In this week 5 match, on Sat Aug 13th, Piast Gliwice will travel to Kraków to battle Cracovia Kraków in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Ekstraklasa teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but hot day with daytime temperatures of 28 degrees, which hopefuly doesnt affect the pace of the match. Cracovia Kraków is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Stal Mielec. Kamil Pestka struck first for Stal Mielec on an own goal in the 43rd minute, then Maciej Domanski added another in the 59th minute on a penalty kick At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cracovia Kraków couldn’t manage to score, and Stal Mielec took the shutout win. Cracovia Kraków is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 18th placed Piast Gliwice is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Legia Warsaw. Ernest Muçi scored the first goal for Legia Warsaw in the 47th minute, then Filip Mladenović added another in the 51st minute on a feed from Bartosz Kapustka In the end, Piast Gliwice was frustrated by Legia Warsaw’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Legia Warsaw ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 3 of their last 10.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 1 win apiece.
Tomas Huk and Chrapek are the top scorers for Piast Gliwice in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Michal Rakoczy has been the most effective weapon for Cracovia Kraków lately. The midfielder has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.