Poland VS Senegal Match Prediction

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Poland
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Senegal

Our Prediction Tip

Poland will win this match.

Poland and Senegal have never previously met each other, though Poland lost their last match against African opposition - a 1-0 defeat to Nigeria in March.

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Poland vs Senegal Stats

Senegal have kept seven clean sheets in their last ten matches, conceding just four goals in the other three games

Senegal have also lost just one of those ten matches, and bounced back to winning ways by beating South Korea last time out

Poland have scored nine goals in their last three matches, with Robert Lewandowski scoring four of those

No player, in any continent, scored more than Robert Lewandowski’s 16 goals in World Cup qualifying

Poland vs Senegal Betting Tips

Poland have returned to winning and goalscoring ways after a small sticky patch after they finished their World Cup qualification campaign.

Robert Lewandowski has four goals in three games, and enjoyed another brilliant season in front of goal for club and country. He will be Poland’s best chance of breaking down a Senegal defence that has conceded just three times in the last ten games.

Nevertheless, as impressive as Senegal’s recent form seems, they had not win in four matches before victory against South Korea last time out - failing to beat Uzbekistan or even score against Luxembourg during that run.

Sadio Mane’s return is important, of course, after he played and scored in the Champions League final, but one man does not make a team.

Poland are top seeds in Group H, even if Colombia are now favourites to win the group, and the Poles should really be starting with a win.

A free-scoring attack meets a tight, well-organised defence in this match, but it really should be the strikers – with Robert Lewandowski at the forefront - who come out on top.

Poland vs Senegal Recommended bets with odds

Poland are favourites to beat Senegal in this game, but you can still get some good prices on them – Bet365 and Betfair are offering 7/5 on a Polish win.

Senegal got back to goalscoring ways last time out, and Poland have only kept two clean sheets in their last eight games, so backing both teams to score could also be profitable. Betfair are offering 20/21 on BTTS. Poland to win and BTTS is a best price of 9/2 with Bet365.

For the same reasons, you can bet on there being more than 2.5 goals in Tuesday’s match at a generous 13/10 with Ladbrokes.

Robert Lewandowski scored more than 40 goals for Bayern Munich last season, again, banged in 16 in World Cup qualifying and has four in Poland’s last three games. But you can still back him at a best price of 22/19 to net at any time against Senegal with 888sport.

Poland vs Senegal Top three bets

1) Both teams to score = “yes” at 20/21 with Betfair
2) Poland to win at 7/5 with Bet365
3) Robert Lewandowski to score at any time at 22/19 with 888sports

Poland vs Senegal Prediction

Poland are in good goalscoring form and can break down a stubborn Senegalese defence in order to get their 2018 World Cup campaign off to a winning start. Robert Lewandowski will be a key figure in that.

Correct score prediction: Poland 2-1 Senegal

Correct score best odds: 9/1 (10bet)

 

Poland Team News

Jakub Blaszczykowski has proved his fitness after his recent injury lay-off, as he played 90 minutes in the warm-up match against Chile and then came off the bench to score a penalty in the win against Lithuania last time out. Kamil Glik will miss Poland’s first two group stage matches through injury, however.

Poland Key Players

Robert Lewandowski scored three times in Poland’s two warm-up matches to move to 55 goals in 95 appearances. The Bayern Munich striker passed 40 goals at club level last season too, for the third consecutive time. Jakub Blaszczykowski is set to win his 100th cap in Poland’s first game, meanwhile. He has scored 20 goals in his first 99 games following the late penalty against Lithuania last time out.

Poland Team Form

After three matches without a goal (0-0 vs Uruguay and 1-0 defeats to Mexico and Nigeria), Poland team have hit back well. They beat South Korea 3-2 in March thanks to Piotr Zielinski’s last-minute strike before he and Robert Lewandowski scored again in a 2-2 draw with Chile - though the Poles were leading 2-0 at one point. Last time out, against Lithuania, Lewandowski scored two first-half goals before Dawid Kownacki and Jakub Blaszczykowski sealed a 4-0 win.

Poland Predicted Starting Line up

Expected Line up: 4-2-3-1

Senegal Team News

Moussa Konate's late strike in the friendly against South Korea could earn him a starting berth for the World Cup, which would be in place of Mbaye Niang. Captain Cheikh Kouyate replaced Idrissa Gueye for that match, but both could start in a 4-3-3 system with Ismaila Sarr dropping to the bench.

Senegal Key Players

Sadio Mane is Senegal’s star man, having starred for Liverpool as they reached the Champions League final. Mane scored in the defeat to Real Madrid too. Fellow Premier League players Idrissa Gueye and Cheikh Kouyate provide the solid platform in midfield, while Napoli defender Kalidou Koulibaly was a key figure in their title chase last year.

Senegal Team Form

Senegal Football team have lost just one of their last ten matches, but their win against South Korea in their final World Cup warm-up match was their first in five games after a run of three draws and a defeat. They drew 1-1 with Uzbekistan and 0-0 with Bosnia and failed to score again when they faced Luxembourg at the end of last month. A 2-1 defeat to Croatia followed but they returned to winning ways after an own goal and a Moussa Konate penalty in a 2-0 win against South Korea.

Senegal Predicted Starting Line up

Expected Line up: 4-3-3

Senegal head to the World Cup on the back of a run of just one defeat in ten games and just four goals conceded in that time. Unlike their previous World Cup in 2002, success will come as less of a surprise. Nevertheless, with the firepower of Robert Lewandowski and their status as top seeds in Group H to live up to, Poland will hope to continue their own recent unbeaten run as they kick off their 2018 World Cup campaign.
Robert Lewandowski was the top scorer in World Cup qualifying, with 16 in total to fire Poland to the World Cup.

About Poland vs Senegal Match

The last match to take place in the first round of fixtures at the 2018 World Cup in Russia sees Poland take on Senegal, with both teams back at the World Cup after missing two and three tournaments respectively. The game will take place at Moscow’s Otkritie Arena on Tuesday June 19 at 6pm local time.