Poland take on the visitors Croatia in the round 4 match of UEFA Nations League group stage. The match will be played on Tuesday, October 15th at PGE Narodowy (Warsaw).
Poland have qualified for recent major tournaments, but not directly—they had to go through the playoff rounds. Once at the tournaments, they haven't been particularly impressive. While they managed to get out of the group at the World Cup, they had no such luck at the Euros after losing their first two games. They finished the tournament with a symbolic "door slam," earning a draw against France. Despite the disappointment, Fernando Santos retained his position as head coach, and his team started this campaign with a solid away win against Scotland. Poland also put in a decent performance against Croatia, although Luka Modrić's goal sealed a narrow defeat. Their latest match ended in a predictable 1-3 loss to Portugal.
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Croatia looks to bounce back after a disappointing Euro. Under Zlatko Dalić, the "Checkered Ones" have transformed from a strong team into one of football's elite. Their achievements speak for themselves: a record-breaking silver medal at the 2018 World Cup, followed by a third-place finish in Qatar and a spot in the UEFA Nations League final. While they only lost to Spain in the Nations League final via penalties, they were thrashed 0-3 by the same opponents in their opening Euro 2024 game. Whether that heavy loss rattled them or their squad of veterans simply ran out of steam, Croatia let victory slip away against both Albania and Italy, conceding goals in the final seconds. As a result, they exited after the group stage. Croatia started the Nations League campaign with an expected loss to Portugal, but Luka Modrić saved them against Poland by scoring the only goal of the match. At home against Scotland, Croatia went behind early but mounted a comeback to win 2-1.
In four matches between these sides, the pattern has been simple: whoever scores the first goal wins. Poland has done it once, while Croatia has managed it twice. Both teams are evenly matched, and both sides are eager to win. A bet on "both teams to score" seems like a reasonable choice for this encounter.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score – yes.
