Thursday , 2 July 2026

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' It’s Showtime! The match between Poland and Saudi Arabia is underway.
  • 5' Poland 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' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' It’s a booking for Poland player. Jakub Kiwior gets a Yellow card.
  • 16' A meaty challenge results in booking for Matty Cash on 16.
  • 19' The referee shows Poland player a Yellow card on 19.
  • 20' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Arkadiusz Milik.
  • 25' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Mohamed Kanno suffering a number of foals already.
  • 30' Supporters expect more eagerness from Saud Abdulhamid, as he is very good at scoring at Education City Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 35' 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.
  • 39' What a strike from Piotr Zielinski! The score is 1-0.
  • 40' What a strike from Piotr Zielinski! The score is 2-0.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Abdulelah Al Amri.
  • 46' Another substitution for Saudi Arabia to replace Sami Al-Najei by Nawaf Al-Abid on 46 minute.
  • 51' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' 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.
  • 63' The Poland manager makes a substitution. Piotr Zielinski departs to be replaced by Jakub Kaminski.
  • 65' Sultan Al Ghanam is replacing Mohammed Al Burayk for the Saudi Arabia side.
  • 70' 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.
  • 71' Time for substitution for Poland. Arkadiusz Milik is replaced by Krzysztof Piatek.
  • 76' Matty Cash has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 55 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 81' Jakub Kiwior needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 82' Goal! Robert Lewandowski scores his 302 goal in 540 matches.
  • 85' The Saudi Arabia manager makes a substitution. Abdulelah Al Malki departs to be replaced by Abdulrahman Al-Obood.
  • 86' Another change for Saudi Arabia made on 86 minute. Saleh Al-Shehri leaves to be changed by Nasser Al Dawsari.
  • 90' Saudi Arabia manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Hattan Sultan Babhir is hanging Nawaf Al-Abid on the field on 90 minute.
  • With this win, Poland is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.