Poland vs Portugal: Nations League Preview, Prediction and Match Details

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It seems all set for Poland, as they prepare to host Portugal on Saturday in a Nations League Group Stage fixture. Portugal enters this match hoping to continue its form and dominance in the October International window. On the other hand, Poland lost their tie against Croatia by 1-0 in the previous international break last month. Who will take the win?

Poland vs Portugal: Preview

Poland is currently in third place with three points. In the first two matches of the Nations League, they only managed to beat Scotland and tasted bitter defeat against the mighty Croatia. In the fixture against the Scottish side, they had to rely on the stoppage-time winner from their star Robert Lewandowski.

Match Details

Match: Portugal @ Poland

Stadium: Stadion Narodowy

Date & Time: Oct 12, 2024 at 7.45 pm UK

Poland vs Portugal: Team News & Head-to-Head

Poland

Robert Lewandowski got on the scoresheet for the 84th goal against Scotland and also helped the team not to drop points. Poland took a two-goal advantage but gradually ended up bottling the lead until the 97th minute when they found the back of the net. Inter Milan star Piotr Zielinski remains available for selection this time with Lewandowski leading the central forward role as always without injured strike partner Arkadiusz Milik.

Portugal

The Portuguese army remains on top of their game after facing the miserable defeat to France in the Euro 2024 tournament. Roberto Martinez has significantly impacted the overall playing style of the club and has been showing decent progress since taking charge. In the last international break, the Red and Greens proved to be victorious against Croatia and Scotland.

The squad remains stacked as they’ve got their main man, Cristiano Ronaldo, available for the fixture as he continues his never-ending form per the usual. Martinez has got mainly everyone available for this fixture, such as Bruno Fernandes, Bernardo Silva, and many other stars, as he might opt for the 4-3-3 setup of formation.

Head-to-Head

Portugal has always been comfortable with the fixture against Poland. Having been unbeaten in their last six clashes against Poland, Portugal looks forward to further improving their stats and having their dominance displayed in history. Poland is likely worried and is challenging their fate and might win against all odds.

Possible Starting XI

Poland: Skorupski; Dawidowicz, Bednarek, Walukiewicz; Frankowski, Szymanski, Zielinski, Urbanski, Zalewski; Swiderski, Lewandowski

Portugal: Costa; Dalot, Dias, A. Silva, Mendes; B. Silva, Vitinha, Fernandes; Neto, Ronaldo, Leao

Poland vs Portugal: Prediction

Considering all the key factors, such as the head-to-head statistics of the team form report, Portugal has a clear, fair advantage to win the match comfortably. They have got all that it takes to secure three points in the game. Poland will look to upset the Red Army by proving lethal mainly through counter-attacks.

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Article originally written by Vinay Batra.