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Polish Ekstraklasa · MW9Ref: Szymon Marciniak
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Katowice 3-2 Cracovia Kraków result, stats and report

3 – 2
FT 06:15
Next: Katowice v Widzew Lodz · Sat 31 Oct · Cracovia Kraków v Motor Lublin · Fri 30 Oct
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Who won Katowice vs Cracovia Kraków?

Katowice 3-2 Cracovia Kraków, full time in Polish Ekstraklasa. Played UK time. Our model's pre-match pick was Under 2.5 goals, which did not land. Before this meeting the sides had met once in the fixtures we hold, and Cracovia Kraków won it.

Match Review · published 19 Sept 2026, 21:30 BST

Katowice 3-2 Cracovia Kraków: Five-Goal Thriller Ends With Home Victory Despite Cracovia Dominance

By SportSignals Match Desk · Football analysis desk ·

Katowice held on for a 3-2 win over Cracovia Kraków in a chaotic Polish Ekstraklasa encounter, with the decisive goals coming from substitutes and the visitors unable to convert their clear territorial superiority into the result their stats deserved.

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How it played out

KAT won it 3–2

No minute-by-minute record was captured for this match, so the shape of it is not drawn.

Verified final · revision 3 · 06:15Full stats
Match StoryFull breakdown

Katowice 3–2 Cracovia Kraków

Katowice held on for a 3-2 win over Cracovia Kraków in a chaotic Polish Ekstraklasa encounter, with the decisive goals coming from substitutes and the visitors unable to convert their clear territorial superiority into the result their stats deserved.

Key Takeaways
Result

Katowice beat Cracovia Kraków 3-2 at home.

Goals

5 goals took the match over the 2.5 line.

First Goal
M
46'⚽
Martin Minchev
AAssist: Ajdin Hasic

SportSignals model forecast

Recorded before kick-off · prediction, not a Tip

Cracovia Kraków to win

37%Missed

Result

Katowice3:2Cracovia Kraków

KAT v CRA

Our model leaned Cracovia Kraków to win at 37%. Katowice 3-2 Cracovia Kraków. Forecast did not match the result.
📊 Match recap and data context

Katowice beat Cracovia Kraków 3-2 in the Polish Ekstraklasa, overturning our model's pick of a Cracovia win at 37% probability. Both sides had shown a 60% both-teams-to-score rate in their recent form, and that pattern held as the match produced five goals across the ninety minutes. Katowice's victory came despite entering on poor recent form with just one win in their last five outings. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

SportSignals uses automated analysis with editorial oversight. Check current team news and market prices before relying on this context.

Katowice v Cracovia Kraków · Polish Ekstraklasa ·

Player ratings

Who decided it

All 22
  1. Bartosz NowakKAT★ MOTM1 goal · 90 min7.8
  2. Martin YankovCRA1 goal · 90 min7.6
  3. Lasse Nordås1 goal · 27 min7.5
  4. Sayfallah Ltaief1 assist · 20 min7.4
  5. Ilya ShkurinKAT1 goal · 90 min7.2

Forecast audit · prediction, not a Tip

How the forecast compared

The provider forecast gives Cracovia Kraków win the highest 1X2 probability at 36.6%. No SportSignals Tip was published, so there is no Tip to settle.

KAT
35.2%
Draw
28.2%
CRA
36.6%
Both teams to score · Yes
56.8%
Over 2.5 goals
53.4%

Full-time forecast audit: Cracovia Kraków win was the highest probability; the match result was Katowice win.

Forecast result checked ·

Tips record

No Tip was published for this match

No selection qualified before kickoff, so there is no paid Tip to settle. The original model prediction and observed prices remain separate audit records.

Final pre-match decision · no Tip to settle

Current alternative Tips will be checked as this section comes into view
Match facts · what the record shows

Pre-match facts retained

The historical evidence saved at kick-off, kept separate from what happened in the match.

Head-to-head evidence

Pre-match historical evidence

  • 0-3is the most common scoreline between Katowice and Cracovia Kraków, landing once across 4 league meetings on record.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 2/4recorded league meetings saw both teams score (50%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • 27league matches at home unbeaten for Katowice.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Katowice scored first in 3 of their last 10 league matches (30%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Cracovia Kraków scored first in 2 of their last 10 league matches (20%).Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Katowice have averaged 1.6 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Cracovia Kraków have averaged 1.1 goals per match over their last 10 league matches.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Jakub Kokosiński has the highest listed average xGOT for Katowice at 0.70 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot
  • Kahveh Zahiroleslam has the highest listed average xGOT for Cracovia Kraków at 0.41 across the provider's evidence window.Immutable kick-off snapshot

Immutable kick-off snapshot · Source: match facts feed. Evidence sets are labelled separately and never rebuilt from mutable post-match rows.

Questions about this result

  • What was the final score in Katowice vs Cracovia Kraków?
    KAT beat CRA 3-2 in the Polish Ekstraklasa.
  • Who scored the opening goal?
    Martin Minchev opened the scoring in the 46th minute.
  • Who scored in the match?
    Martin Minchev (46'), Bartosz Nowak (54'), Mateusz Wdowiak (62'), Lasse Nordås (72'), Ilya Shkurin (90').
  • How many bookings were there?
    The referee showed 3 yellow cards.
  • Who refereed the match?
    Szymon Marciniak officiated.
  • When and where was the match played?
    KAT vs CRA kicked off on Saturday, 19 September 2026 UK time.
  • How many corners were there in the match?
    4 corners were taken across the 90 minutes.
  • Did the model call it right?
    No. The published pick was Under 2.5 goals, and it did not land.
  • When do they play next?
    KAT play Katowice on Saturday, 31 October 2026 UK time. CRA play Cracovia Kraków on Friday, 30 October 2026 UK time.

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