KRAKóW. Lechia Gdańsk beats Cracovia Kraków 1-0 after F. Paixao scored a penalty (84′).

The match was played at the Stadion Cracovii im. Józefa Piłsudskiego stadium in Kraków on Saturday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Damian Sylwestrzak with the help of Adam Karasewicz and Michal Sobczak. The 4th official was Szymon Łężny. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.53 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Cracovia Kraków

0 - 1

Lechia Gdańsk

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 17 Total 6
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 13 Off Target 2
  • 4 Shots blocked 0
  • 89 Attack 76
  • 76 Dangerous attack 49
  • 69 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 5 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Cracovia Kraków was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Lechia Gdańsk that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Cracovia Kraków was more pushing with 76 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Lechia Gdańsk found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Cracovia Kraków shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Lechia Gdańsk shot 6 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Cracovia Kraków received 5 yellow cards (M. Rasmussen, B. Kallman, O. Kakabadze, F. Loshaj and K. Niemczycki). On the opposite side, Lechia Gdańsk received 4 yellow cards (J. de Kamps, M. Gajos, J. Kubicki and K. Tobers).

Match Timeline

Mathias Hebo Rasmussen- Yellow
13'
15'
20'
27'
46'
46'
Benjamin Källman- Yellow
62'
Patryk Makuch- sub ->M. Rakoczy
65'
Otar Kakabadze- Yellow
72'
75'
Conrado- sub ->I. Durmus
78'
84'
Karol Knap- sub ->J. Jugas
86'
86'
Pawel Jaroszynski- sub ->M. Rasmussen
86'
89'
90'
90'
Filip Koperski - sub ->C. Clemens
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 playing this match, Cracovia Kraków will stay with 17 points like Jagiellonia Białystok and Widzew Lodz to sit in the 7th place. Talking about the opposition, Lechia Gdańsk will have 8 points to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Ekstraklasa, Cracovia Kraków will host Jagiellonia Białystok on the 5th of November with a 13-9 head to head statistic in favor of Jagiellonia Białystok (9 draws).

Lechia Gdańsk will play away agasint Legia Warszawa on the 4th of November with a 19-9 head to head record in favor of Legia Warszawa (6 draws).

Cracovia Kraków – Formation

Cracovia Kraków
G
K. Niemczycki 23.Poland
7.1
90'
D
Jakub Jugas 24.Czech Republic
6.6
86'
D
Matej Rodin 88.Croatia
7.2
D
Virgil Ghiță 5.Romania
7.1
M
Otar Kakabadze 25.Georgia
7.0
72'
M
Takuto Oshima 18.Japan
6.6
27'
M
Mathias Hebo Rasmussen 8.Denmark
7.1
86' 13'
M
Michal Siplak 3.Slovakia
7.0
F
Jakub Myszor 38.Poland
6.8
46'
F
Benjamin Källman 9.Finland
6.7
62'
F
Michal Rakoczy 11.Poland
7.0
65'
Substitutes
G
Lukas Hrosso 31.Slovakia
D
Pawel Jaroszynski 4.Poland
86'
D
David Jablonsky 85.Czech Republic
D
Cornel Râpă 2.Romania
M
Karol Knap 20.Poland
86'
M
Florian Loshaj 22.Kosovo
6.8
27' 89'
M
Yevhen Konoplyanka 10.Ukraine
6.7
46'
M
Marcin Budziński 27.Poland
F
Patryk Makuch 71.Poland
6.6
65'

Cracovia Kraków started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Jacek Zielinski decided to play with the following team: Karol Niemczycki (7.1), Jakub Jugas (6.6), Matej Rodin (7.2), Virgil Ghiță (7.1), Otar Kakabadze (7.0), Mathias Hebo Rasmussen (7.1), Takuto Oshima (6.6), Michal Siplak (7.0), Jakub Myszor (6.8), Benjamin Källman (6.7) and Michał Rakoczy (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Lukáš Hroššo, Paweł Jaroszyński, David Jablonsky, Cornel Râpă, Karol Knap, Florian Loshaj (6.8), Yevhen Konoplyanka (6.7), Marcin Budziński and Patryk Makuch (6.6).

Substitutions

Cracovia Kraków made 5 changes: T. Oshima for F. Loshaj (27′), J. Myszor for E. Konoplyanka (46′), M. Rakoczy for P. Makuch (65′), J. Jugas for K. Knap (86′) and M. Rasmussen for P. Jaroszynski (86′).

Best player: Matej Rodin​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cracovia Kraków was Matej Rodin.

His rating is (7.2) with 62 passes (95% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6.

Lechia Gdańsk – Formation

Lechia Gdańsk
G
Dusan Kuciak 12.Slovakia
7.1
D
Henrik Castegren 3.Sweden
6.7
D
M. Nalepa 25.Poland
7.9
D
J. Abu Hanna 97.Israel
7.2
D
Rafał Pietrzak 2.Poland
7.1
M
Joeri de Kamps 8.Netherlands
6.8
46' 15'
M
Jaroslaw Kubicki 6.Poland
7.6
78'
M
Christian Clemens 17.Germany
6.2
90'
M
Maciej Gajos 7.Poland
7.2
86' 20'
M
Ilkay Durmus 99.Turkey
7.1
75'
F
Flávio Paixão 28.Portugal
6.8
84'
Substitutes
G
M. Buchalik 1.Poland
D
Conrado 20.Brazil
7.3
75'
D
Kristers Tobers 4.Latvia
86' 90'
M
J. Kałuziński 88.Poland
6.3
46'
M
Filip Koperski 72.Poland
90'
M
Tomasz Neugebauer 77.Poland
M
Marco Terrazzino 33.Germany
M
Dominik Pila 11.Poland
F
Bassekou Diabaté 10.Mali

Lechia Gdańsk started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Marcin Kaczmarek played with: Dušan Kuciak (7.1), Henrik Castegren (6.7), Michał Nalepa (7.9), Joel Abu Hanna (7.2), Rafał Pietrzak (7.1), Joeri de Kamps (6.8), Christian Clemens (6.2), Maciej Gajos (7.2), Jarosław Kubicki (7.6), Ilkay Durmus (7.1) and Flávio Paixão (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Michał Buchalik, Conrado Buchanelli Holz (7.3), Jakub Kałuziński (6.3), Filip Koperski, Kristers Tobers, Tomasz Neugebauer, Marco Terrazzino, Dominik Pila and Bassekou Diabate.

Lechia Gdańsk could not rely on the presence of F. Koperski (injured).

Substitutions

Lechia Gdańsk made 4 changes: J. de Kamps for J. Kaluzinski (46′), I. Durmus for Conrado (75′), M. Gajos for K. Tobers (86′) and C. Clemens for F. Koperski (90′).

Best player: Michał Nalepa​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Lechia Gdańsk was Michał Nalepa even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.9) with 60 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

Results of the day

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