Cracovia
- Cracovia Krakow’s recent form has been a mixed bag with one win and four draws in their last five league matches, the current run of results featuring three consecutive ties.
- Cracovia have drawn their last two home Ekstraklasa games, so they will need to improve their finishing prowess to take all three points on Friday night.
- Elsner has certainly injected a more proactive approach into the team since taking the helm on 1st July 2025 and they play a high-tempo, high-pressing style that can be a real handful for teams to deal with.
Piast
- Piast, on the other hand, are much more of a compact, pragmatic side who will sit back and try to be organized and compact at the back, allowing their creative and pacey players to punish the opposition on the counter.
- Daniel Mysliwiec’s side have won two and lost three of their last five and are currently on a two-match losing streak.
Head-to-Head
The last five meetings between these sides in all competitions have ended in draws.
Key Players
- Filip Stojilkovic
- 7 goals in 18 Ekstraklasa appearances
- German Barkovsky
- 3 goals in 21 appearances
Betting Insights
- Cracovia are seventh in Ekstraklasa 2025/2026 with 33 points from 22 matches, while Piast are 14th with 26 points from the same number of games.
- Our preferred bet is to avoid the result markets and go for under 2.5 goals at 1.57.
- Cracovia have been rock-solid at the back recently, shipping just eight goals in 10 home league games, an average of 0.8 goals per 90 minutes.
- Piast have scored only 12 goals in 11 away league games this season, but they have the legs to hurt the odd team.
- Cracovia’s home record: 4 wins, 5 draws, 1 defeat from 10 Ekstraklasa matches at Józef Piłsudski Stadium.
- Piast’s away form: 3 wins, 2 draws, 6 defeats on the road.
Prediction
We’re going for another cagey stalemate, but Cracovia’s home record and Piast’s inconsistent away form is enough to make us lean towards a home win .
