After playing back-to-back away games in Nations League, Portugal returns home for the fifth round against Poland. Both teams will be entering Estadio Do Dragao on Friday, 15 November. Selecao’s confidence will be high over their undefeated streak in the campaign while Poland are burdened by the extra pressure of the recent winless sequence.
Portugal vs Poland: Match Preview
After failing in the Quarter-Finals of Euro 2024 against France, Portugal have put an incredible form in Nations League. Their campaign started with consecutive victories against all three group opponents Croatia, Scotland, and Poland before dropping two points against Scotland by a 0-0 away draw. The home advantage for the upcoming fixture will surely elevate Portugal’s confidence, having five victories in the last six home matches, including friendlies. Being the only undefeated side in Group A1, Portugal lead the points table with ten points.
Poland also kicked off their Nations League campaign positively with a victory over Scotland. But they couldn’t keep their form and tasted successive defeats to Portugal and Croatia. The Eagles were also down to 1-3 against Croatia within 26 minutes in the last game but Zalewski and Szymanski helped their team earn one point at the end. Poland are currently third in the points table and must need a comeback for the finish in top two, depending on Croatia’s results in the second position.
Portugal vs Poland: Head-to-Head Record
Portugal boast a dominant record against Poland in the recent meeting. In the last eight H2H encounters, Selecao have lost only one while coming out on top in four games. It also includes the Nations League’s last-month victory where Portugal secured a comfortable 1-3 away victory. In their overall H2H history, Portugal triumphed in six of the 13 clashes and avoided defeat in three more.
| Date | Match | Competition |
| 12/10/24 | Poland 1-3 Portugal | UEFA Nations League |
| 21/11/18 | Portugal 1-1 Poland | UEFA Nations League |
| 11/10/18 | Poland 2-3 Portugal | UEFA Nations League |
| 01/07/16 | Poland 1-1 Portugal (3-5) | EURO |
| 01/03/12 | Poland 0-0 Portugal | Friendly International |
Portugal vs Poland: Team News and Predicted Lineups
Portugal have most of the star players fit for the next except Ruben Diaz and Ruben Neves, missing the game due to injuries. On the other side, Poland have a blow to their preparation with the absence of record-breaking Robero Lewandowski, suffering a back injury.
Portugal Predicted Lineup
Diogo Costa (GK); Dalot, Antonio Silva, Araujo, Nuno Tavares, Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes, Joao Palhinha, Leao, Ronaldo, Pedro Neto
Poland Predicted Lineup
Marcin Bulka (GK); Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Frankowski, Zielinski, Jakub Moder, Szymanski, Zalewski, Karol Swiderski, Krzysztof Piatek
Portugal vs Poland: Match Prediction
Poland have not been terrible in front of the goal, scoring six goals in four Nations League games. However, their struggles can largely be attributed to a poor defense that allowed nine goals to be scored in that course. Meanwhile, Finding the net multiple times in three of the four matches provides Portugal with added belief going into this game. Therefore, we favor Selecao to come in front against Poland and mark their fourth victory of their previous five H2Hs.
Portugal vs Poland Predicted Result: 3-1 victory for Portugal
