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Poland vs Senegal, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Poland
1 – 2
Full Time
Senegal
Tue 19 Jun 2018 · 15:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Grzegorz Krychowiak 12' Y
Y 49' Salif Sane
Y 72' Idrissa Gana Gueye

Overview

Match Preview

Poland vs Senegal — Worldcup .

  • Poland 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • Senegal 3 games · 3 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Hernan Maidana
  • Referee Wilton Pereira Sampaio
  • Referee Tiago Martins
  • Referee Artur Soares Dias
  • Referee Mohamed Ahmed Al Hammadi
  • Referee Abdelrahman Al Jassim
  • Referee Taleb Salem Al Marri
  • Referee Nawaf Shukralla
  • Referee Yaser Tulefat

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 3.0 goals Senegal
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-19 Poland 1–2 Senegal

Recent Form

Poland
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Senegal H 1–2 L
05 May Sweden A 3–0 W
28 Apr Royal Standard de Liège H 2–1 W
21 Apr Turkey A 1–0 W
14 Apr Belgium H 2–2 D
07 Apr Croatia H 1–0 W
Senegal
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Jun Poland A 2–1 W
20 May FC Sochaux-Montbéliard A 0–1 L
14 May VfR Wormatia 08 Worms H 2–0 W
06 May FC Girondins de Bordeaux A 0–5 L
29 Apr Valenciennes FC H 1–0 W
22 Apr Grenoble Foot 38 A 0–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Senegal this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Senegal
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/1
46-60
4/2
61-75
1/1
76+
3/5
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Senegal
Ismaila Sarr 4 G 1 A
Pape Gueye 2 G 1 A
Habib Diarra 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Poland and Senegal is underway.
  • 5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Poland side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 10' 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.
  • 12' Poland receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 12.
  • 17' With 1 assists to his name this season, Robert Lewandowski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Senegal.
  • 22' A quiet spell here at . Poland seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 27' Over 27 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 32' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 37' Senegal is showing some good football. However, Senegal are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 38' What composure from Thiago Cionek! The Poland international strokes it home. 1-0.
  • 43' 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.
  • 46' The crowd applauds Jakub Blaszczykowski as he leaves the pitch. Jan Bednarek steps in for Poland.
  • 49' The referee calls foul for Salif Sane. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 54' Lukasz Piszczek is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Senegal tonight.
  • 59' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mbaye Niang makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 62' Senegal ring the changes. Mame Birame Diouf has done his job and it is now time for Cheikh Ndoye to step up.
  • 67' Senegal fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Idrissa Gana Gueye.
  • 73' The Poland bench stirs into life. Arkadiusz Milik is withdrawn and Dawid Kownacki gets his opportunity.
  • 75' The Senegal manager makes a substitution. Mbaye Niang departs to be replaced by Moussa Konate.
  • 80' Senegal come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 83' It is a substitution in Poland team. Lukasz Piszczek is replaced by Bartosz Bereszynski on 83 minute.
  • 86' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Grzegorz Krychowiak makes it 2-1.
  • 86' Another substitution for Senegal to replace Alfred Ndiaye by Cheikhou Kouyate on 86 minute.
  • Senegal celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Poland Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Adam Nawalka

Senegal Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Aliou Cisse

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.41 Poland xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.26 Senegal xG
I would bet for: Poland or Senegal 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Poland39% Draw29% Senegal32%
Actual: Senegal win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.67
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 49%
51%
± 3.5 28%
72%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Poland or Draw
68%
Draw or Senegal
61%
Poland or Senegal
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Poland28% Draw47% Senegal25%
Actual: Senegal win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 0
9%
1 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.3%
0 – 1
7.7%
1 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
6.7%
0 – 2
5.4%
2 – 2
5.3%
3 – 1
3.9%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Poland

Handicap Poland covers Push Senegal covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 12% 81%
-1.5 19% — 81%
-1 19% 20% 61%
-0.5 39% — 61%
+0.5 68% — 32%
+1 68% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

Poland keeps clean sheet
29% ✓
Senegal keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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