Poland vs Argentina, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Match Details
- Referee Bastian Dankert
- Referee Pol van Boekel
- Referee Hessel Steegstra
- Referee Jan de Vries
- Referee Danny Makkelie
- Referee Said Martinez (Honduras)
5 games this season
🟨 5.0/game
⚽ 31.4 goals/game
🟥 1 total
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | South Africa | 3 | 4 |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Czechia | 3 | 1 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 3 | 7 |
| 6 | Canada | 3 | 4 |
| 7 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 3 | 4 |
| 8 | Qatar | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | Brazil | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Morocco | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Scotland | 3 | 3 |
| 12 | Haiti | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | United States | 3 | 6 |
| 14 | Australia | 3 | 4 |
| 15 | Paraguay | 3 | 4 |
| 16 | Turkey | 3 | 3 |
| 17 | Germany | 3 | 6 |
| 18 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 6 |
| 19 | Ecuador | 3 | 4 |
| 20 | Curacao | 3 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands | 3 | 7 |
| 22 | Japan | 3 | 5 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 4 |
| 24 | Tunisia | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Belgium | 3 | 5 |
| 26 | Egypt | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | Iran | 3 | 3 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 |
| 29 | Spain | 3 | 7 |
| 30 | Cape Verde Islands | 3 | 3 |
| 31 | Uruguay | 3 | 2 |
| 32 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 |
| 33 | France | 3 | 9 |
| 34 | Norway | 3 | 6 |
| 35 | Senegal | 3 | 3 |
| 36 | Iraq | 3 | 0 |
| 37 | Argentina | 3 | 9 |
| 38 | Austria | 3 | 4 |
| 39 | Algeria | 3 | 4 |
| 40 | Jordan | 3 | 0 |
| 41 | Colombia | 3 | 7 |
| 42 | Portugal | 3 | 5 |
| 43 | Congo DR | 3 | 4 |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | England | 3 | 7 |
| 46 | Croatia | 3 | 6 |
| 47 | Ghana | 3 | 4 |
| 48 | Panama | 3 | 0 |
Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetings
Recent Form
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
H2H (1 games)
0%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
25%
Clean Sheets
Argentina this season
Argentina this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Argentina
0-15
1/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/3
61-75
–/2
76+
12/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Argentina
| Lionel Messi | 8 G | 4 A |
| Lautaro Martinez | 3 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' And we are off! Poland vs Argentina — let the football do the talking.
- 5' Argentina seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' Argentina come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
- 15' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 20' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Poland that had 111 games and scored 18 goals.
- 25' Rodrigo de Paul needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 30' Marcos Acuna has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 35' Supporters expect more eagerness from Leandro Paredes, as he is very good at scoring at Stadium 974 with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 40' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Poland needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 45' The travelling Argentina supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' Michal Skoras is ready to make an impact after coming on for Karol Swiderski at the 46 minute mark.
- 46' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Alexis Mac Allister makes it 0-1.
- 47' What a moment for Alexis Mac Allister! That strike on 47 puts his side firmly in control.
- 49' Argentina player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 54' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Poland and Argentina are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 59' It is a substitution in Argentina team. Angel di Maria is replaced by Leandro Paredes on 59 minute.
- 60' Nicolas Tagliafico has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcos Acuna on 60 minute.
- 62' Another change for Poland made on 62 minute. Krystian Bielik leaves to be changed by Damian Szymanski.
- 67' Julian Alvarez does the damage! The net is bulging and Argentina surge ahead!
- 68' Against the run of play, Julian Alvarez has scored! This game has turned on its head.
- 73' The whistle greets Bartosz Bereszynski as he departs to be replaced by Artur Jedrzejczyk.
- 78' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
- 79' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Grzegorz Krychowiak on 79 minutes.
- 79' Time for substitution for Argentina. Julian Alvarez is replaced by Lautaro Martinez.
- 80' A tactical swap from Argentina — German Pezzella on, Enzo Fernandez off on 80 minutes.
- 84' The crowd applauds Grzegorz Krychowiak as he leaves the pitch. Krzysztof Piatek steps in for Poland.
- 89' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
- The final score is 0-2.
Lineups
Poland Lineups
Starting XI
- 2
- 6
- 15
- 9
- 1
- 20
- 18
- 10
-
16
Karol Swiderski ↓ Michal Skoras 46'
- 24
- 14
Bench
- 22
- 5
- 11
- 7
- 12
-
23
Krzysztof Piatek ↑ 84'
-
3
Artur Jedrzejczyk ↑ 73'
- 19
- 4
-
8
Damian Szymanski ↑ 62'
- 17
- 25
-
13
Jakub Kaminski ↑ 46'
- 21
-
26
Michal Skoras ↑ 46'
Coach
Czeslaw Michniewicz
Argentina Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 19
- 11
- 10
- 7
- 8
- 20
- 13
- 26
- 9
- 24
Bench
- 2
-
3
Nicolas Tagliafico ↑ 60'
- 12
- 15
- 21
- 17
-
22
Lautaro Martinez ↑ 79'
-
6
German Pezzella ↑ 79'
-
5
Leandro Paredes ↑ 59'
- 1
- 14
- 4
- 25
-
16
Thiago Almada ↑ 84'
- 18
Coach
Lionel Scaloni
H2H
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.8
Poland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.45
Argentina xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 61% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Argentina win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 66% |
|
34% |
| ± 2.5 | 39% |
|
61% |
| ± 3.5 | 20% |
|
80% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
Poland or Draw
53%
Draw or Argentina
77%
Poland or Argentina
71%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.2%
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 0
12.8%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
7.3%
0 – 3
5.1%
2 – 1
4.7%
1 – 3
4.2%
2 – 2
3.5%
2 – 0
3.2%
0 – 4
1.9%
Asian Handicap — Poland
| Handicap | Poland covers | Push | Argentina covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 1% | — | 99% |
| -2 | 1% | 5% | 94% |
| -1.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -1 | 6% | 13% | 81% |
| -0.5 | 19% | — | 81% |
| +0.5 | 49% | — | 51% |
| +1 | 49% | 25% | 26% |
| +1.5 | 74% | — | 26% |
| +2 | 74% | 16% | 10% |
| +2.5 | 90% | — | 10% |
Clean Sheet
Poland keeps clean sheet
24%
✓
Argentina keeps clean sheet
45%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.
