Poland vs Portugal Prediction and Betting Tips | October 12th 2024

Poland will welcome Portugal to National Stadium Warsaw in the group stage of the UEFA Nations League on Saturday. The hosts had a win and a loss in two games last month while the 2018-19 champions began their campaign with two wins on the spin.

The White-Reds recorded a 3-2 away win over Scotland in their campaign opener thanks to goals from Sebastian Szymański, Robert Lewandowski, and Nicola Zalewski. They played Croatia three days later and suffered a 1-0 loss.

The visitors got their campaign underway with a 2-1 home win over Croatia thanks to first-half goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Diogo Dalot. They continued their winning run against Scotland three days later, as second-half goals from Bruno Fernandes and Ronaldo helped them record a comeback 2-1 win.

Poland vs Portugal Head-to-Head and Key Numbers

The two teams have squared off 13 times in all competitions. The visitors have the upper hand in these meetings with five wins. The White-Reds have three wins to their name and five games have ended in draws.
They last met in the inaugural edition of the Nations League. A Seleção das Quinas were unbeaten in the two group-stage meetings, recording an away win while the home game ended in a draw.
The hosts are winless in their last five meetings against the 2018-19 champions, with three games ending in draws.
Poland have lost their last two home games in the Nations League, conceding three goals without scoring.
Portugal have suffered just one loss in away games in the Nations League while recording four wins in eight games.
The visitors have scored at least two goals in five of their last eight games in the competition.

Poland vs Portugal Prediction

Biało-Czerwoni have one win in their last five games in all competitions while suffering three losses. They have two wins in their last seven games in the Nations League, with both being registered away from home. They have suffered defeats in their last two home meetings against the visitors and will look to improve upon that record.

Adam Buksa and Mateusz Wieteska were not included in the squad by head coach Michał Probierz. Bartłomiej Drągowski, Kacper Kozłowski, and Mateusz Skrzypczak also dropped out last week.

The visitors recorded 2-1 wins in their first two games of the campaign and will look to continue their winning run here. They are unbeaten in their last five meetings against the hosts, with four matches ending in draws.

Roberto Martínez will be without the services of Pedro Gonçalves due to injuries while José Sá, Tiago Santos, and Geovany Quenda have been dropped after featuring in the September games.

Poland have a few absentees for the match, which is likely to impact their performance here. With that in mind, and considering the visitors' dominance in this fixture, A Seleção das Quinas are expected to record a win.

Prediction: Poland 1-2 Portugal

Poland vs Portugal Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result - Portugal to win

Tip 2: Goals - Over/Under 2.5 Goals - Over 2.5 goals

Tip 3: At least one goal to be scored in the second half - Yes

Tip 4: Cristiano Ronaldo to score or assist any time - Yes