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- Termalica coach Marcin Brosz is a pragmatic coach, who sets up his team to be compact, strong on the ball, and defensively rigid.
- He won’t be aiming to control the ball at Cracovia, but rather to be solid at the back and to be dangerous on counter attacks and from set pieces.
- Gabriel İşik is his first-choice central defender.
- Brosz has been slightly more adventurous in his team selections and tactics over the break, but Termalica’s league form in the second half of 2025 leaves much to be desired.
- They claimed a notable win over Jagiellonia, but also lost 5-1 at Lechia, and they will need to improve in order to climb out of the relegation zone.
Away - Cracovia
- Cracovia coach Luka Elsner is more of a ‘possession’ coach in the sense that he tries to set his players up to be organized, press high and pass the ball in a way which takes the game to the opponent.
- In the wide areas, Ajdin Hasić provides width and creativity, while Filip Stojilkovic is the main man up front with seven league goals this season.
Head-to-Head
Cracovia have won two of the last three Ekstraklasa H2H meetings, but Termalica have been in mixed form.
Key Players
- In the wide areas, Ajdin Hasić provides width and creativity, while Filip Stojilkovic is the main man up front with seven league goals this season.
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Cracovia possess the slightly better quality and more consistent players in Martin Minchev and Gabriel Charpentier, both of whom have featured regularly this term.
- Key names: Ajdin Hasić, Filip Stojilkovic, Martin Minchev, Gabriel Charpentier
Betting Insights
- Cracovia finished the autumn of 2025 in the top half of the Ekstraklasa with around 27 points, while Termalica are in the relegation places on about 19 points.
- The visitors are the favorites here at 2.18, but the home team are a very good price at 3.15, and the draw is also available at 3.4.
- The ‘Both Teams To Score’ market is also tempting at 2.1.
- The draw is also available at 3.4, but given the recent form and odds, we’ll back the visitors for the win in the double chance bet.
Prediction
1-1 or 1-0 is the most likely outcome, as the cold weather and frosty pitch could slow the tempo down and make the battle of the set piece routines and physical duels a deciding factor.
