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Poland were without the trio of Bartlomiej Dragowski, Mateusz Skrzypczak and Kacper Kozlowski for the defeat to Portugal, with defender Sebastian Walukiewicz being substituted at half-time. However, that change may have been tactical on the part of coach Probierz, as Walukiewicz picked up a yellow card just before half-time; Arsenal's Jakub Kiwior is a possible replacement, however.

Leading goalscorer and top-scorer Robert Lewandowski failed to increase his international tally to 84 on Saturday, but the Barcelona forward is certain to return in an attacking role on Tuesday, potentially alongside new partner Krzysztof Piatek.

For Croatia, Manchester City star Mateo Kovacic missed the Scotland game due to the birth of his child, although coach Dalic is hopeful he will be available for Tuesday's game.

Mario Pasalic was expected to partner veteran Modric at the weekend, but the Atalanta BC midfielder was substituted midway through the game, so Kovacic is likely to be called up to replace his former Chelsea team-mate if he returns in time.

Whether Modric can play two games in quick succession is another question, however – the 39-year-old played the full 90 minutes on Saturday and could be rested.

Latest predicted lineup Poland vs Croatia

Poland:

Skorupski; Dawidowicz, Bednarek, Kiwior; Frankowski, Zielinski, Szymanski, Urbanski, Zalewski; Piatek, Lewandowski

Croatia:

Livakovic; Gvardiol, Caleta-Car, Sutalo; Perisic, Modric, Kovacic, Sosa; Sucic, Matanovic, Kramaric

Latest Poland vs Croatia football review

Trying to overcome Roberto Martinez's Portugal winning machine proved too much of a challenge for Poland on Saturday night, as Bernardo Silva and Cristiano Ronaldo gave the Selecao a two-goal lead before the half-time whistle.

Piotr Zielinski pulled one back late on for a tense finish, but Jan Bednarek netted an own goal to restore Portugal's two-goal advantage in the closing minutes of the defeat, Poland's fourth in their last six games.

A high-scoring win over Scotland initially seemed like the perfect remedy for their early exit from the Euros, but after back-to-back defeats to Croatia and Portugal, the Eagles now sit third in their group.

With this position, Michal Probierz's side will have to try to maintain their League A status through the promotion/relegation playoffs in the spring, while Scotland are just three points behind Poland, leaving them at risk of being relegated from the top tier of the Nations League for the first time in their history.

In addition, Poland have lost all three of their last home games in the tournament, scoring just one goal, despite facing strong European sides such as Portugal, Belgium and the Netherlands.

As Poland rued what might have been against Ronaldo and Co, Croatia ensured that Ryan Christie's opener for Scotland in Zagreb meant nothing in the bigger picture, as Zlatko Dalic's side came from behind to keep Steve Clarke and his men pointless in the group.

Igor Matanovic and Andrej Kramaric responded promptly to Christie's opener, but Che Adams briefly thought he had levelled the game for the visitors, only for VAR to rule out the Torino striker's goal, allowing Croatia to continue enjoying two successive Nations League victories.

Croatia's aim is to repeat or surpass last year's run to the final - where they were denied a long-awaited international trophy by Spain - and they are currently closing in on a quarter-final place in second place, three points behind perfect Portugal.

From losing their first five Nations League away games, the 2018 World Cup runners-up have now won four of their last five games played outside their own territory, the exception being a narrow defeat to Portugal just over a month ago.

However, Croatia responded to that defeat with a 1-0 win over Poland - Luka Modric scoring the winner, giving the Stripes four wins in six meetings with the Eagles, while Poland have only had one success in a friendly in 2006. Lewandowski could not carry the load for Poland, who have failed to shine in recent months, although Croatia were fortunate to take full points against Scotland.

While the visitors may be the favourites on paper, it would be no surprise if the match in Warsaw ends in a low-scoring draw, with both teams still locked in a fierce battle for a top-two finish.

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