Cracovia Krakow host Motor Lublin in the Polish Ekstraklasa. Both clubs have found results hard to come by this season and currently sit in the bottom half of the table.
Their recent meetings have swung wildly, from a big win to tight draws, so that history alone doesn't point anywhere obvious. There's enough happening in their current form and squads to look at before drawing any conclusions.
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Form: two sides short on consistency
Cracovia's longer run of matches shows five wins, eight draws and seven losses, with 23 goals scored and 27 conceded. That's a lot of draws for a side that seemingly struggles to find a cutting edge.
Cracovia Krakow: 20 completed matches; Motor Lublin: 20 completed matches.
Cracovia Krakow
- Win
- 30% 6 / 20
- Draw
- 35% 7 / 20
- Loss
- 35% 7 / 20
- Scored
- 26
- Conceded
- 26
- Difference
- 0
Motor Lublin
- Win
- 35% 7 / 20
- Draw
- 20% 4 / 20
- Loss
- 45% 9 / 20
- Scored
- 32
- Conceded
- 31
- Difference
- +1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstraklasa | Cracovia Krakow | Zaglebie Lubin | 10.10.2026 | 3-1 |
| Friendlies Clubs | Cracovia Krakow | Nieciecza | 03.10.2026 | 2-3 |
| Ekstraklasa | GKS Katowice | Cracovia Krakow | 19.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Wisla Plock | Cracovia Krakow | 13.09.2026 | 3-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Cracovia Krakow | Gornik Zabrze | 06.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| Cup | Znicz Pruszków | Cracovia Krakow | 02.09.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Radomiak Radom | Cracovia Krakow | 29.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Cracovia Krakow | Wieczysta Kraków | 21.08.2026 | 3-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Cracovia Krakow | Raków Częstochowa | 16.08.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Slask Wroclaw | Cracovia Krakow | 09.08.2026 | 0-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstraklasa | Motor Lublin | Gornik Zabrze | 19.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Raków Częstochowa | Motor Lublin | 11.09.2026 | 2-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Motor Lublin | Legia Warszawa | 05.09.2026 | 2-3 |
| Cup | Motor Lublin | Legia Warszawa | 01.09.2026 | 3-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Motor Lublin | Piast Gliwice | 29.08.2026 | 0-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Korona Kielce | Motor Lublin | 22.08.2026 | 1-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Motor Lublin | GKS Katowice | 16.08.2026 | 1-0 |
| Ekstraklasa | Pogon Szczecin | Motor Lublin | 08.08.2026 | 3-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Motor Lublin | Jagiellonia | 31.07.2026 | 1-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Widzew Łódź | Motor Lublin | 26.07.2026 | 2-2 |
Motor Lublin's record over a similar length sample reads seven wins, four draws and nine losses, with 32 goals for and 31 against. They've scored more freely than Cracovia but have leaked goals just as often.
Both sides have shown they can be got at defensively, which could open things up.
Comparative Team Statistics: Cracovia Krakow vs Motor Lublin

Head-to-head: no real trend to lean on
The last four meetings between these two have gone in very different directions: a 3-3 draw in May 2026, a 1-2 away win for Motor Lublin in November 2025, a 0-1 away win for Cracovia in April 2025, and a 6-2 home win for Cracovia back in October 2024.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ekstraklasa | Motor Lublin | Cracovia Krakow | 16.05.2026 | 3-3 |
| Ekstraklasa | Cracovia Krakow | Motor Lublin | 22.11.2025 | 1-2 |
| Ekstraklasa | Motor Lublin | Cracovia Krakow | 26.04.2025 | 0-1 |
| Ekstraklasa | Cracovia Krakow | Motor Lublin | 26.10.2024 | 6-2 |
That spread of results, including one from well over a year before the others, doesn't give us a clear pattern to work with here.
League table: both battling near the bottom
Cracovia sit 13th with 8 points from 9 games, having won twice, drawn twice and lost five times. Motor Lublin are 16th on 6 points from the same number of matches, with one win, three draws and five defeats.
| № | Team | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF/GA | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Widzew Łódź | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 13/13 | 9 |
| 13 | Cracovia Krakow | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9/14 | 8 |
| 14 | Radomiak Radom | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7/20 | 8 |
| 15 | Slask Wroclaw | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11/15 | 6 |
| 16 | Motor Lublin | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9/15 | 6 |
| 17 | Wieczysta Kraków | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11/17 | 5 |
Neither side has made a fast start to the campaign, and the gap between them in the table is thin.
Key men to watch
Motor Lublin's K. Czubak has been their standout attacking threat with five goals in nine appearances, while M. Ndiaye and Ivo Rodrigues have both chipped in three assists apiece.
For Cracovia, A. Hasić leads the scoring with three goals and also has two assists, and M. Klich has been heavily involved too, though he's already picked up three yellow cards this season.
Czubak's scoring record could be the difference if Motor Lublin create enough chances.

How this one could play out
With both defences showing cracks and neither team settled in form, goals from either side wouldn't be a surprise. Czubak gives Motor Lublin a reliable source of goals, though their away form this season has leaned more towards losses than wins.
Cracovia have the extra point and home advantage, but their habit of drawing games suggests they don't always turn pressure into goals.
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K. Glik | Poland | 38 | Defender | 190 | 80 |
| M. Klich | Poland | 36 | Midfielder | 183 | 84 |
| M. Minchev | Bulgaria | 25 | Attacker | 176 | 70 |
| A. Hasić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | Attacker | 177 | 70 |
| H. Ravas | Slovakia | 29 | Goalkeeper | 195 | 87 |
| D. Baumgartner | Austria | 30 | Defender | 188 | 72 |
| M. Praszelik | Poland | 26 | Midfielder | 184 | 74 |
| F. Marchwiński | Poland | 24 | Midfielder | 187 | 72 |
| Amir Al Ammari | Iraq | 29 | Midfielder | 184 | 71 |
| G. Henriksson | Sweden | 28 | Defender | 188 | 80 |
| O. Kakabadze | Georgia | 31 | Defender | 186 | 79 |
| D. Piła | Poland | 25 | Defender | 187 | 78 |
| S. Madejski | Poland | 29 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 78 |
| A. Bobek | Poland | 22 | Goalkeeper | 196 cm | 86 kg |
| S. Ltaief | Tunisia | 26 | Attacker | 178 | 77 |
| L. Nordås | Norway | 24 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Perković | Croatia | 23 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| K. Knap | Poland | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | 71 |
| B. Traoré | France | 22 | Defender | 190 | 80 |
| M. Berte | Belgium | 24 | Attacker | 174 | 77 |
| D. Kameri | Austria | 22 | Midfielder | 184 | 77 |
| B. Selan | Slovenia | 21 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| V. Burlet | Belgium | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| K. Śmiglewski | Poland | 21 | Attacker | 180 cm | 72 kg |
| W. Bogacz | Poland | 22 | Attacker | 193 | 76 |
| Kahveh Zahiroleslam | USA | 24 | Attacker | 193 | 77 |
| A. Marciniak | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| K. Cymerys | Poland | 18 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| M. Tabisz | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Mateusz Skoczylas | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| W. Dej | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| J. Chrapusta | n/a | n/a | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rony Lopes | Portugal | 30 | Attacker | 174 | 68 |
| B. Bereszyński | Poland | 34 | Defender | 183 | 77 |
| T. Plavotić | Croatia | 29 | Defender | 197 | 96 |
| Ivo Rodrigues | Portugal | 31 | Midfielder | 180 | 75 |
| Y. Bourhane | Comoros | 28 | Midfielder | 184 | 74 |
| M. Popa | Romania | 26 | Goalkeeper | 190 | n/a |
| M. Bartoš | Slovakia | 30 | Defender | 193 | 81 |
| T. Santos | Denmark | 28 | Defender | 175 | 68 |
| G. Tratnik | Slovenia | 26 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 84 |
| K. Czubak | Poland | 26 | Attacker | 193 | 86 |
| F. Haxha | Kosovo | 24 | Midfielder | 178 | 58 |
| K. Lukoszek | Poland | 24 | Midfielder | 177 | 70 |
| M. Aïko | France | 25 | Midfielder | 180 | n/a |
| Fábio Ronaldo | Portugal | 25 | Attacker | 178 | 65 |
| M. Ndiaye | Senegal | 23 | Attacker | 178 | 65 |
| M. Łęgowski | Poland | 23 | Midfielder | 181 | 81 |
| P. Kukulski | Poland | 22 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| K. Szymanek | Poland | 21 | Midfielder | 176 | 60 |
| Paskal Konrad Meyer | Germany | 21 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| C. Simon | Senegal | 26 | Midfielder | 185 | 77 |
| F. Luberecki | Poland | 21 | Defender | 172 | 70 |
| D. Gregorski | Poland | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| K. Plichta | Poland | 19 | Attacker | 181 | 68 |
| F. Lewandowski | Poland | 18 | Midfielder | 177 | 73 |
| Dominik Gregorski | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Posmyk | n/a | n/a | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| A. Akatov | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Alioune Tall | Senegal | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| Krystian Brzozowski | n/a | n/a | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| K. Kraska | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| M. Zlomanczuk | n/a | n/a | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
There's no strong signal pointing one way here. Cracovia have the extra points and home advantage, but their draws undercut how reliable that edge really is. Motor Lublin have shown they can score, yet their away form has produced more losses than wins.
Without a clear statistical or historical lean, we're happy to sit this one out rather than force a pick.
