Comments, predictions Poland vs Portugal: White Eagles surrender
The match between Poland and Portugal in the Nations League takes place at 1:45 a.m. on October 13. Nghe An Newspaper compiles statistics, analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score of this match.
Latest Poland vs Portugal team information
Portugal coach Roberto Martinez has called up a number of new faces for this month's training camp, including goalkeeper Ricardo Velho from Farense and midfielder Samu Costa from Mallorca in his 26-man squad.
After scoring an impressive solo goal against RB Leipzig in the Champions League, Juventus winger Francisco Conceicao returned after missing the September games through injury; however, Geovany Quenda and Pedro Goncalves from Sporting Lisbon were both ruled out due to injury.
Martinez, usually tight-lipped about tactics and personnel, is likely to use a 4-3-3 formation on Saturday, with Ronaldo supported by Rafael Leao and one of the other attacking options.
For Poland, midfielder Maxi Oyedele from Legia Warsaw and winger Michael Ameyaw from Rakow Czestochowa are new signings, but the mainstays are familiar faces. Jan Bednarek will lead a three-man defence, Piotr Zielinski from Inter Milan will play in central midfield, while Robert Lewandowski continues to lead the attack.
Once again, Lewandowski will be without strike partner Arkadiusz Milik through injury, so Karol Swiderski or Krzysztof Piatek could support him up front.
Latest predicted lineup Poland vs Portugal
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
Latest football commentary Poland vs Portugal
After taking all points from their first two Group 1 games, Portugal relied on veteran Cristiano Ronaldo against Croatia and Scotland. Ronaldo scored the second in a 2-1 win over Croatia and had a standout performance as a substitute against Scotland.
Quickly overcoming the disappointment of Euro 2024 elimination, Ronaldo's 900th career goal put Portugal in control of the game against Croatia. Three days later, he came on and hit the bar twice before scoring a late winner to see off Scotland.
Despite concerns over relying on the 39-year-old, coach Roberto Martinez has defended his decision and is leading the team towards the 2026 World Cup. Martinez is aiming to go far in the tournament, which the Selecao won impressively in 2019, while they recently missed out on qualification for the 2023 Nations League finals after finishing second behind Spain in their group.
A top-two finish is now enough to secure a quarter-final place, so Portugal could progress to the knockout stages if they beat both Poland and Scotland away from home. Portugal are unbeaten in six meetings with the hosts since 2006, having taken four points from Poland in the inaugural Nations League campaign, so history is on their side this weekend.
Poland's Robert Lewandowski scored his 84th international goal last month in a five-goal game against Scotland. Despite blowing a two-goal lead at Hampden Park, the team still managed to claim maximum points thanks to Nicola Zalewski's last-minute penalty in a dramatic 3-2 win. However, they then lost 1-0 to Croatia, leaving both teams locked in the same position in the table, three points ahead of Scotland.
Before being eliminated from Euro 2024, Poland had already avoided relegation in the Nations League. Coach Michal Probierz is now tasked with keeping the team at the top level in Europe while he refreshes the squad. While the priority is to build for the World Cup, continuing to pick up points is also important. Finishing third in Pot 1 would see them enter the relegation play-offs, while finishing fourth would see them automatically drop into League B.
Portugal, while not particularly solid at the back, are dangerous in attack and are likely to score more goals than the hosts. Despite introducing some new talent, Poland are also vulnerable at the back and could struggle to contain Ronaldo and Co. this weekend.
Poland vs Portugal score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Poland vs Portugalas follows:
- Sportsmole:Poland 1-2 Portugal
- WhoScore:Poland 0-2 Portugal
- Our newspaper predicts:Poland 1-2 Portugal
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