Lech Poznan vs Cracovia Krakow prediction 18.07.2025 | Ekstraklasa

• Competition: Ekstraklasa
• Date: 18th July, 2025
• Kickoff: 19:30 UK / 20:30 CEST
• Venue: Enea Poznan

Last season’s champions, Lech Poznan, begin their title defence against Cracovia on the first matchday of the 2025/26 season at the Enea Poznan Stadium on Friday.

Although Lech go into this match as defending Ekstraklasa champions, their start to the 2025/26 season has not been ideal. The reigning Polish champions were beaten 2-1 by Legia Warsaw in the Polish Super Cup just a few days ago and will be all the more motivated to put their poor start to the season behind them.

Cracovia, on the other hand, only took part in the friendly matches before the start of the new Ekstraklasa season. The Cracovia team has done better than expected and has remained unbeaten in five consecutive pre-season matches, winning the last two encounters against Korona and Podbrezova.

Lech Poznan - Cracovia W Betting Tips: Lech Poznan to Win

Despite a poor start to the 2025/26 season, Lech Poznan go into the first game of the new Ekstraklasa season as clear favourites. Last season, Lech lost only two out of a possible 17 games and collected the most points of all 18 teams in the league on home soil (45 points). Furthermore, Lech are unbeaten in eight consecutive games against Cracovia and have won three of their last four home games against Friday’s opponents. Our tip is for Lech Poznan to win.