Cracovia took a 4-3 victory over MMKS Podhale in the Polish Hockey League on 2 October 2026. The result keeps both sides rooted to the bottom of the table, though the visitors now sit eighth while their hosts remain tenth. Neither team has claimed a single point from five or six outings so far this season.
Podhale's record reads starkly: five defeats from five games, conceding heavily in each. Their recent run includes a 2-9 loss to Zagłębie Sosnowiec, a 2-12 hammering by Bit, and a 1-10 thrashing by Katowice. They had not travelled to make up the numbers, but the scoreline told a different story.
Cracovia came into the fixture with one win from six matches, that solitary victory coming against Katowice on 29 September. They had lost to Bit 3-7 and fallen to Toruń 3-5 in the previous outings. Things came to a head on this occasion, and the away side found a way back into it after trailing.
We had backed the visitors at 69 per cent confidence before kick-off, and the outcome vindicated that call. Cracovia did not travel to make up the numbers; they showed enough composure to take all three points from a contest where Podhale paid for a sloppy opening. By then the visitors had tightened things up and held their nerve.
Both clubs remain on zero points after five and six games respectively, a situation no one would have predicted at the start. The gap between eighth and tenth is negligible, but the psychological weight of five consecutive defeats hangs heavier over Podhale's dressing room. Cracovia's solitary win gives them something to build on, even if the margin remains razor-thin at the bottom.
