szczecin will play away agasint Cracovia Kraków on the 16th of September with a 11-8 head to head stats in favor of Cracovia Kraków (7 draws).

Korona Kielce – Formation

Korona Kielce
G
Konrad Forenc 1.Poland
5.9
D
Adrian Danek 23.Poland
6.8
D
Milosz Trojak 66.Poland
6.6
74'
D
Kyrylo Petrov 90.Ukraine
6.7
D
M. Zebić 95.Croatia
6.2
37'
D
Jacek Podgorski 6.Poland
6.0
76'
M
Jakub Lukowski 7.Poland
7.0
M
Marcin Szpakowski 20.Poland
6.7
M
Adam Deja 22.Poland
6.1
66'
M
Dalibor Takac 8.Slovakia
6.7
37'
F
Bartosz Śpiączka 18.Poland
6.6
66'
Substitutes
G
Marcel Zapytowski 73.Poland
D
Radosław Seweryś 5.Poland
M
Łukasz Sierpina 11.Poland
6.8
37'
M
Dawid Blanik 17.Poland
7.4
37' 58'
M
Jacek Kiełb 10.Poland
6.8
76'
M
Janusz Nojszewski 16.Poland
M
Oskar Sewerzyński 26.Poland
6.8
66'
M
R. Deaconu 13.Romania
F
Evgeniy Shikavka 99.Belarus
6.8
66'

Korona Kielce started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

The manager Leszek Ojrzynski decided to play with the following team: Konrad Forenc (5.9), Adrian Danek (6.8), Miłosz Trojak (6.6), Kyrylo Petrov (6.7), Mario Zebić (6.2), Jacek Podgórski (6.0), Jakub Łukowski (7.0), Marcin Szpakowski (6.7), Adam Deja (6.1), Dalibor Takáč (6.7) and Bartosz Śpiączka (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Marcel Zapytowski, Radosław Seweryś, Łukasz Sierpina (6.8), Dawid Błanik (7.4), Jacek Kiełb (6.8), Yevgeni Shikavka (6.8), Janusz Nojszewski, Oskar Sewerzyński (6.8) and Ronaldo Deaconu.

Korona Kielce could not rely on the presence of L. Sierpina (injured).

Substitutions

Korona Kielce made 5 changes: D. Takac for D. Blanik (37′), M. Zebic for L. Sierpina (37′), B. Spiaczka for Y. Shikavka (66′), A. Deja for O. Sewerzynski (66′) and J. Podgorski for J. Kielb (76′).

Best player: Dawid Błanik​

The player that probably impressed the most for Korona Kielce was Dawid Błanik.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 goal, 11 passes (90% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 37′.

Pogoń Szczecin – Formation

Pogoń Szczecin
G
D. Stipica 1.Croatia
6.6
D
Jakub Bartkowski 2.Poland
6.4
81'
D
Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos 13.Greece
6.4
D
Benedikt Zech 23.Austria
6.7
D
Léo Borges 4.Brazil
6.8
74' 41'
M
Damian Dabrowski 8.Poland
7.5
5'
M
Pontus Almqvist 9.Sweden
7.1
62'
M
Kacper Smolinski 61.Poland
7.8
33'
M
Sebastian Kowalczyk 27.Poland
6.6
84'
M
K. Grosicki 11.Poland
7.1
84'
F
Luka Zahovic 10.Slovenia
6.2
74'
Substitutes
G
Bartosz Klebaniuk 81.Poland
D
Mariusz Malec 33.Poland
84'
D
Paweł Stolarski 41.Poland
D
Luís Mata 97.Portugal
6.6
74'
M
Jean Carlos 21.Brazil
6.4
62' 87'
M
Vahan Bichakhchyan 22.Armenia
M
Kamil Drygas 14.Poland
84'
M
Marcel Wedrychowski 15.Poland
F
Kacper Kostorz 19.Poland
6.2
74'

Pogoń Szczecin started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Jens Gustafsson played with: Dante Stipica (6.6), Jakub Bartkowski (6.4), Konstantinos Triantafyllopoulos (6.4), Benedikt Zech (6.7), Léo Borges (6.8), Damian Dąbrowski (7.5), Pontus Almqvist (7.1), Kacper Smoliński (7.8), Sebastian Kowalczyk (6.6), Kamil Grosicki (7.1) and Luka Zahović (6.2).

They had on the bench: Bartosz Klebaniuk, Mariusz Malec, Paweł Stolarski, Luís Mata (6.6), Jean Carlos (6.4), Vahan Bichakhchyan, Kamil Drygas, Marcel Wedrychowski and Kacper Kostorz (6.2).

Substitutions

Pogoń Szczecin made 5 changes: P. Almqvist for Jean Carlos (62′), Leo Borges for L. Mata (74′), L. Zahovic for K. Kostorz (74′), K. Grosicki for K. Drygas (84′) and S. Kowalczyk for M. Malec (84′).

Best player: Kacper Smoliński​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Pogoń Szczecin was Kacper Smoliński.

His rating is (7.8) with 1 goal, 26 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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