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Poland vs Northern Ireland, European Championship 2016 GROUP STAGE

European Championship · 2016
Poland
1 – 0
Full Time
Northern Ireland
Sun 12 Jun 2016 · 16:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Bartosz Kapustka 65' Y
Y 69' Craig Cathcart
Lukasz Piszczek 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Poland vs Northern Ireland — European Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Tasos Sidiropoulos
  • Referee Ovidiu Hategan
  • Referee Octavian Sovre
  • Referee Sebastian Gheorghe
  • Referee Constantin Coltescu
  • Referee Alexandru Tudor

Head-to-Head

1
2
Poland 3 games · Avg 2.3 goals Northern Ireland
Last 5 meetings
2016-06-12 Poland 1–0 Northern Ireland

Recent Form

Poland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jun Northern Ireland H 1–0 W
Northern Ireland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jun Poland A 0–1 L
08 May AS Roma A 2–0 W
30 Apr FC Red Bull Salzburg H 3–1 W
23 Apr Club Atlético de Madrid A 0–2 L
19 Apr Paris Saint-Germain FC H 1–0 W
16 Apr Rosenborg BK H 2–1 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Poland this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Poland
0-15
–/1
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/1
61-75
–/1
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Poland
Krzysztof Piatek 1 G
Adam Buksa 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Poland and Northern Ireland.
  • 5' Kyle Lafferty has been relatively quiet despite scoring 23 goals in his last 414 appearances.
  • 10' Jakub Blaszczykowski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 15' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 20' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Poland and Northern Ireland are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 25' Northern Ireland international Shane Ferguson has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 30' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 40' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Poland and Northern Ireland are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 45' Northern Ireland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 46' The whistle greets Paddy McNair as he departs to be replaced by Stuart Dallas.
  • 51' Arkadiusz Milik does the damage! The net is bulging and Poland surge ahead!
  • 56' Northern Ireland fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 61' Poland are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Northern Ireland backline.
  • 65' Bartosz Kapustka has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 65.
  • 66' Northern Ireland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Conor Washington is hanging Shane Ferguson on the field on 66 minute.
  • 69' The referee has no hesitation. Craig Cathcart is booked for Northern Ireland — Yellow card on 69.
  • 74' 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.
  • 76' Jamie Ward gets the nod from Northern Ireland. He replaces Chris Baird and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Another substitution for Poland to replace Krzysztof Maczynski by Tomasz Jodlowiec on 78 minute.
  • 80' Time for substitution for Poland. Jakub Blaszczykowski is replaced by Kamil Grosicki.
  • 85' It is a cagey affair so far. Poland in their trying to find a way past Northern Ireland's compact .
  • 88' Poland manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Slawomir Peszko is hanging Bartosz Kapustka on the field on 88 minute.
  • 89' Lukasz Piszczek has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 89.
  • Another three points for Poland.

Lineups

Poland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adam Nawalka

Northern Ireland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael O'Neill

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.15 Poland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.64 Northern Ireland xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 73% + Under — clean sheet likely 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Poland48% Draw32% Northern Ireland20%
Actual: Poland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes34% 0% No66%
Avg goals/match: 1.79
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 81%
19%
± 1.5 54%
46%
± 2.5 27%
73%
± 3.5 11%
89%
± 4.5 4%
96%

Double Chance

Poland or Draw
80%
Draw or Northern Ireland
52%
Poland or Northern Ireland
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Poland30% Draw57% Northern Ireland13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
19.1%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.1%
2 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
9.2%
2 – 1
7%
3 – 0
4%
1 – 2
3.8%
0 – 2
3.1%
3 – 1
2.8%
2 – 2
2.4%
4 – 0
1.2%

Asian Handicap — Poland

Handicap Poland covers Push Northern Ireland covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 14% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 26% 54%
-0.5 46% — 54%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 14% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Poland keeps clean sheet
53% ✓
Northern Ireland keeps clean sheet
32% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.