Katowice 3-2 Cracovia Kraków result, stats and report

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.

Wisła Płock finally showed some backbone at home, beating Cracovia Kraków 3-1 in the Polish Ekstraklasa with two goals in a frantic two-minute spell that settled the tie. Cracovia's discipline fell apart completely, finishing the match with four yellow cards and a red.

Zagłębie Lubin ended a run of frustrating draws with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Katowice, with Michalis Kosidis netting the winner before a chaotic stoppage time that included a penalty, a VAR review, and multiple yellow cards.

Rafał Wolski delivered the goods with a goal and a penalty conversion as Radomiak Radom claimed a 2-1 victory over Cracovia Kraków, ending a run of three consecutive Ekstraklasa defeats. Cracovia created plenty but converted too little, and three yellow cards told their own story.

Cracovia Kraków host Legia Warszawa on Saturday evening having lost three on the bounce. Legia arrive unbeaten across their last ten in the Ekstraklasa and look a different class right now.

Katowice have won just two of their last five Ekstraklasa matches and their home defence is leaking. Pogoń Szczecin arrive unbeaten in five. Something has to give.

Two sides who cannot stop drawing meet in Kraków on Saturday, and somebody has to break the habit. Connor Maguire sizes up a fixture that has low-scoring stalemate written all over it.

Raków Częstochowa have lost five straight in the Ekstraklasa and shipped twelve goals doing it. Katowice arrive in form and scoring freely. This one has a story.