Wales vs Poland prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League A betting tips on match 2022-09-24 18:45.
Although Wales were beaten 2-1 by Belgium on Thursday, their UEFA Nations League (UNL) Group A4 survival hopes remain in their hands, but they must beat Poland in their last match to avoid relegation. “This is the game we want to win on Sunday. It’s a final,” manager Robert Page said after praising his side for almost coming back to draw with Belgium after struggling early on.
Playing at home should boost their chances, as should his ability to call upon Gareth Bale from the start. Wales have only lost one of their last 21 home fixtures (W13, D7) too, and will need to emulate the performance that saw them beat Ukraine 1-0 to qualify for the World Cup in June if they’re to pull off a first home H2H win since March 1973 (L2)!
Poland are limping towards the end of their campaign with Thursday’s 2-0 defeat to the Netherlands their fourth consecutive winless game (D1, L3), the last three of which saw them trailing 1-0 at half-time. But as Wales were the last team against which they triumphed (W 2-1), and because they’re unbeaten in H2Hs since that 1973 visit to Ninian Park (W6, D2), history appears on their side.
But travelling has been problematic for Poland as they’re winless in three away internationals this calendar year (D2, L1) including their last trip to the United Kingdom (1-1 v Scotland). While they only need a draw to preserve their Group A status, they haven’t beaten a side ranked inside FIFA’s top 50 in an away game since beating Austria 1-0 in March 2019!
Players to watch: Kieffer Moore has been Wales' only scorer in each of his last five goalscoring international appearances, while Poland's Karol Ĺšwiderski netted in the reverse fixture and has three goal contributions (G2, A1) across his last two club outings.
Hot stat: There’s been an average of 3.13 yellow cards shown per game across Wales’ last eight fixtures.