France vs Poland Lineups, H2H and Predictions
The match against Robert Lewandowski and friends will not be easy. However, with the best of their strength, France should be able to get past their challenge.
In the last match of Group D against Tunisia, France did not play with its main starting XI . France lost 0-1, but still managed to qualify as champions in their group.
Against Poland in the round of 16, France certainly won't be messing around. Names like Kylian Mbappe, Olivier Giroud, Adrien Rabiot, who scored six goals for France in the group stage, will start from the early minutes in the match later.
On the other hand, after struggling to qualify as runners-up in Group C, Poland is definitely ready to perform much better.
Captain Robert Lewandowski, who has already scored his first World Cup goal, is ready to give all of his best abilities. Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny, who saved Salem Al-Dawsari (Saudi Arabia) and Lionel Messi (Argentina), will also be Poland's main focus in their efforts to beat the reigning champion.
The winner of this round of 16 duel will face either England or Senegal in the quarter-finals.
Lineups Predictions
France (4-2-3-1): Hugo Lloris; Theo Hernandez, Dayot Upamecano, Raphael Varane, Jules Kounde; Adrien Rabiot, Aurelien Tchouameni; Kylian Mbappe, Antoine Griezmann, Ousmane Dembele; Olivier Giroud.
- Coach: Didier Deschamps (France).
- Squad info: No absent players.
Poland (4-4-2): Wojciech Szczesny; Bartosz Bereszynski, Jakub Kiwior, Kamil Glik, Matty Cash; Przemyslaw Frankowski, Grzegorz Krychowiak, Krystian Bielik, Piotr Zielinski; Robert Lewandowski, Karol Swiderski.
- Coach: Czeslaw Michniewicz (Poland).
- Squad info: No absent players.
Head to Head France vs Poland
Head-to-head
- H2H: 16
- France won: 8
- Goals France: 27
- Draw: 5
- Poland won: 3
- Goals Poland: 16.
Last 5 Meetings
- 09/06/2011 Poland 0-1 France (Friendly)
- 17/11/2004 France 0-0 Poland (Friendly)
- 23/02/2000 France 1-0 Poland (Friendly)
- 16/08/1995 France 1- 1 Poland (Euro Qualification)
- 16/11/1994 Poland 0-0 France (Euro Qualification).
Last 5 Games France (MKMMK)
- 23/09/22 France 2-0 Austria (UNL)
- 26/09/22 Denmark 2-0 France (UNL)
- 23/11/22 France 4-1 Australia (World Cup)
- 26/11 /22 France 2-1 Denmark (World Cup)
- 30/11/22 Tunisia 1-0 France (World Cup).
Last 5 Games Poland (MMSMK)
- 26/09/22 Wales 0-1 Poland (UNL)
- 17/11/22 Poland 1-0 Chile (Friendly)
- 22/11/22 Mexico 0-0 Poland (World Cup)
- 26/11 /22 Poland 2-0 Saudi Arabia (World Cup)
- 01/12/22 Poland 0-2 Argentina (World Cup).
Statistics and Score Predictions
- France is unbeaten in the last 7 meetings with Poland (W3 D3 L0).
- France has always kept a clean sheet in the last 3 meetings with Poland.
- France has only lost 4 times in its last 29 matches (W17 D8 L4).
- France has always scored at least 2 goals in 10 of its last 16 matches.
- France has only kept 1 clean sheet in its last 9 matches.
- France has only lost 1 of their last 10 matches at the World Cup (W8 D1 L1).
- France has always scored at least 2 goals in 5 of the last 7 matches at the World Cup.
- France has always conceded 1 goal in its last 3 matches at the World Cup.
- Poland has only lost 5 times in its last 19 matches (W10 D4 L5).
- Poland has kept 4 clean sheets in its last 5 matches.
- Poland has only won 3 times in its last 9 matches in the World Cup (W3 D1 L5).
- Poland only scored a total of 2 goals in the last 7 meetings with France.
Final score prediction: France 2-1 Poland
