Domestic action has to be paused for a while to make way for the international break. Concerning Europe, the UEFA Nations League will resume with some exciting fixtures on the horizon. Among them, is Poland hosting Portugal on Saturday night, October 12 at Warsaw’s PGE Narodowy. It has been quite a time since both sides faced each other, having played a 1-1 draw on November 20, 2018, that too during a UEFA Nations League clash.

For this clash, Poland enters in a hot-cold form. During the September break, though Michał Probierz’s side secured a close 2-3 win over Scotland, they endured a narrow loss against Croatia. The White Reds are currently sitting third in League A Group 1 ranking, tied with Croatia with a tally of 3 points [1W-0D-1L].

Meanwhile, Portugal is always in a sublime form. The 2019 Nation League victors curtained the month of September in a remarkable yet repetitive fashion, securing 2-1 victories against both Croatia and Scotland. They occupy the top spot in the League A Group 1 ranking with six points [2W-OD-0L] and would certainly be hoping to make it nine this time.

Poland Vs Portugal: Team news

Injuries

Poland

Not many changes are expected from Michał Probierz ahead of facing Portugal and before they curtain the month of October with another group match against Croatia. All eyes will mostly be on Robert Lewandowski as the Barcelona striker is coming by scoring a hattrick for the Catalans during a La Liga fixture against Alaves, taking his tally to 10.

Portugal

Roberto Martinez is also expected to retain all the key names in his starting XI. The former Belgium boss has also refrained from making significant changes. For Os Navegadores, Cristiano Ronaldo would be the talking point as the Al Nassr star also returns to Europe with decent form, having netted six goals across all competitions for the Saudi giants.

Predicted lineups

Poland [3-5-2]: L Skorupski; Walukiewicz, Bednarek, Dawidowicz; Kaminski, Szymanski, Zielinski, Urbanski, Zalewski; Bogusz, Lewandowski

Portugal [4-3-3]: D. Costa; Semedo, A. Silva, Dias, Mendes; Palhinha, Silva, Fernandes; Jota, Ronaldo, R. Leao

Head-to-head stats and prediction for Portugal vs Poland

Total matches: 13

Won by Poland: 3

Won by Portugal: 6

Draw: 4

Os Navegadores is coming with a hot red form after a tough UEFA Euros. On the other hand, it has been a mix for the Eagles. Despite this, given the current scenario, we reckon, either side will have to settle for a draw. The score will be Poland 1-1 Portugal.

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