Poland vs Senegal – Lineups, Predictions & Stats Preview 19 June 2018
The 21st edition of FIFA World Cup is around the corner. Everyone has high expectations of particular teams winning. Among the teams participating in these games is Poland and Senegal in Group H. This match will be played in Otkrytie Arena on 19th June 2018. Many people must now be looking for a Poland v Senegal tip. On FIFA rankings, Poland is position 7 while Senegal is position 25.
Poland Probable Lineup and Stats
Poland qualified for the FIFA World Cup 2018 after defeating Montenegro in a match that ended in a 4-2 win. Poland scored a total of 28 goals after playing 10 matches in their World Cup qualifiers. This gave them an average of 2.8 goals per game. In all these ten games, Poland won 8 of them while it lost one.
One matched ended in a draw. The team had an impressive passing accuracy of 85% while the ball possession was 54% which is also not that bad. Poland players got booked 9 times in total and did not receive a single red card.
All fouls committed by the team were 96. During the FIFA World Cup 2018, in the faceoff with Senegal, the team is likely to use a 3-4-3 formation. The defense is probably to be taken by Kamil Glik, Michal Pazdan, and Lukas Piszczek. They will form a strong defense for the team.
The midfielders are likely to be Kamil Grosicki, Jakub Blaszczykowski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, and Piotr Zielinski. As for the strikers, Robert Lewandowski, and Arkadiusz Milik are probably to take these positions. The goalkeeper will possibly be Wojciech Szczesny.
Senegal Probable Lineups and Stats
Senegal beat South Africa 2-1 and managed to secure a place in the FIFA World Cup 2018 games to be held in Russia. In all the 6 matches that Senegal played in the qualifiers, it managed to score 10 goals resulting in a goal average of 1.7. From the 6 matches, Senegal won 4 and the other 2 ended in a draw.
This earned them 18 points from the World Cup qualifier games. Senegal had an average ball possession of 59%.
The fouls committed were 101 and the team got 10 yellow cards and one red card.
The shots on target were 15 while those off target were 29. In the match against Poland, the probable lineup to be deployed by this team will be in a 4-4-2 formation. The team will be defended by M’bengue, Koulibaly, Mbodji, and Gassama.
The midfield will be manned by Keita, Gueye, Kouyate, and N’Diaye. The most likely to be strikers in this match are Mane and Niang. As for the goalkeeper, it will probably be Khadim N’Diaye.
Poland v Senegal – Head to Head
This will be the first time Poland will face off with Senegal. From the region that these teams come from they are considered strong. From the World Cup qualifications, Poland scored 28 goals in goals giving it a 2.8 average score per game. Poland has made 7 appearances at World Cup Finals. This team, in all the 7 appearances, has won 15 matches and lost 11. While 5 matches ended in a draw. On the other hand, Senegal has appeared in the World Cup once and this will be the second time. The last time it appeared was in 2002 and it reached the quarterfinals. In the 2002 World Cup finals, Senegal won 2 matches and lost one in the group stage.
Expert Tip
These two teams have good lineups and they appear equally strong. However, the probable outcome of this game is Poland taking the victory against Senegal though with less number of goals. This is due to the general performance of the teams in the recent World Cup qualifiers.
Interesting Facts and Information
- Poland wins 1st half in 60% of their games, Senegal in 10% of their games.
- Poland’s recent performance is better than Senegal’s.
- In World Cup, Senegal has better performance than Poland.
- Poland scores 2 goals when playing at home and Senegal scores 1.29 goals when playing away (in average).
- When Poland leads 1-0 at home, they win in 80% of their games.
- When Senegal leads 0-1 away, they win in 66% of their games.
- When Poland is down 0-1 home, they win 0% of their games.
- When Senegal is down 1-0 away, they win 0% of their games.
- Both teams didn’t concede on their last game.
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