Piast Gliwice vs Cracovia Krakow — Ekstraklasa: stats, lineups & analysis
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- 7′Piast Gliwice, goal:1–0assist
- 25′Piast Gliwice, goal:2–0assist
- 45′Piast Gliwice, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time2 – 0
- 46′Piast Gliwice, substitution:off
- 46′Cracovia Krakow, substitution:off
- 46′Piast Gliwice, substitution:off
- 48′Cracovia Krakow, yellow card:Foul
- 56′Cracovia Krakow, VAR review:Card upgrade cancelled
- 57′Cracovia Krakow, yellow card:Foul
- 62′Cracovia Krakow, goal:2–1assist
- 72′Piast Gliwice, substitution:off
- 78′Cracovia Krakow, substitution:off
- 79′Cracovia Krakow, substitution:off
- 83′Piast Gliwice, yellow card:Foul
- 85′Piast Gliwice, substitution:off
- 90′Cracovia Krakow, substitution:off
- 90′Cracovia Krakow, substitution:off
- 90′Piast Gliwice, substitution:off
- 90+4′Piast Gliwice, goal:3–1
- 90+7′Piast Gliwice, yellow card:Foul
- Full-time3 – 1
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Piast Gliwice beat Cracovia Krakow 3-1 to climb into the top five
Piast Gliwice beat Cracovia Krakow 3-1 at Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach in Ekstraklasa Matchday 12, a result that lifted the hosts from eighth to fifth in the table. Jakub Czerwiński opened the scoring in the seventh minute, converting a delivery from Quentin Boisgard to give Piast an early lead.
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Hugo Vallejo doubled the advantage in the 25th minute, finishing from a Szczepan Mucha assist, and the hosts went into the interval 2-0 up. Cracovia, who had taken 12 points from their first 11 games, found little way through before the break.
Karol Knap pulled one back in the 62nd minute, set up by Otar Kakabadze, and the visitors pressed for an equaliser. Piast held firm, however, and Andreas Katsantonis settled the contest in the 90+4 minute to make it 3-1. The result left Cracovia 13th, eight points behind Piast.
Piast had 55% of the possession and led the shots count 18 to 13. Both sides now play on Saturday 31 October: Piast travel to Wisla Plock, while Cracovia host Motor Lublin, both in the Ekstraklasa.
Hugo Vallejo scored Piast's second goal in the 25th minute and earned the highest rating of the match, 8.2. Czerwiński, who struck first, was rated 7.71.
Piast had 18 shots to Cracovia's 13, with seven of them on target against five.
Piast Gliwice beat Cracovia Krakow 3–1 (half-time 2–0).
Piast Gliwice met Cracovia Krakow in the Ekstraklasa (Regular Season - 12). Kick-off was Saturday, 24 October 2026, 10:15 UTC at Stadion Miejski w Gliwicach. Referee: P. Malec.
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Key moments
- 7' Goal: Jakub Czerwiński (assist: Quentin Boisgard) — 1–0
- 25' Goal: Hugo Vallejo (assist: Szczepan Mucha) — 2–0
- 62' Goal: Karol Knap (assist: Otar Kakabadze) — 2–1
- 90+4' Goal: Andreas Katsantonis — 3–1
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Piast Gliwice (4-4-2)
Cracovia Krakow (4-4-2)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Piast Gliwice 50%, the draw 25%, Cracovia Krakow 25%. It finished Piast Gliwice 3–1 Cracovia Krakow.
Piast Gliwice lead despite Cracovia's expected bounce-back — We give Piast Gliwice 50%, helped by their usual control of the ball and a slightly higher strength rating, though Cracovia's cold finishing streak, which tends to bounce back, is the biggest factor and pulls the other way. The draw sits at 25%, just below its usual 27%, mainly because both teams' recent games average 3.1 goals.
Why Piast Gliwice at 50%?
Piast Gliwice sit 53 points higher on our strength rating — 1515 to 1462. Sides with a 40–80-point rating edge at home won 50.1% of 11,069 such games. Piast Gliwice hold 5 more possession points (55 to 50 in recent games) — and between equals, control has been worth something. Between evenly-matched sides, home teams with this control edge won 48.3% of 5,590 games, vs 44.0% when styles were level.
Why only 50%?
Cracovia Krakow sit -0.48 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Visitors this cold went on to win 32.0% of 1,642 games, vs 27.8% for visitors finishing normally. Piast Gliwice scored +0.64 goals per game beyond chance-quality — home sides this hot gave some of it back. Opponents of hot-finishing home sides won 28.7% of 1,643 games, vs 27.8% against normal finishing.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 26.8%. These teams' recent games average 3.1 goals — a high-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 23.2% of 18,375. The goals environment takes 2.3 points off the draw. The bounce-back factor adds 1.2 points to the draw.
What did we measure but not count?
In our recorded league results, Cracovia Krakow are winless in their last 12 away games: 6 draws and 6 defeats. The run began on 6 February 2026. Last recorded away league win: 2 February 2026 — Nieciecza 0–1 Cracovia Krakow. Latest recorded away league result: 19 September 2026 — GKS Katowice 3–2 Cracovia Krakow. Across 14,191 historical matches involving visitors with at least six consecutive winless away league games, those visitors won 24.4%, compared with 24.1% expected from team strength. Last five: Piast Gliwice W-W-L-W-D, Cracovia Krakow L-L-L-W-D — Piast Gliwice are clearly the hotter side on recent results. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 43.9% of 2023 games when clearly hotter and 43.9% of 3918 when clearly colder.
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