To kick off at this coming Saturday is the match between Spain and Poland at Estadio de La Cartuja for a match in the 2nd round of the Euro group stages. Spain enter the Euro 2020 as number 6 in the FIFA world ranking, thus signifying the gap between these teams as Poland come here with a ranking of number 21.
Heading into their opening match at the tournament Spain were highly expected to win their group. Spain had few problems taking a highly anticipated 1st place in the group stages and they are expected to go deep at the Euro 2020. It put a spanner in the works though when not managing to penetrate the Swedish defence in the first round.
Whilst outsiders to top their group Poland still seem to have a decent opportunity to qualify for the knock out stages. Booking a place at the Euros perhaps proved a little more exciting than Poland dreamed but they proved to have enough quality for a 1st place in the group. Losing out against Slovakia could prove very costly for Poland though.
Spain vs Poland stats and analysis
Spain embarked on their Euro 2020 campaign with splendid stats in their last 10 internationals. Spain hit the target 2.9 times on average per game, scoring 29 goals along the way. They conceded a total of 4 goals, an average of 0.4 per game, as they held on for a clean sheet in 6 of those matches.
Poland join the Euro 2020 with satisfactory stats in their previous 10 internationals. Poland shows off 1.8 goals per game, scoring 18 times as opposed to conceding 7 . As they averaged 0.7 per game, they accomplished 6 clean sheets in these 10 outings.
Missing out on three points in their upcoming match at the tournament will be next to scandalous for Spain. With hopefully more tough matches coming up, securing a win here is essential for Spain.
Poland came into their opening match with much optimism, but left the pitch greatly disappointed. All is not lost but reaching the next round looks like a seriously tough challenge now.
Stats and facts for Spain and Poland.
- Spain unbeaten the last 11 matches in a row;
- Spain unbeaten the last 29 matches in a row at home;
- Spain has won in the last 15 of 16 matches at home;
- Spain scored in the last 52 of 54 matches.
- Poland has won in the last 4 of 5 matches;
- Poland has won in the last 6 of 7 matches when playing away;
- Poland scored in the last 12 of 14 matches;
- Total goals was OVER 2.5 in Poland's last 4 of 6 matches.
Lineup Spain vs Poland
Form Spain vs Poland
Spain looking for more.
Results have been pretty much up to scratch in recent matches for Spain who have performed more or less according to expectations. In their previous 3 matches, Spain managed to get a rather comfortable 3-1 home win to Kosovo and went on to a dull 0-0 draw at Portugal. Their latest match served up a 0-0 draw against Sweden.
Poland hope to stop the rot.
Poland will enter the match hoping to finally end their disappointing run of form in the league. In their 3 latest outings, Poland split the points in a 1-1 draw against Russia and went on to a 2-2 draw with Iceland. Their latest game produced a 2-1 defeat against Slovakia.
Spain v Poland Fixture History
When these two nations last faced off against each other, Spain ended up taking all 3 points in a 6-0 victory. Spain face up to Poland with a 1-0-0 history in various recent meetings across all competitions or friendlies.
Full Time Betting
According to bookmakers Spain have a 77% chance of beating Poland. That equals odds of 1.30 on Spain to win, while the draw sits at 5.00. Placing a bet on the away win for Poland returns you odds 9.50.
Topscorers markets
Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it would seem a good idea to side with Ferran Torres. The Spain international has found the back of the net 5 times in their last 6 matches. Robert Lewandowski arrives at the Euro 2020 very keen to continue the momentum he has build up in his last 6 internationals for Poland. Scoring 3 goals in half a dozen matches is a decent output.
