On 18 November, the National Stadium in Warsaw will host the home team and the Ram Army.
Polish national football team
Before the fifth round of the UEFA Nations League Group A1, the Polish national team still had a chance of reaching the quarter-finals, but a 1-5 defeat to Portugal dashed those dreams, forcing the White and Reds to fight to stay in the top flight. The team led by Michal Probiez has a chance to avoid relegation if they beat their B-League opponent in the March round. To keep their place, they must avoid defeat against Scotland in the upcoming match.
The balance of matches with this opponent is in favour of the Polish national team, which has won four times, drawn six times and suffered only one defeat in the last 11 confrontations with the Tartans. Unfortunately, the Poles will have to do without their leader and top scorer, Robert Lewandowski, in the decider. His absence will certainly complicate the task of a team that has lost six of its ten home Nations League matches and has not kept a clean sheet in any of its last six such matches.
Dominik Marchuk scored an honourable goal for Poland in the 88th minute of Friday’s match, which was also his debut for the national team. Interestingly, he scored his last five goals at club level in the first half of matches.
Scotland national football team
The Scots, on the other hand, recently snapped an eight-match losing streak with a 1-0 win over Croatia at Hampden Park, ending the match on a penalty corner. While this triumph has given them some confidence, the bigger picture is still not on their side: Scotland have won just two of their last 16 matches, one of which was over Gibraltar, ranked 197th in the FIFA rankings.
Despite these difficulties, Steve Clarke’s men still have a mathematical chance of reaching the quarter-finals. To do this, they need to win in Warsaw and rely on Portugal’s victory over Croatia. However, it’s worth remembering that the Scots have lost five of their last seven away matches in the Nations League, which, at least on paper, puts them in a losing position. Of course, they did win in Poland in 2014, but it seems a difficult task to repeat that result.
John McGinn has a unique tendency to either open or close the scoring in a game – five of his last six goals for the national team were either the first or the last of the game.
It is worth noting that in the last five matches of the Scots, which ended in victory or defeat, the outcome was decided by a difference of just one goal.
Prediction for Poland – Scotland match
The Polish national football team has not been showing very stable results lately.
The Scots have slightly improved their position in the standings, so they can fight for points in the match.
Both teams will score
Earlier, Germany and Bosnia played in a Nations League match.
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