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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 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 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' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Poland is hosting Senegal for another epic battle.
  • 5' Poland are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Senegal backline.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 12' It’s a booking for Poland player. Grzegorz Krychowiak gets a Yellow card.
  • 17' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Aliou Cisse will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 22' 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.
  • 27' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Mbaye Niang made 422 appearances and scored 36 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 32' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 37' Poland are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 38' The Poland Thiago Cionek breaks the deadlock on 38 minutes. 1-0!
  • 43' The travelling Senegal supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' The whistle greets Jakub Blaszczykowski as he departs to be replaced by Jan Bednarek.
  • 49' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Salif Sane on 49 minutes.
  • 54' It looks surprising Senegal does not make any changes. Ismaila Sarr has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jakub Blaszczykowski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Senegal.
  • 61' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Mbaye Niang makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 62' The whistle greets Mame Birame Diouf as he departs to be replaced by Cheikh Ndoye.
  • 67' Poland is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 72' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Idrissa Gana Gueye.
  • 73' The supporters are chanting for Dawid Kownacki. He replaces Arkadiusz Milik on 73 minute.
  • 75' The Senegal manager makes a substitution. Mbaye Niang departs to be replaced by Moussa Konate.
  • 80' It looks like no one’s ball. Poland is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 83' Bartosz Bereszynski gets the nod from Poland. He replaces Lukasz Piszczek and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' What composure from Grzegorz Krychowiak! The Poland international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 86' The Senegal bench stirs into life. Alfred Ndiaye is withdrawn and Cheikhou Kouyate gets his opportunity.
  • With this win, Senegal is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.