Hosts Portugal will welcome Poland in a Group A1 match of the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto on Saturday, November 16.

The Portugal vs Poland UEFA Nations League 2024-25 match will start at 01:15 AM IST on Saturday. Live streaming and telecast of the match will be available in India.

Portugal are yet to lose in the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 edition and are currently on top of Group A1 with 10 points following three wins and a draw after the first four rounds. 

Meanwhile, Poland are third in the group with four points after a win, two losses and a draw.

The Portuguese started their UEFA Nations League 2024-25 campaign with identical 2-1 victories over Croatia and Scotland in their first two rounds in September. 

The Cristiano Ronaldo-led side made it three wins in a row after beating Poland 3-1 away from home.

Portugal step into this contest after a goalless draw at Scotland in their fourth-round match last month. They need a solitary point from the remaining two rounds to seal their entry into the knockout stage of the current Nations League campaign.

Ronaldo has been in good form for Portugal up front, finding the target three times from the first four rounds of the competition. Bernardo Silva, Bruno Fernandes and Diogo Dalot have also scored a goal apiece.

Poland, on the other hand, have gone off track with consecutive defeats to Croatia and Portugal after initiating their campaign with a thrilling 3-2 win over Scotland. 

However, they will travel to Porto with the confidence of a hard-earned 3-3 draw against Croatia having trailed 3-1 early in the match.

The last two rounds of the UEFA Nations League 2024-25 will be very crucial for Poland as they need maximum points to have any chance of making it to the next stage. 

In case Poland fails to win against Portugal and Croatia beat Scotland, then it will be the end of the road for the Robert Lewandowski-led side.

Portugal are currently seventh in the FIFA Men’s football rankings whereas Poland are placed 31st as per the latest list.

The UEFA Nations League 2024-25 has a total of 54 teams, split into four leagues based on their international ranking. Three leagues A, B and C contain four groups of four teams each whereas League D has two groups of three teams.

Teams in League A will vie for the UEFA Nations League Final that is scheduled to be held in June 2025. All the four group winners and runners-up in League A will play a double-legged quarter-finals with the winners proceeding to play the semi-finals.

Incidentally, Portugal won the inaugural edition of the UEFA Nations League with a 1-0 win over the Netherlands at the same venue in Porto in June 2019.

Portugal vs Poland football head-to-head

Portugal holds an upper hand over Poland in their head-to-head record with seven wins from 14 matches, including their 3-1 win in the ongoing UEFA Nations League last month.

Meanwhile, Poland have won three games with their last win coming in the UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers when they beat Portugal 2-1 in October 2006. Four matches have ended in draws.

Where to watch Portugal vs Poland UEFA Nations League 2024-25 match live in India

The Portugal vs Poland UEFA Nations League 2024-25 football match will be telecast live on the Sony Sports Networks TV channels in India.

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After a pulsating 3-3 draw against Ukraine in their last friendly outing on Monday, the Germany national football team will be back in action when they travel to face Poland. 

The friendly between these two European nations will take place in the National Stadium Warsaw on Saturday (IST), June 17 at 12:15 AM.

Hosts of UEFA Euro 2024 Germany will enter this contest as slight favourites despite not being in the best of form of late.

They are winless in their last two outings but will fancy their chances of a win against Poland. Niclas Fullkrug was on the scoresheet in the 3-3 draw against Ukraine and it wouldn’t come as much of a surprise if he finds the back of the net against Poland since he’s scored seven times in his last seven appearances for Die Mannschaft.

With players like Fullkrug, Matthias Ginter, Antonio Rudiger, Joshua Kimmich, Leroy Sane, Kai Havertz, Jamal Musiala, and Leon Goretzka, all a part of the team, there��s no reason why Germany shouldn’t expect a comfortable win despite playing away from home.

Poland, on the other hand, will be hoping to make the best use of this friendly against UEFA Euro 2024 hosts Germany ahead of their qualifiers for the European Championship against Moldova next Wednesday.

They have one win and a loss in their UEFA Euro 2024 qualifiers and will be hoping to finetune their team in the friendly against the Germans.

Coached by former Portugal manager Fernando Santos, Poland have plenty of talented players in their squad.

While Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski is the team’s talisman, the likes of Damian Szymanski and Karol Swiderski were on the scoresheet in Poland’s most recent outings.

Furthermore, players like Arkadiusz Milik, Matty Cash, and youngster Nicola Zalewski could also play a big role in the match with good European pedigree at club level behind them.

As far as the head-to-head is concerned, Germany and Poland have squared off 21 times with the former winning on 13 occasions and the latter claiming just one win. There have also been seven draws between these two sides.

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LIVE telecast of Poland vs Germany friendly 2023 will be available on the Sony Sports Ten 5 and the Sony Sports Ten 5 HD TV channels.

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Poland and Belgium face off in the UEFA Nations League 2022-23 at the Stadion Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland on Wednesday, June 15. The match will kick off at 12:15 AM IST (Indian Standard Time).

Both Poland and Belgium have not reported any fresh injury problems ahead of their matchup, but are expected to make a flurry of changes.

Poland, for starters, will likely recall Szymon Zurkowski, Kamil Gilk, Wojciech Szczesny and Robert Lewandowski for the home tie.

Roberto Martinez announced that the trio of Kevin De Bruyne, Yannick Carrasco and Thomas Meunier will not travel to Poland meaning the likes of Hans Vanaken, Alexis Saelemaekers and Thorgan Hazard will start on Wednesday.

Poland vs Belgium odds for UEFA Nations League 2022-23

Poland: 3.10

Belgium: 2.30

Draw: 3.40

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Poland vs Belgium recent form

Both Poland and Belgium have suffered just one defeat in their last five games, and are level on points (four) after three matches in UEFA Nations League 2022-23.

For starters, Poland enter their latest fixture fresh from a 2-2 draw against group leaders Netherlands. Czeslaw Michniewicz’s team were 2-0 up until the 50th minute mark but goals from Davy Klaassen and Denzel Dumfries denied Poland a first win over the Oranje since 1979.

Belgium, on the other hand, were held to a 1-1 stalemate by Wales. After Youri Tielemans gave the Red Devils the lead in the 54th minute, Brennan Johnson strike in the 86th minute rescued the Dragons who registered a second consecutive draw across all competitions against Roberto Martinez’s team.

Poland: D, L, W, W, D

Belgium: D, W, L, W, D

Poland vs Belgium head-to-head

The head-to-head record between Poland and Belgium is evenly poised, with both teams winning seven games each in their 20 meetings so far. Six matches have ended in draws.

The teams clashed earlier in UEFA Nations League 2022-23, with goals from Axel Witsel, Kevin De Bruyne, Leandro Trossard (twice), Leander Dendoncker and Loïs Openda guiding Belgium to a 6-1 win. Robert Lewandowski found the net for Poland.

Poland: 7

Belgium: 7

Draw: 6

Last five meetings:

Belgium 6-1 Poland

Poland 2-0 Belgium

Belgium 0-1 Poland

Belgium 3-1 Poland

Poland 1-1 Belgium

Poland vs Belgium prediction and football betting tips for UEFA Nations League 2022-23

Belgium boast of a slight edge in terms of recent form and are thus backed by the odds for Wednesday's fixture.

Poland, playing at home, will depend on a Lewandowksi special to script a much-needed victory. But given the immense pool of talent in the Belgium ranks, fans can expect a toe-to-toe contest.

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Netherlands and Poland face off in the UEFA Nations League 2022-23 at the De Kuip in Rotterdam on Sunday, June 12. The match will kick off at 12:15 AM IST (Indian Standard Time).

The Netherlands will assess Matthijs de Ligt for the Poland fixture after he picked up a knock in the previous match against Wales. The likes of Memphis Depay, Daley Blind, Denzel Dumfries and Vincent Janssen could return to the playing XI or atleast make the bench having been rested in the last game.

For Poland, there are no fresh injury concerns.

Netherlands vs Poland odds for UEFA Nations League 2022-23

Netherlands: 1.38

Poland: 8.00

Draw: 5.00

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Netherlands vs Poland recent form

Netherlands have had an unbeaten start to their UEFA Nations League 2022-23 campaign, with victories over Belgium (4-1) and Wales (2-1). The Group 4 leaders are unbeaten across all competitions since September 2021 and are poised to maintain the streak against a struggling Poland side.

Poland, on the other hand, are coming off a disappointing 1-6 loss to Belgium. The Polish team have lost just two games since June 2021 and need to be at their utmost best to pull off a miraculous victory against an in-form Oranje team.

Netherlands: W, W, D, W, W

Poland: L, W, W, D, L

Netherlands vs Poland head-to-head

Netherlands command a superior advantage in the head-to-head record against Poland with eight wins in 17 games. Poland, meanwhile, have won just three matches, with their last victory coming in 1979.

The Dutch have won the last five head-to-head games in succession, including two victories coming in the 2020 UEFA Nations League.

Netherlands: 8

Poland: 3

Draw: 6

Last five meetings:

Poland 1-2 Netherlands

Netherlands 1-0 Poland

Poland 1-2 Netherlands

Netherlands 3-1 Poland

Poland 1-3 Netherlands

Netherlands vs Poland prediction and football betting tips for UEFA Nations League 2022

Thanks to their dominant form since September 2021 and advantage in the head-to-head, Netherlands are the outright favourites to beat Poland this Sunday.

Poland will depend on the influential Robert Lewandowski to keep their faint hopes of victory alive but fans can expect a possible one-sided show in Rotterdam.

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The penultimate matchday of the UEFA European Championship qualifying takes centre-stage as footballers around the globe return to international duty. Devoid of domestic footballing action for a week, the fans will have to make amends with yet another entertaining round of international fixtures, which brings along a bucketload of excitement.

Plenty of drama awaits as defending European champions, Portugal take on Lithuania, while Russia and Germany host Belgium and Belarus respectively. In the midst, Asian giants Japan will make a trip to Kyrgyzstan for their FIFA World Cup Asian qualifiers, while Lebanon will play host to South Korea.

With these many fixtures stacked within just seven days, here we provide the Nostragamus fantasy managers five easy picks to get their week up and rolling.

ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI

Country: Poland

Match: Israel vs Poland

A brace at the Allianz Arena against his old club, Borussia Dortmund made striker Robert Lewandowski the first player in Bundesliga history to score in 11 consecutive league games. The 31-year-old’s form is so prolific right now that he has scored in all of Bayern's Bundesliga and Champions League games this season.

And as he returns to serve Poland against Israel on November 16, the odds are stacked right in his favour. He was unable to score in Poland’s last game against North Macedonia, but remember that he scored an invaluable hat-trick against Latvia in the matchday 7 of the competition.

GEORGINIO WIJNALDUM

Country: Netherlands

Match: Northern Ireland vs Netherlands

Midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum has propelled to a great extent under Ronald Koeman for the Netherlands. Usually deployed as a no. 10 or on the left side of a three-man midfield, the 28-year-old has four goals and an assist in his last four appearances for the team.

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Koeman’s men are scheduled to make a trip to Windsor Park to face Northern Ireland, whom they defeated 3-1 at home last month, on November 16 so expect Wijnaldum to be the driving force of his team’s attacks on the night.

SERGIO RAMOS

Country: Spain

Match: Spain vs Malta

A late equalizer from Rodrigo against Sweden last month sealed Spain’s place in next year’s finals, but the 2010 FIFA World Cup winners still have two games to play. First up is a visit of Malta, who have lost all their last six games. This particular game provides the perfect opportunity of picking a centre-half given that Malta have failed to score in all of those defeats. And who better than Sergio Ramos?

Now renowned as a penalty specialist, Ramos has scored three goals in Real Madrid’s last four fixtures. As for Spain, he has four in his last seven appearances, and these figures are superb for a centre-back. The 33-year-old further promises extra points from clean sheets, and goals are only added benefits.

OLIVIER GIROUD

Country: France

Match: France vs Moldova

Despite his limited game time at Chelsea, striker Olivier Giroud remains a vital member of Didier Deschamps France’s squad, and the 33-year-old hasn’t disappointed either. Having scored three goals in his last four appearances for The Blues, this might just be the right time to finally pick the centre-forward in your team given the poor form Moldova are in right now �?a solitary win in their last six games.

Moldova, in fact, have conceded a whopping 14 goals in their last five games. Expect Giroud to pile further misery.

JAMES MADDISON

Country: England

Match: England vs Montenegro

It is indeed fair to say that midfielder James Maddison is in the form of his life. Afterall, five goals in last seven appearances for Leicester City in all appearances does speaks volumes. There’s no denying his talent and England recognize that as they called him up for games against Montenegro and Kosovo despite his off field antics.

With Dele Alli out of the squad, Maddison is tipped to take care of laying off his teammates, and given the form he is in right now, there are no uncertainties about getting bonus points.

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