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Poland vs Saudi Arabia, Worldcup 2022 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2022
Poland
2 – 0
Full Time
Saudi Arabia
Sat 26 Nov 2022 · 13:00 UTC Education City Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jakub Kiwior 15' Y
Matty Cash 16' Y
Arkadiusz Milik 19' Y
Arkadiusz Milik 20' Y
Y 20' Abdulelah Al Malki
Y 45' Abdulelah Al Amri

Overview

Match Preview

Poland vs Saudi Arabia — Worldcup at Education City Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Bruno Boschilia
  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Referee Bruno Pires
  • Referee Armando Villarreal
  • Referee Drew Fischer
  • Referee Kevin Ortega (Peru)

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

1
Poland 1 games · Avg 2.0 goals Saudi Arabia
Last 5 meetings
2022-11-26 Poland 2–0 Saudi Arabia

Recent Form

Poland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Saudi Arabia H 2–0 W
22 Nov Mexico A 0–0 D
23 Jun Sweden A 2–3 L
19 Jun Spain A 1–1 D
14 Jun Slovakia H 1–2 L
28 Jun Japan A 1–0 W
Saudi Arabia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
26 Nov Poland A 0–2 L
22 Nov Argentina A 2–1 W
25 Jun Egypt H 2–1 W
20 Jun Uruguay A 0–1 L
14 Jun Russia A 0–5 L
19 Aug MSV Duisburg H 0–2 L

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Saudi Arabia this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Poland and Saudi Arabia get this one started.
  • 5' Mohamed Kanno has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 10' Robert Lewandowski has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 6 goals to his name this season.
  • 15' Jakub Kiwior is having his name booked by the referee on 15.
  • 16' A moment of madness from Matty Cash on 16 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Poland will be frustrated.
  • 19' Poor challenge from Arkadiusz Milik. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 20' Arkadiusz Milik has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' It is a cagey affair so far. Poland in their trying to find a way past Saudi Arabia's compact .
  • 30' Saleh Al-Shehri is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Saudi Arabia so far.
  • 35' Poland is showing some good football. However, Poland are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 39' What composure from Piotr Zielinski! The Poland international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 40' GOAL! Piotr Zielinski fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Abdulelah Al Amri on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Sami Al-Najei makes way for Nawaf Al-Abid at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Saudi Arabia.
  • 51' Poland international Matty Cash has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 56' 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.
  • 61' It looks surprising Saudi Arabia does not make any changes. Sultan Al Ghanam has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 63' The Poland manager makes a substitution. Piotr Zielinski departs to be replaced by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 65' Another change for Saudi Arabia made on 65 minute. Mohammed Al Burayk leaves to be changed by Sultan Al Ghanam.
  • 70' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 71' Poland ring the changes. Arkadiusz Milik has done his job and it is now time for Krzysztof Piatek to step up.
  • 76' Saudi Arabia come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 82' What composure from Robert Lewandowski! The Poland international strokes it home. 3-0.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Saudi Arabia team. Abdulelah Al Malki is replaced by Abdulrahman Al-Obood on 85 minute.
  • 86' The supporters are chanting for Nasser Al Dawsari. He replaces Saleh Al-Shehri on 86 minute.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Hattan Sultan Babhir. He replaces Nawaf Al-Abid on 90 minute.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Poland take all three points.

Lineups

Poland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Czeslaw Michniewicz

Saudi Arabia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Hervé Renard

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.64 Poland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Saudi Arabia xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 58% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Poland57% Draw26% Saudi Arabia17%
Actual: Poland win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.37
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Poland or Draw
83%
Draw or Saudi Arabia
43%
Poland or Saudi Arabia
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Poland39% Draw48% Saudi Arabia13%
Actual: Poland win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.4%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
12%
0 – 0
11.4%
2 – 1
8.9%
3 – 0
6.5%
0 – 1
5.8%
3 – 1
4.9%
1 – 2
3.9%
2 – 2
3.3%
4 – 0
2.7%
0 – 2
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Poland

Handicap Poland covers Push Saudi Arabia covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 18% 68%
-1.5 32% — 68%
-1 32% 25% 42%
-0.5 58% — 42%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 11% 4%
+1.5 96% — 4%
+2 96% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Poland keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Saudi Arabia keeps clean sheet
20% ✓

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