Netherlands vs Poland prediction: EUROPE: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-09-03 18:45.
[p]The first international window of the 2025/26 season pits together the Netherlands and Poland, two teams who have made strong starts to their 2026 World Cup qualification (WCQ) campaigns. [/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]With two wins from two to their name so far in WCQ – whilst scoring ten goals and conceding none in the process – Netherlands have made the perfect start en route to their goal of reaching an eighth World Cup in their last ten attempts. That appears likely with a glance at their prior WCQ record, with the home side now in the midst of an 11-match unbeaten run in such matches since March 2021 (W9, D2), winning each of their six on home soil during that time by a combined 28-2 scoreline. [/p]
[p]That won’t exactly come as music to the ears of Poland, though they arrive here having won two of their opening three WCQ fixtures in Group G (L1). That’s a strong enough start for the nine-time World Cup appearance makers, but they need to improve upon their away form in order to reach their tenth during this cycle. A 2-1 defeat on the road to Finland last time out highlights their weakness in that regard as that result made it three away losses in succession, a run which has witnessed the visitors concede eight goals in total![/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Netherlands have lost just three of their 20 international meetings with Poland (W10, D7), winning five of their last six competitive clashes since 1993 (D1).[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Netherlands are unbeaten across their last nine home internationals (W7, D2), netting 3+ goals in six of those matches.[/p]
[p]Each of Netherlands’ last four internationals witnessed a goal in the opening ten minutes.[/p]
[p]Poland have lost just two of their last 11 WCQ matches (W8, D1).[/p]
[p]Poland have conceded multiple goals in five of their last eight internationals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Netherlands star Xavi Simons has netted four goals across his last nine internationals, whilst his three goalscoring appearances on home soil have all ended in victory. Poland could look to Karol Świderski for inspiration as he’s netted seven goals across 12 WCQ appearances, including a brace in this campaign.[/p]
[p]Other than not being able to select Jeremie Frimpong through injury, Netherlands have a near full-strength first team squad available for this window, as too do Poland.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Netherlands have scored exactly two goals in each of their last four meetings with Poland, so backing them to win and net two goals in the process could be the play. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Nathan Evans[/i][/p]