World Cup 2022: Poland v Saudi Arabia Betting Preview & Odds
World Cup Qatar 2022 Poland Vs Saudi Arabia preview. Saudi Arabia sits top of the group after pulling off one of the most significant shocks in the tournament’s history and faces Poland at the Education City Stadium. Join us as we assess both teams and highlight the players to watch. We also make predictions in the popular Over / Under goals market and our final score prediction.
Saudi Arabia enjoyed the best moment in their history, snatching a 2 – 1 win against Argentina in front of home fans who crossed the border to support their team. They are in a solid position to qualify for the knockout for just the second time in their history, last reaching this stage in the 1994 edition. Poland is in a must-win situation after a goalless draw against Mexico. Poland was the third highest scorer in the qualifying under Paulo Sousa, who left the job in January with their current man delivering disjointed performances playing cautious football other than brave attacking football.
We take you through the players and the details in the game that could influence your decision on what bets to consider.
Poland v Saudi Arabia Betting Odds and Markets
The most popular markets are the full-time result or the over/under. See the latest odds-on offer in the tables below.
| Match Result Betting | ||
|---|---|---|
| Poland Win | Draw | Saudi Arabia Win |
| 8/13 | 13/5 | 5/1 |
Poland (8/13) will be motivated to win or draw (13/5), as defeat could be a direct ticket back home. However, Saudi Arabia has been feeding off the energy from their fans after the heroic win against Argentina. However, the Europeans are favourites with the bookies, and bet365 offers 8/13 on them. Saudi is priced at 5/1 to pull off another shock win, and the draw is priced at 13/5.
In the last eight games for Poland; they have recorded three wins; Chile (1 – 0), Wales (1 – 0) (2 – 1), and three defeats; Belgium (1 – 0) (6 – 1), Netherlands (2 – 0). They drew the other two against; the Netherlands (2 – 2) and in their most recent game against Mexico (0 – 0) in Qatar.
Saudi Arabia’s unbeaten seven-game run, two wins, Iceland (1 – 0), North Macedonia (1 – 0) and five draws, Panama (1 – 1), Honduras (0 – 0), Albania (1 – 1), USA (0 – 0), Ecuador (0 – 0) ended with a defeat to Croatia (1 – 0). They recovered, winning against the group favourites Argentina (2 – 1) on the most famous international football stage.
Over/Under Market
| Match Result Betting | |
|---|---|
| Over 2.5 Goals | Under 2.5 Goals |
| 13/16 | 23/20 |
Poland has been struggling for goals, even experienced striker Robert Lewandowski missing from the penalty spot in the goalless draw against Mexico.
Saudi Arabia has had just one game in their previous nine (2 – 1 win against Argentina), recording over 2.5 goals. The lack of attacking prowess in both sides makes this a potentially low-scoring encounter, with the Over 2.5 set at 13/16 and the Under 2.5 set at 23/20.
Player(s) to watch – Poland
It’s an amazing fact that Robert Lewandowski has never scored a World Cup goal, even missing a penalty in their 0 – 0 draw against Mexico. On that note, the eyes will fall upon Arkadiusz Milik to anchor their star man in front of the goal. The Juventus man has scored six goals in seventeen games this season and is a natural goal-poacher. However, the stakes are high in the competition that even the mighty teams and best players can crack. Therefore, we pinpoint Milik as the solution for Poland’s misfortunes in front of the goal.
Without Arkadiusz Milik this #Poland team is absolute joke
We can clearly see Robert Lewandowski not at all interested to play for his national team so they better to move on without him
He does the same in 2018 WC now on his way to repeat same#MEXPOL #FifaWorldCup pic.twitter.com/9H8rNBJ70k
— STEADY (@SteadyTheShip) November 22, 2022
Player(s) to watch – Saudi Arabia
Saleh Al Shehri is a prolific goal scorer, with his best tally back in the 2018-19 season, where he scored sixteen goals. A tournament such as the World Cup can be tricky even for players on form but for such players like Saleh; he has hit the ground running despite scoring just one goal across the last two seasons for Al-Hilal. He scored Saudi Arabia’s opening goal of the tournament giving his side a fighting chance against Argentina could keep up the impressive form against Poland.
We have a new hero: SALEH AL SHEHRI!! 🇸🇦#worldcup2022 #ksa #saudiarabia #argentina pic.twitter.com/oKAAA2oA5I
— Kyoudai Express 🔥 Get the latest breaking news! (@ExpressKyoudai) November 22, 2022
Match Prediction: Poland 1 – 1 Saudi Arabia
Poland has a lot to improve if they are to perform well in the World Cup. their goal-scoring form has to improve if they want to break out of the group stage. If they can avoid defeat in one of their next two games, Poland and Mexico, Saudi Arabia has one foot in the knockout stage. We forcast a 1 – 1 draw with Saudi Arabia, who shocked Argentina not only in results but also in their intensive pressing that ruined the flow for their opposition.
Poland v Saudi Arabia, Group C, Education City Stadium. Kick-off is at 1 pm (UK time).
Poland Squad:
Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczesny (Juventus), Bartlomiej Dragowski (Spezia), Lukasz Skorupski (Bologna).
Defenders: Jan Bednarek (Aston Villa), Kamil Glik (Benevento), Robert Gumny (FC Augsburg), Artur Jedrzejczyk (Legia Warsaw), Jakub Kiwior (Spezia), Mateusz Wieteska (Clermont), Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria), Matty Cash (Aston Villa), Nicola Zalewski (AS Roma).
Midfielders: Krystian Bielik (Birmingham City), Przemyslaw Frankowski (Lens), Kamil Grosicki (Pogon Szczecin), Grzegorz Krychowiak (Al-Shabab), Jakub Kaminski (VfL Wolfsburg), Michal Skoras (Lech Poznan), Damian Szymanski (AEK Athens), Sebastian Szymanski (Feyenoord), Piotr Zielinski (Napoli), Szymon Zurkowski (Fiorentina).
Forwards: Robert Lewandowski (Barcelona), Arkadiusz Milik (Juventus), Krzysztof Piatek (Salernitana), Karol Swiderski (Charlotte FC).
Saudi Arabia Squad:
Goalkeepers: Mohamed Al-Owais (Al-Hilal), Nawaf Al-Aqidi (Al-Nassr), Mohamed Al-Yami (Al-Ahly).
Defenders: Yasser Al-Shahrani (Al-Hilal), Ali Al-Bulaihi (Al-Hilal), Abdulelah Al-Amri (Al-Nassr), Abdullah Madu (Al-Nassr), Hassan Tambakti (Al-Shabab), Sultan Al-Ghanam (Al-Nassr), Mohammed Al-Breik (Al-Hilal), Saud Abdulhamid (Al-Hilal).
Midfielders: Salman Al-Faraj (Al-Hilal), Riyadh Sharahili (Abha), Ali Al-Hassan (Al-Nassr), Mohamed Kanno (Al-Hilal), Abdulelah Al-Malki (Al-Hilal), Sami Al-Najei (Al-Nassr), Abdullah Otayf (Al-Hilal), Nasser Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), Abdulrahman Al-Aboud (Ittihad), Salem Al-Dawsari (Al-Hilal), Hattan Bahebri (Al-Shabab).
Forwards: Fahad Al-Muwallad (Al-Shabab), Haitham Asiri (Al-Ahly), Saleh Al-Shehri (Al-Hilal) Firas Al-Buraikan (Al-Fateh).
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