Comments and predictions for Netherlands vs Poland: Humiliating the away team

Latest Netherlands vs Poland team information

Coach Koeman will be without Jeremie Frimpong (Liverpool) due to a hamstring injury, but the Netherlands squad is generally strong. Striker Memphis Depay (Corinthians) has the chance to make history: with 50 goals for the national team, he only needs one more goal to surpass Robin van Persie and become the greatest scorer in the history of Dutch men's football.

Depay is expected to start, supported by the in-form Cody Gakpo (Liverpool). In midfield, Ryan Gravenberch can combine with Frenkie de Jong and Tijjani Reijnders to create a strong midfield axis.

For Poland, Robert Lewandowski returns to lead the attack after a disappointing spell under his former 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.

Poland previously used a 3-5-2 formation under Probierz, but coach Urban prefers a four-man defense and will likely stick to a traditional 4-3-3 or 4-4-2 this time around.

Latest predicted lineup 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 commentary Netherlands vs Poland

Not showing any mercy to underdogs Malta in the second round of World Cup qualifying, the Netherlands destroyed their 168th-ranked opponents 8-0 on June 10, with six different players scoring in Groningen.

Memphis Depay and Donyell Malen both scored twice, while Tottenham's new signings Micky van de Ven and Xavi Simons also got on the scoresheet, alongside goals from Virgil van Dijk and Noa Lang at the Euroborg Stadium.

This overwhelming victory continues the perfect start for Ronald Koeman's team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Before that, they opened with a 2-0 victory in Finland, and now Oranje have an ideal record: 2 matches, 2 wins, 10 goals scored and no goals conceded.

The Netherlands are now one point behind Finland but have two games in hand. This is a much-needed boost for a team that has been inconsistent, winning just two of their last nine games before June and being eliminated in the Nations League quarter-finals by Spain on penalties. Their last defeat in World Cup qualifying was in March 2021.

Poland, on the other hand, only need look back to June to see their most recent defeat in qualifying. After beating Lithuania and Malta in their first two matches, and then beating Moldova in a friendly, the “White Eagles” fell 1-2 in Finland.

In that match, Jakub Kiwior scored a goal in the 69th minute but it was not enough to save the game, and the defeat cost coach Michal Probierz his job. Jan Urban – a former player at the 1986 World Cup – was appointed as his replacement.

Urban was Poland's assistant coach at Euro 2008, but is now taking on the big challenge of being head coach. One of the first things he did was mend relations with Robert Lewandowski, who had stepped down after being stripped of the captaincy under Probierz. Urban immediately handed the armband back to the Barcelona striker, and he will lead Poland into their 21st match against the Netherlands. Remarkably, the Netherlands have not lost to Poland since 1979.

Latest Netherlands 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.Netherlands vs Polandas follows:

• Sportsmole:Netherlands 2-1 Poland

• WhoScore:Netherlands 3-1 Poland
• Our newspaper predicts:Netherlands 3-1 Poland

When and where to watch Netherlands vs Poland live?

To watch the live match between Netherlands and Poland in the World Cup Qualifiers taking place at 1:45 a.m. on September 5, viewers can watch it on online sports channels. Wishing you happy football watching moments.