WARSZAWA. Legia Warszawa tops Warta Poznań 1-0 after M. Rosolek scored just 1 goal (23′).

The match was played at the Stadion Miejski Legii Warszawa im. Marszałka Józefa Piłsudskiego stadium in Warszawa on Saturday and it started at 5:30 pm local time. The referee was Jarosław Przybył with the collaboration of Radoslav Siejka and Bartosz Kaszyński. The 4th official was Radoslaw Trochimiuk. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.3 degrees Celsius or 59.61 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.​

Match Statistics​

Legia Warszawa

1 - 0

Warta Poznań

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 13 Total 3
  • 3 On Target 0
  • 10 Off Target 3
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 91 Attack 64
  • 80 Dangerous attack 62
  • 72 Ball safe 70
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 9 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Legia Warszawa was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Warta Poznań that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Legia Warszawa was more pushing with 80 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Legia Warszawa won the match​.

Legia Warszawa shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Warta Poznań shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Legia Warszawa received 2 yellow cards (E. Muci and B. Slisz). On the opposite side, Warta Poznań received 2 yellow cards (J. Grzesik and E. Destan).

Match Timeline

Maciej Rosolek(goal)
23'
36'
40'
46'
61'
Niilo Mäenpää- sub ->M. Szczepanski
61'
Miguel Luís- sub ->M. Szczepański
61'
Dimitrios Stavropoulos- sub ->K. Szmyt
66'
Bartosz Kapustka- sub ->M. Rosolek
69'
Blaz Kramer - sub ->Carlitos
80'
86'
Róbert Pich- sub ->Josue
88'
90'
90'

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 encounter, Legia Warszawa will have 24 points to remain in the 1st place. On the opposite side, Warta Poznań will stay with 14 points like Radomiak Radom to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Legia Warszawa will host Lechia Gdańsk on the 4th of November with a 19-9 head to head record in favor of Legia Warszawa (6 draws).

Warta Poznań will host Jagiellonia Białystok on the 15th of October with a 2-1 head to head statistic in favor of Jagiellonia Białystok (2 draws).

Legia Warszawa – Formation

Legia Warszawa
G
K. Tobiasz 1.Poland
7.0
D
Rafal Augustyniak 8.Poland
7.6
D
Mehmet Bölükbaşı 55.Poland
7.7
D
Maik Nawrocki 17.Poland
6.8
M
P. Wszołek 13.Poland
6.8
M
Josué 27.Portugal
7.4
88'
M
B. Slisz 99.Poland
7.3
40'
M
Yuri Ribeiro 5.Portugal
7.1
F
Maciej Rosolek 39.Poland
7.3
69' 23'
F
Carlitos 19.Spain
7.0
80'
F
Ernest Muci 20.Albania
6.4
46' 36'
Substitutes
G
Cezary Miszta 31.Poland
D
L. Rose 29.Mauritius
6.5
46'
D
Mattias Johansson 6.Sweden
M
Patryk Sokolowski 18.Poland
M
Igor Kharatin 14.Ukraine
M
Bartosz Kapustka 67.Poland
6.3
69'
M
Makana Baku 28.Germany
M
Róbert Pich 11.Slovakia
6.9
88'
F
Blaz Kramer 9.Slovenia
80'

Legia Warszawa started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Kosta Runjaic decided to play with the following team: Kacper Tobiasz (7.0), Rafał Augustyniak (7.6), Artur Jędrzejczyk (7.7), Maik Nawrocki (6.8), Paweł Wszołek (6.8), Josué (7.4), Bartosz Slisz (7.3), Yuri Ribeiro (7.1), Maciej Rosołek (7.3), Carlitos (7.0) and Ernest Muçi (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Cezary Miszta, Lindsay Rose (6.5), Mattias Johansson, Patryk Sokołowski, Igor Kharatin, Bartosz Kapustka (6.3), Makana Baku, Róbert Pich (6.9) and Blaž Kramer.

Substitutions

Legia Warszawa made 4 changes: E. Muci for L. Rose (46′), M. Rosolek for B. Kapustka (69′), Carlitos for B. Kramer (80′) and Josue for R. Pich (88′).

Best player: Artur Jędrzejczyk​

The most impressive player for Legia Warszawa was Artur Jędrzejczyk even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.7) with 38 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 10.

Warta Poznań – Formation

Warta Poznań
G
Adrian Lis 1.Poland
6.7
D
Jan Grzesik 2.Poland
7.1
90'
D
Mateusz Kupczak 21.Poland
6.4
86'
D
Dawid Szymonowicz 44.Poland
6.7
D
Robert Ivanov 4.Finland
6.5
D
Konrad Matuszewski 22.Poland
7.1
M
Milosz Szczepanski 30.Poland
7.0
61'
M
Maciej Zurawski 6.Poland
6.9
M
Michal Kopczynski 15.Poland
7.1
66'
F
K. Szmyt 24.Poland
7.3
61'
F
Adam Zrelak 99.Slovakia
6.8
Substitutes
G
Jedrzej Grobelny 33.Poland
D
Wiktor Plesnierowicz 34.Poland
D
Dimitrios Stavropoulos 54.Greece
6.6
61'
D
Kamil Koscielny 14.Poland
M
Niilo Mäenpää 8.Finland
6.1
61'
M
Milan Corryn 10.Belgium
86'
M
Szymon Sarbinowski 17.Poland
M
Miguel Luís 16.Portugal
6.8
61'
F
E. Destan 94.Turkey
6.6
66' 90'

Warta Poznań started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Dawid Szulczek played with: Adrian Lis (6.7), Jan Grzesik (7.1), Mateusz Kupczak (6.4), Dawid Szymonowicz (6.7), Robert Ivanov (6.5), Konrad Matuszewski (7.1), Miłosz Szczepański (7.0), Maciej Żurawski (6.9), Michał Kopczyński (7.1), Adam Zreľák (6.8) and Kajetan Szmyt (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Jedrzej Grobelny, Wiktor Pleśnierowicz, Dimitrios Stavropoulos (6.6), Kamil Koscielny, Niilo Mäenpää (6.1), Milan Corryn, Szymon Sarbinowski, Miguel Luís (6.8) and Enis Destan (6.6).

Substitutions

Warta Poznań made 5 changes: M. Szczepanski for N. Maenpaa (61′), M. Szczepański for Miguel Luís (61′), K. Szmyt for D. Stavropoulos (61′), M. Kopczynski for E. Destan (66′) and M. Kupczak for M. Corryn (86′).

Best player: Kajetan Szmyt​

The player that probably impressed the most for Warta Poznań was Kajetan Szmyt.

His rating is (7.3) with 13 passes (69% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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