Netherlands vs Poland Prediction and Analysis: Humiliating the visiting team
The match between the Netherlands and Poland in the World Cup qualifiers will take place at 1:45 AM on September 5th. Nghe An Newspaper analyzes the form, provides football commentary, and predicts the score.
Latest information on the Netherlands vs Poland match lineups.
Coach Koeman will be without Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) due to a hamstring injury, but the Netherlands squad is generally still strong. Striker Memphis Depay (Corinthians) has a chance to make history: with 50 goals for the national team, he only needs one more to surpass Robin van Persie and become the greatest goalscorer in Dutch men's football history.
Depay is expected to start, supported by the in-form Cody Gakpo (Liverpool). In midfield, Ryan Gravenberch could combine with Frenkie de Jong and Tijjani Reijnders to create a strong central axis.
For Poland, Robert Lewandowski returns to lead the attack after the turmoil under the previous coach. However, he has only played 26 minutes in La Liga this season due to a muscle injury, so Karol Swiderski, Adam Buksa, or Krzysztof Piatek are ready to replace him if needed.
Previously, Poland often used a 3-5-2 formation under Probierz, but coach Urban prefers a four-man defense, and is likely to adopt the traditional 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 formation in this stint as manager.
Latest predicted lineups for Netherlands vs Poland
Netherlands:
Verbruggen; Dumfries, Van Dijk, Van Hecke, Van de Ven; De Jong, Gravenberch, Reijnders; Simons, Depay, Gakpo
Poland:
Skorupski; Bednarek, Kedziora, Kiwior; Cash, Zielinski, Szymanski, Slisz, Zalewski; Lewandowski, Piatek
Latest football match prediction: Netherlands vs Poland
Showing no mercy to the "underdog" Malta in their second World Cup qualifying match, the Netherlands annihilated their FIFA-ranked 168th-placed opponent with an 8-0 victory on June 10th, with six different players scoring in Groningen.
Memphis Depay and Donyell Malen both scored braces, while Tottenham's new signings Micky van de Ven and Xavi Simons also contributed, alongside goals from Virgil van Dijk and Noa Lang at Euroborg.
This dominant victory extends the perfect start for Ronald Koeman's team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Previously, they opened with a 2-0 win away against Finland, and now the Oranje boast an ideal record: 2 matches, 2 wins, 10 goals scored and none conceded.
The Netherlands are currently one point behind Finland but have two games in hand. This is a much-needed boost for a team that has been inconsistent, having won only two of their last nine matches before June and being eliminated in the Nations League quarter-finals by Spain on penalties. Their last defeat in World Cup qualifiers was back in March 2021.
Conversely, Poland only needs to look back to June to see their most recent failure in the qualifiers. After winning both matches against Lithuania and Malta in the first two rounds, and then beating Moldova in a friendly, the "White Eagles" suffered a 1-2 defeat away to Finland.
In that match, Jakub Kiwior scored a consolation goal in the 69th minute, but it wasn't enough to salvage the situation, and the defeat led to coach Michal Probierz losing his job. Jan Urban – a former player who participated in the 1986 World Cup – was appointed as his replacement.
Urban was an assistant coach for the Polish national team at Euro 2008, but now he's finally taking on the big challenge of being head coach. One of his first actions was to mend his relationship with Robert Lewandowski, who had voluntarily stepped down after being stripped of the captaincy under Probierz. Urban immediately handed the captaincy back to the Barcelona striker, and he will lead Poland in their 21st encounter with the Netherlands. Notably, the Netherlands haven't lost to Poland since 1979.
Latest Netherlands vs Poland score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Netherlands vs Polandas follows:
- Sportsmole:Netherlands 2-1 Poland
- WhoScore:Netherlands 3-1 Poland
- Our newspaper predicts:Netherlands 3-1 Poland
When and where can I watch the Netherlands vs Poland match live?
To watch the Netherlands vs Poland match live in the World Cup Qualifiers at 1:45 AM on September 5th, viewers can tune in to various online sports channels. We wish you enjoyable football viewing moments.
