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Match report · Ekstraklasa

GKS Katowice 3:2 Cracovia

GKS Katowice Home 2.72 xG · 22 shots
Cracovia Away 1.83 xG · 16 shots
32 The scoreline reflected the chances

Cracovia were the model's likeliest winner before kick-off at 36%. GKS Katowice won 3–2. The biggest difference was GKS Katowice's attack: 2.72 xG against 1.34 projected (+1.38). Cracovia produced 1.83 xG against 1.37 projected (+0.46).

Goals

  1. 46' Martin Minchev Cracovia · 0.76 xG chance 0–1
  2. 54' Bartosz Nowak (pen.) GKS Katowice · 0.82 xG chance 1–1
  3. 62' Mateusz Wdowiak GKS Katowice · 0.44 xG chance 2–1
  4. 72' Lasse Selvåg Nordås Cracovia · 0.44 xG chance 2–2
  5. 90' Ilia Shkurin GKS Katowice · 0.08 xG chance 3–2

The model against the result

priced before kick-off
GKS Katowice
34% What happened
Draw
30%
Cracovia
36%

Data coverage Both teams have the full 20-match model window available.

Projected vs produced

Expected goals
GKS Katowice The model projected 1.34 Produced 2.72 Difference +1.38
Cracovia The model projected 1.37 Produced 1.83 Difference +0.46

GKS Katowice produced 1.38 xG more than projected

Projected before kick-off Produced on the night

The shots behind it

GKS Katowice Cracovia
Shots
22
16
On target
5
3
Inside the box
15
10
xG per shot
0.13
0.12
Open play xG
1.27
1.58
Set-piece xG
0.66
0.27
Penalties
1
0
Shot-level xG may differ from the published match total

The provider publishes the match total separately from its shot-by-shot values. Those values are rounded to two decimals and, leaving out penalties and own goals, add up to its non-penalty xG: 1.93 for GKS Katowice and 1.83 for Cracovia.

Shot map

Both teams shown attacking the same goal for comparison.

GKS Katowice · Bartosz Nowak · 54' · Goal · 12 m · 0.82 xG Cracovia · Martin Minchev · 46' · Goal · 2 m · 0.76 xG GKS Katowice · Mateusz Wdowiak · 62' · Goal · 4 m · 0.44 xG Cracovia · Lasse Selvåg Nordås · 72' · Goal · 3 m · 0.44 xG GKS Katowice · Lukas Klemenz · 44' · No goal · 7 m · 0.28 xG GKS Katowice · Mateusz Wdowiak · 34' · No goal · 3 m · 0.23 xG Cracovia · Lasse Selvåg Nordås · 90' · No goal · 7 m · 0.16 xG Cracovia · Dominik Piła · 79' · No goal · 11 m · 0.11 xG GKS Katowice · Lukas Klemenz · 44' · No goal · 8 m · 0.10 xG GKS Katowice · Kacper Łukasiak · 50' · No goal · 14 m · 0.10 xG GKS Katowice · Szymon Bartlewicz · 60' · No goal · 21 m · 0.10 xG GKS Katowice · Alan Czerwiński · 44' · No goal · 9 m · 0.09 xG GKS Katowice · Ilia Shkurin · 90' · Goal · 12 m · 0.08 xG GKS Katowice · Ilia Shkurin · 35' · No goal · 14 m · 0.07 xG Cracovia · Martin Minchev · 90' · No goal · 16 m · 0.07 xG GKS Katowice · Mateusz Kowalczyk · 62' · No goal · 10 m · 0.06 xG GKS Katowice · Alan Czerwiński · 82' · No goal · 15 m · 0.06 xG GKS Katowice · Mateusz Wdowiak · 2' · No goal · 13 m · 0.05 xG Cracovia · Mauro Perković · 22' · No goal · 10 m · 0.05 xG Cracovia · Mohamed Berte · 25' · No goal · 24 m · 0.05 xG GKS Katowice · Lukas Klemenz · 44' · No goal · 7 m · 0.05 xG GKS Katowice · Bartosz Nowak · 7' · No goal · 19 m · 0.04 xG GKS Katowice · Marcin Wasielewski · 50' · No goal · 15 m · 0.04 xG Cracovia · Martin Minchev · 75' · No goal · 11 m · 0.04 xG GKS Katowice · Marcel Wędrychowski · 75' · No goal · 28 m · 0.04 xG Cracovia · Martin Minchev · 3' · No goal · 14 m · 0.03 xG GKS Katowice · Mateusz Wdowiak · 35' · No goal · 20 m · 0.03 xG Cracovia · Lasse Selvåg Nordås · 76' · No goal · 18 m · 0.03 xG GKS Katowice · Borja Galán · 85' · No goal · 9 m · 0.03 xG Cracovia · Ajdin Hasić · 15' · No goal · 23 m · 0.02 xG Cracovia · Martin Minchev · 38' · No goal · 3 m · 0.02 xG GKS Katowice · Mateusz Wdowiak · 48' · No goal · 18 m · 0.02 xG Cracovia · Amir Al-Ammari · 71' · No goal · 20 m · 0.02 xG Cracovia · Martin Minchev · 76' · No goal · 20 m · 0.02 xG Cracovia · Sayfallah Ltaief · 90' · No goal · 14 m · 0.02 xG GKS Katowice · Bartosz Nowak · 24' · No goal · 20 m · 0.01 xG GKS Katowice · Ilia Shkurin · 44' · No goal · 7 m · 0.01 xG Cracovia · Vincent Burlet · 83' · No goal · 26 m · 0.01 xG

All shots

38 shots · 4.60 xG

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  • GKS Katowice
  • Cracovia
  • Filled = goal
  • Dot area = xG (the smallest chances drawn at a minimum size)

Recent form

Last 6 · xG per match
GKS Katowice

1.70 xG created 1.89 xGA

  • W 1.80 created, 0.73 conceded against Radomiak Radom
  • L 1.10 created, 2.92 conceded against Motor Lublin
  • W 2.90 created, 1.73 conceded against Wisła Płock
  • W 1.56 created, 2.50 conceded against Górnik Zabrze
  • L 1.55 created, 0.87 conceded against Piast Gliwice
  • L 1.30 created, 2.62 conceded against Zagłębie Lubin
Cracovia

1.65 xG created 1.40 xGA

  • D 1.48 created, 0.75 conceded against Śląsk Wrocław
  • W 2.74 created, 0.85 conceded against Raków Częstochowa
  • W 2.08 created, 1.98 conceded against Wieczysta Kraków
  • L 2.02 created, 1.89 conceded against Radomiak Radom
  • L 0.45 created, 1.44 conceded against Górnik Zabrze
  • L 1.14 created, 1.48 conceded against Wisła Płock

xG created xG conceded (xGA) W / D / L: the match result

Head to head

GKS Katowice: 0 won · 0 drawn · 2 lost

Pre-match model & market record

2 opportunities flagged0 won2 lost

  • Lost
  • Lost
View pre-match record
The outcomes the model flagged on GKS Katowice against Cracovia before kick-off, in the order they ranked, with the price, the edge and what became of each.
Selection Price Edge Result
Cracovia to win 2.90 +3.0% Lost
Draw 3.40 +3.0% Lost

Pre-match model vs market

Outcome Model Market Difference Fair odds
GKS Katowice 34.2% 41.6% −7.4 pp 2.93
Draw 30.3% 26.9% +3.4 pp 3.30
Cracovia 35.5% 31.5% +4.0 pp 2.81

Other markets

Outcome Model Market Difference Fair odds
Both teams to score 61.1% 57.7% +3.4 pp 1.64
Both teams not to score 38.9% 42.3% −3.4 pp 2.57
Over 1.5 goals 79.6% 78.3% +1.3 pp 1.26
Under 1.5 goals 20.4% 21.7% −1.3 pp 4.91
Over 2.5 goals 52.4% 55.3% −2.8 pp 1.91
Under 2.5 goals 47.6% 44.7% +2.8 pp 2.10

Prices and probabilities are the ones stored before kick-off; nothing here is recalculated. Edge is the model's probability times the price, minus one, so a flagged outcome that lost is the ordinary case rather than a contradiction.

Model details

Show
Fit window
the last 20 matches, recency weighted (a match 107 days old counts half)
GKS Katowice sample
20 matches
Cracovia sample
20 matches
Computed
8 hours before kick-off
Prices taken
9 hours before kick-off

Limitations

The model reads expected goals and nothing else. It does not know the lineups, who is injured or suspended, what either side has to play for, the weather, or how congested the schedule around this match is.