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Cracovia vs. Pogon Szczecin Match Preview Article
Welcome to the Turboscores match preview of the upcoming match between Cracovia and Pogon Szczecin, taking place on Saturday, 14 September 2024, at Stadion Cracovii in Krakow.
Cracovia, Recent Form
Any Cracovia pre-match expectations for their last outing were misplaced, after an unexpected 2-1 away defeat by Radomiak Radom. They came away from that fixture with 52% of the possession and clocked up 21 attempts on goal with 3 on target. By comparison, Radomiak Radom managed 11 attempts on goal, with 5 on target.
Their boss Dawid Kroczek has every reason to be happy with his side's attacking prowess of late, which has seen them net 12 goals in their last 6 matches; however, they may have some work to do in defence with 9 goals conceded across those matches. They have scored in 5 of their last 6 home games but have only managed to keep 2 clean sheets in those games.
They have had a good run of form recently, winning 4 out of their last 6 games.
Having scored 3 goals in his last 6 league games for Cracovia, Benjamin Källman will be looking to keep his tally up with a goal in their next outing.
Pogon Szczecin, Recent Form
Pogon Szczecin head into this match with some confidence in the knowledge that they recorded a solid 5-3 home win against Slask Wroclaw in their last league encounter. In that game they had 62% possession and managed 14 attempts on goal, with 5 on target, compared to Slask Wroclaw who had 14 attempts and 5 on target.
Robert Kolendowicz will be quite satisfied with his squad's offensive prowess in recent performances. They have managed to notch up 10 goals from their last 6 outings. However, the manager will know they have work to do at the back where they have let in 8 goals and, as a result, lost some important points. They've failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their last 6 away games.
Their recent poor run of form away from home has left them without an away win in 9 games.
Goalscorer Efthymis Koulouris will be planning to get himself on the scoresheet once more, having notched up 3 goals in his last 6 league matches for Pogon Szczecin.
Cracovia vs. Pogon Szczecin Head to head
It was one to forget for Cracovia last time they met Pogon Szczecin in the league, falling to a 3-1 defeat.
Portowcy will feel sure their attacking prowess will yield results in this one, having scored at least 1 goal in the previous 10 encounters with Cracovia. When it comes to breaching the opposition defence, Pogon know how to do it against Pasy, having clocked up 13 goals against them in their previous 5 meetings.
In the last 3 league meetings between the teams, Pogon has taken all 3 points and has not lost to Cracovia in 7 games.