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ŁKS Łódź will be visiting Stadion Cracovii on Friday for the Ekstraklasa clash with hosts Cracovia.
Our full set of predictions, statistics and match poll for Cracovia v ŁKS Łódź can be seen below - along with the latest match odds.
📊 Form Guide
Cracovia
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Cracovia will be looking for an improved result here following the 3-1 Ekstraklasa losing effort in their last game against Pogon Szczecin.
In that match, Cracovia managed 39% possession and 12 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. For Cracovia, the goalscorers were Benjamin Källman (3') and Eneo Bitri (15' Own goal). Pogon Szczecin had 13 shots on goal with 3 on target. Fredrik Ulvestad (1') and Vahan Bichakhchyan (87') scored for Pogon Szczecin.
It has been all too rare in recent times where Cracovia have shown defensive steel. The reality is that Cracovia have failed to prevent opponents from scoring in 5 of their previous 6 clashes, leaking 8 goals on the way. Let’s find out whether or not that trend will be sustained into this next match.
Coming into this clash, Cracovia are without a home win in the past 2 league matches.
ŁKS Łódź
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Following on from suffering a loss in their previous game against Jagiellonia Białystok in Ekstraklasa competition, ŁKS Łódź will be hoping to turn things around here.
In that match, ŁKS Łódź had 36% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 2 of them on target. Jagiellonia Białystok had 28 shots at goal with 9 on target. Nené (12', 83'), Dominik Marczuk (41'), Jesús Imaz (64'), Afimico Pululu (70') and Jarosław Kubicki (77') scored for Jagiellonia Białystok.
Looking at their form, and ŁKS Łódź have been scored against in 5 of their last 6 games, with opponents netting 14 goals overall. Defensively, ŁKS Łódź have some weaknesses to address.
Heading into this fixture, ŁKS Łódź remain unbeaten by Cracovia when having played them away from home in the previous 2 league matches.
↔️ Head to head
A look at their prior head to head clashes dating back to 06/03/2009 shows us that Cracovia have won 1 of these & ŁKS Łódź 4, with the number of drawn results being 1.
A total of 18 goals were yielded between them in these games, with 8 of them from Pasy and 10 for Rycerze Wiosny. The average goals per game has been 3.
The last league game featuring these sides was Ekstraklasa match day 10 on 30/09/2023 when it finished ŁKS Łódź 0-2 Cracovia.
On that occasion, ŁKS Łódź had 63% possession and 14 attempts on goal with 2 on target.
At the other end, Cracovia got 16 attempts on goal with 5 on target. Virgil Ghiță (14') and Jani Atanasov (21') scored.
The referee was Bartosz Frankowski.
ℹ️ Team News: Cracovia
David Jablonsky (Torn ligaments), Jakub Jugas (Torn knee ligaments) and Kacper Smiglewski (Knee injury) are unavailable for Cracovia boss Jacek Zieliński.
📰 Team News: ŁKS Łódź
Due to a completely healthy group available for selection, the ŁKS Łódź manager Marcin Matysiak has zero fitness concerns whatsoever before this clash.
🔮 Prediction
Our feeling is that Cracovia are likely to get a lot of shots on goal and make them count.
In contrast, ŁKS Łódź may well struggle getting goals - but, we do see them scoring here as well.
We’re therefore anticipating a controlled 3-1 win for Cracovia at the end of the match.
Our expert partners are tipping over 1.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 15:03 05/04/2024
🏟️ Team Focus:
Cracovia
Formed: 1906
Stadium: Stadion Cracovii (15,016)
Captain: Jakub Jugas
Chairman: Janusz Filipiak
Manager: Jacek Zieliński
Competitions: Ekstraklasa position 13
⭐ Key Player: Benjamin Källman
Mostly taking up the Striker position, Benjamin Källman was born in Tammisaari, Finland. Having made a first senior appearance for FC Inter Turku in the 2016 season, the dangerous Forward has accumulated 7 league goals in the Ekstraklasa 2023 - 2024 season so far in a total of 25 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 51 | DLWWW |
2 |
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26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 47 | DWLDD |
3 |
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26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 45 | WDWDD |
4 |
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26 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 45 | DLDWD |
5 |
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26 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 44 | DDLWW |
6 |
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26 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 18 | 44 | WDLDW |
7 |
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26 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 39 | LWDWL |
8 |
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26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 37 | WLWDD |
9 |
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26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | -1 | 35 | WLWDW |
10 |
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26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | -8 | 35 | DWWDD |
11 |
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26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | -9 | 32 | DWWLD |
12 |
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26 | 5 | 14 | 7 | -5 | 29 | LLWLD |
13 |
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26 | 6 | 10 | 10 | -7 | 28 | DWLLD |
14 |
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26 | 5 | 13 | 8 | -3 | 28 | DLDDL |
15 |
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26 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -13 | 25 | LDLDD |
16 |
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26 | 4 | 12 | 10 | -8 | 24 | LDLDL |
17 |
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26 | 2 | 13 | 11 | -13 | 19 | DWLLD |
18 |
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26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | -33 | 17 | LWWDL |
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Puszcza Niepołomice |
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Pogon Szczecin |
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Widzew Łódź |
Korona Kielce |
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Lech Poznań |
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Radomiak Radom |
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Jagiellonia Białystok |
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Raków Częstochowa |
Warta Poznań |
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Radomiak Radom |
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Legia Warsaw |
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Stal Mielec |
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Ruch Chorzów |
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Warta Poznań |
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Stal Mielec |
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Korona Kielce |
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Goals scored | 1.8 |
Goals conceded | 1.7 |
Time first goal scored | 42 |
Time first goal conceded | 48 |
Yellow cards | 1.9 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.5 |
Biggest victory | 6-0 |
Biggest defeat | 5-1 |
Goals scored | 0.5 |
Goals conceded | 2.3 |
Time first goal scored | 59 |
Time first goal conceded | 21 |
Yellow cards | 2.4 |
Red cards | 0.3 |
Subs used | 4.8 |
Biggest victory | 1-0 |
Biggest defeat | 6-0 |
Benjamin Källman | 8 |
Michał Rakoczy | 5 |
Jani Atanasov | 4 |
Virgil Ghiță | 4 |
Karol Knap | 4 |
Dani Ramírez | 7 |
Kay Tejan | 6 |
Stipe Jurić | 4 |
Husein Balić | 3 |
Engjell Hoti | 3 |
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Górnik Zabrze |
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Śląsk Wrocław |
Piast Gliwice |
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Zagłębie Lubin |
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Stal Mielec |