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Derbytime in Krakow – on Friday evening, the “Święta Wojna” between Cracovia and Wisla takes place in the Polish Ekstraklasa. Without a doubt, it is the most traditional derby in the Polish House of Lords, after all, the two Krakow city rivals are the two oldest football clubs in the country. Even if spectators will not be allowed, at least explosiveness on the field can be expected.
In the Ekstraklasa, the two city rivals are currently table neighbors, but Cracovia Krakow had a much better start to the season than Wisla Krakow. But the “Pasy”, as Cracovia is called, had to start the new season with a five-point deduction.
Although the assessment of the betting providers is quite understandable, due to the derby character, the inefficient guest should not be underestimated. After all, Wisla Krakau already tied a point from leaders Rakow.
Cracovia Krakow:
Last season Cracovia Krakow won the Polish Cup 2020, celebrating a title win at national level for the first time since 1948. For the second time in a row, “Pasy” had the right to start in the Europa League qualification. As in the 2019/20 season, Cracovia was eliminated in the first qualifying round this season and thus said goodbye to international competition.
On the other hand, the start of the season on a national level is quite impressive – even though “Pasy” was punished with a point deduction by the Polish Football Association at the beginning of the season. In the meantime, the Polish Super Cup was the next national title. The title win was by no means surprising, after all, Cracovia was at eye level with the supposed favorite Legia for long stretches.
The audience restrictions hit “Święta Wojna” particularly hard. But even if the cauldron atmosphere is absent, it is definitely an advantage for Cracovia to be in the Miejski Cracovii stadium at home. Józefa Piłsudskiego to play. In the six home games of the current season there was a record of 3-2-1 for the “Pasy”, with only the most recent home game against Legia being lost.
For the team of long-time head coach Michal Probierz it was only the second defeat of the current league season. The home derby against Wisla, where the 48-year-old Pole is largely at his disposal, is now with a broad chest. Only the banned Rodin will pause.
Wisla Krakow:
Wisla Krakow had a poor start to the season compared to their city rivals and so far only recorded two wins. The only success was the away game against Rakow, the current leader of the Ekstraklasa, where the “Biala Gwiazda” recorded a surprising point gain. Since then, there have been two defeats in a row, which intensifies the crisis again.
The trend reversal is now to be initiated with a change of coach. A few days before the big derby in Krakow, Peter Hyballa was introduced as the new trainer at the “Biala Gwiazda”. After his brief interlude at NAC Breda, the 44-year-old should now lead Wisla Krakow out of the current form crisis. At the derby of all places, Hyballa makes his debut as Wisla’s coach.
Wisla Krakow had presented itself far better this season than in the home stadium. In the six away games of the current season, the table twelfth of the Ekstraklasa has a record of 1-4-1. In addition to the surprising point win against Rakow (1st), Wisla also took away a point against the home-strong footballers from Stettin (6th).
How the team will now present itself under Hyballa is not yet clear, after all, there was only a short period of acclimatization under the new head coach. Nevertheless, after some promising results, we would not underestimate the supposed outsider. Wisla will also have the best line-up on Friday evening.
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03.03.20 EKS Cracovia Wisla 0 : 2
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07.10.18 EKS Cracovia Wisla 0 : 2
13.12.17 EKS Cracovia Wisla 1 : 4