Comments and predictions for Portugal vs Poland: Ronaldo is too classy
The match between Portugal and Poland in the Nations League takes place at 2:45 a.m. on November 16. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes performance, makes football comments and predicts the score.
Latest Portugal vs Poland team information
Portugal face a central defender crisis with Ruben Dias and Goncalo Inacio out injured. Antonio Silva, despite his limited appearances for Benfica, could start, as coach Martinez finds it difficult to use Tiago Djalo and Tomas Araujo, who have not yet played for the national team.
Up front, Portugal are missing Diogo Jota and Goncalo Ramos, along with the midfield trio of Ruben Neves, Matheus Nunes and Pedro Goncalves.
Poland also suffered a major blow when Robert Lewandowski withdrew with a back problem. Arkadiusz Milik was left out of the squad, leaving Karol Swiderski and Krzysztof Piatek to battle for a starting spot, with coach Probierz likely to opt for two strikers. Jakub Piotrowski and Kacper Kozlowski are absent in midfield, while Verona's Pawel Dawidowicz is still recovering from the injury he picked up against Croatia.
Latest expected lineup for Portugal vs Poland
Portugal:
Diogo Costa; Dalot, Antonio Silva, Araujo, Nuno Mendes; Bruno Fernandes, Joao Neves, Bernardo; Neto, Ronaldo, Leao
Poland:
Bulka; Frankowski, Piatkowski, Bednarek, Kiwior, Zalewski; S Szymanski, Moder, Zielinski; Swiderski, Piatek
Latest football commentary Portugal vs Poland
Despite losing their perfect record in the UEFA Nations League, Portugal are still in control of the race for the top spot in Group A1. They drew 0-0 with Scotland, but Croatia dropped points against Poland, keeping Portugal three points clear. However, not beating Scotland could make them less certain of finishing top if they beat Vatreni, if Croatia overcome Scotland.
Since winning the 2018-19 Nations League, Portugal have all but guaranteed a place at next spring's finals thanks to the tournament's expansion from four to eight teams. They have been strong in League A, winning seven of their 10 home games over four seasons and not conceding more than one goal in those games. A 3-1 win in Warsaw will give them confidence heading into the rematch.
Poland have now gone six games without a win against Portugal, despite the visitors having chances. Under Czeslaw Michniewicz and Fernando Santos, Poland were criticised for being too cautious, but under Michal Probierz they have improved, scoring on par with Portugal and Croatia in this group.
Despite failing to keep a clean sheet in their last nine games, Poland have shown a competitive spirit. They had a disappointing Euro 2024 qualifying campaign, missing out on a direct spot but beating Wales on penalties. They were eliminated after two group games at the Euros, but this Nations League campaign has brought some promising moments. A point against Croatia keeps Poland in contention for a top-two finish, but a loss here would see them eliminated on a poor head-to-head record.
Portugal vs Poland score prediction
Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Portugal vs Polandas follows:
- Sportsmole:Portugal 3-1 Poland
- WhoScore:Portugal 2-0 Poland
- Our newspaper predicts:Portugal 2-0 Poland
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