Cracovia vs Widzew Lodz

15 August 2025 · Polish Ekstraklasa · 2025/26 · Referee Marcin Kochanek

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • M. Minchev 69’

Match summary

Cracovia saw off Widzew Lodz 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

M. Minchev put Cracovia ahead in the 69th minute.

Widzew Lodz can feel hard done by, creating 0.87 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Cracovia's 0.52 from 8.

Match stats

44% Possession 56%
8 Shots 14
2 Shots on target 4
7 Corners 8
264 Passes 332
71.6% Pass accuracy 75.0%
15 Tackles 15
16 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 0

Key events

Cracovia Widzew Lodz
Kick-off
M. MinchevShot on target
6’
F. StojilkovićVAR: Goal given
20’
O. Kakabadze
21’
22’
F. ÁlvarezShot on target
42’
F. ÁlvarezVAR: Goal given
Half-time0-0
D. KameriM. Praszelik
46’
Second half underway
49’
M. KrajewskiShot on target
52’
L. SelahiShot on target
55’
M. Krajewski
A. Al-Ammari
57’
M. MinchevRight foot shot1-0 (Cracovia)
69’
70’
S. CzyżS. Akere
70’
Á. BaenaM. Fornalczyk
73’
S. AndreouShot on target
74’
T. TeklićJ. Shehu
K. KnapM. Minchev
77’
84’
A. KlukowskiL. Selahi
84’
K. CybulskiD. Gallapeni
M. KlichM. Maigaard
90’
Full-time1-0

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.52 0.87 69’ M. Minchev (Cracovia), 1-0 69’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.52 0.87 69’ M. Minchev (Cracovia), 1-0 Minchev 69’
Cracovia 0.52 xGWidzew Lodz 0.87 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Widzew Lodz attacking Cracovia attacking 
82’ D. Piła (Cracovia), set piece, 0.22 xG, off target 69’ M. Minchev (Cracovia), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 45’ M. Fornalczyk (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 59’ J. Shehu (Widzew Lodz), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, off target 73’ S. Andreou (Widzew Lodz), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 49’ M. Krajewski (Widzew Lodz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 61’ F. Álvarez (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 22’ F. Álvarez (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 25’ D. Gallapeni (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 38’ O. Kakabadze (Cracovia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ L. Selahi (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ S. Akere (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ S. Bergier (Widzew Lodz), set piece, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ D. K. Ólafsson (Cracovia), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 6’ M. Minchev (Cracovia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ M. Fornalczyk (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ T. Teklić (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ K. Cybulski (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ F. Álvarez (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ F. Stojilković (Cracovia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 68’ D. Kameri (Cracovia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ D. K. Ólafsson (Cracovia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 82’ D. Piła (Cracovia), set piece, 0.22 xG, off target 69’ M. Minchev (Cracovia), open play, 0.16 xG, goal 45’ M. Fornalczyk (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 59’ J. Shehu (Widzew Lodz), direct free kick, 0.15 xG, off target 73’ S. Andreou (Widzew Lodz), set piece, 0.09 xG, saved 49’ M. Krajewski (Widzew Lodz), from a corner, 0.07 xG, saved 22’ F. Álvarez (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 25’ D. Gallapeni (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 61’ F. Álvarez (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 38’ O. Kakabadze (Cracovia), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 52’ L. Selahi (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ S. Akere (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 35’ D. K. Ólafsson (Cracovia), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 63’ S. Bergier (Widzew Lodz), set piece, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ M. Minchev (Cracovia), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ M. Fornalczyk (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ T. Teklić (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ K. Cybulski (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 1’ F. Álvarez (Widzew Lodz), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ F. Stojilković (Cracovia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 68’ D. Kameri (Cracovia), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 13’ D. K. Ólafsson (Cracovia), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Cracovia 3-4-3 Starting XI
Madejski
Piła
Henriksson
Wojcik
Kakabadze
Al-Ammari
Maigaard 90’
Ólafsson
Praszelik 46’
Stojilković
Minchev 77’
Widzew Lodz 4-1-4-1 Starting XI
Kikolski
Krajewski
Andreou
Żyro
Gallapeni 84’
Selahi 84’
Akere 70’
Álvarez
Shehu 74’
Fornalczyk 70’
Bergier

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
S. Madejski
90′ 3 0 26 2 – – – –
Defenders3 players
D. Piła
90′ 2 – – 4 1 31 2 – – –
G. Henriksson
90′ – 4 – 3 2 35 1 – – –
O. Wojcik
90′ 4 2 – 5 1 34 2 – – –
Midfielders6 players
O. Kakabadze
90′ – 1 36 1 – 2 3 7 2 1 –
A. Al-Ammari
90′ – – 27 – – – 1 4 2 1 –
M. Maigaard Taken off
89′ – – 22 2 – – – 2 – 1 –
D. K. Ólafsson
90′ – – 12 – – 2 2 4 1 1 –
D. Kameri Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 7 – – – – 1 3 1 –
K. Knap Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 7 – – 1 1 3 – – –
Forwards3 players
M. Praszelik Taken off
45′ – – – – – – – 2 1 12 –
F. Stojilković
90′ – – 1 – 0.01 – – 2 1 5 –
M. Minchev Taken off
77′ 1 – 2 2 0.19 – – 5 1 10 –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Form going into the game

Cracovia WWWDL
Widzew Lodz LWLWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Widzew Lodz 1-1 Cracovia, 09 Feb 25 Next meeting: Widzew Lodz 0-0 Cracovia, 20 Feb 26  All Cracovia vs Widzew Lodz meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.