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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 Curaçao 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' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 10' Poland have won 18 goals from 111 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 15' Jakub Kiwior picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 16' The referee has no hesitation. Matty Cash is booked for Poland — Yellow card on 16.
  • 19' The referee calls foul for Arkadiusz Milik. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 20' The referee has no hesitation. Arkadiusz Milik is booked for Poland — Yellow card on 20.
  • 25' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 30' The 33-year-old Mohammed Al Burayk has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 35' international Nawaf Al-Abid has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 39' Piotr Zielinski does the damage! The net is bulging and Poland surge ahead!
  • 40' Piotr Zielinski adds to his 0 season tally! Poland lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 45' Abdulelah Al Amri picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Saudi Arabia! Nawaf Al-Abid comes on to replace Sami Al-Najei.
  • 51' Poland currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 61' Poland are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Saudi Arabia backline.
  • 63' It is a substitution in Poland team. Piotr Zielinski is replaced by Jakub Kaminski on 63 minute.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Saudi Arabia. Mohammed Al Burayk is replaced by Sultan Al Ghanam.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' A tactical swap from Poland — Krzysztof Piatek on, Arkadiusz Milik off on 71 minutes.
  • 76' It is a cagey affair so far. Poland in their trying to find a way past Saudi Arabia's compact .
  • 81' 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.
  • 82' Against the run of play, Robert Lewandowski has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 85' It is a substitution in Saudi Arabia team. Abdulelah Al Malki is replaced by Abdulrahman Al-Obood on 85 minute.
  • 86' Nasser Al Dawsari is replacing Saleh Al-Shehri for the Saudi Arabia side.
  • 90' Saudi Arabia ring the changes. Nawaf Al-Abid has done his job and it is now time for Hattan Sultan Babhir to step up.
  • Another three points for Poland.

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.