Poland - Wales, Picks and Tips
Poland secured their place at the 2022 World Cup with a 2-0 win over Sweden in March. The play-off final game for the World Cup in Qatar was decided by goals from Robert Lewandowski (penalty) and Piotr Zielinski. Earlier, the Eagles had taken advantage of Russia's exclusion to qualify directly for the decider. Czeslaw Michniewicz's boys now have six wins from their previous nine matches. In March, they also played a friendly against Scotland. That match ended in a 1-1 draw.Jakub Moder has a serious injury and cannot be part of the Eagles' squad for this match. Otherwise, the squad called up by coach Michniewicz contains many names familiar to European football fans. The Poles are expected to field a 4-3-3 formation. Robert Lewandowski is the main threat to the Welsh camp. He will be supported by Grosicki and Frankwoski. Zielinski, Bielik and Klich will start in midfield. The defence is extremely experienced. In goal will be Juventus' goal man Wojciech Szczesny.
The Welsh, on the other hand, are waiting for the Scotland-Ukraine duel to determine their opponent in the play-off final for the 2022 World Cup. In March, Gareth Bale & co beat Austria 2-1 in the semi-finals. A few days later, Wales played a 1-1 friendly against Czech Republic.
Rob Page's side are unbeaten in their previous nine meetings in all competitions (four wins and five draws). Their last defeat came in the Euro 2022 quarter-finals against Denmark (0-4).The two national teams have met seven times so far. The Poles have won five times in Poland vs Wales duels. The Brits have one win to their name and a draw has also been recorded in previous matches.
Their last head-to-head meeting was in 2009, when the Eagles won 1-0 in a friendly. Poland and Wales were in the same World Cup qualifying group in 2006, with the Red and Whites winning both games (3-2 away and 1-0 at home).
Our recommendation tip for Poland - Wales : POLAND TO WIN @ 1.80