Poland-Germany is a friendly match and will be played on Friday at 20:45: odds, predictions, statistics, insights
On Monday, one of Germany’s oldest and most iconic stadiums, the Weserstadion in Bremen, should have celebrated Germany’s 1000th match with a win.
Everything seemed set for the Mannschaft’s victory in the friendly against Ukraine, but Hansi Flick’s selection only avoided defeat at the last gasp, retaking Rebrov’s men, who were two goals ahead (3-3) with minutes to go. It was, to say the least, a pyrotechnic match, in which all those defensive shortcomings, which in the Qatari World Cup last November, conditioned the path of Kimmich and his teammates, emerged. Germany – Flick and his men will only play friendlies from now until the European Championship, which they will have the burden and honour of organising, having already qualified by right – had also conceded three goals in the previous test against Belgium, played in March (2-3). The switch to a three-man defence, decided by the former Bayern Munich coach, has so far proved unsuccessful, but the selector should nevertheless continue along this path.
Poland dream of a prestigious win
Germany’s performance against Ukraine gave the impression of being an open building site, perhaps too reckless, but above all lacking in concentration and even laziness.
Santos
MMore attention will be needed against Poland, whom the Germans will face in the friendly in Warsaw. The Poles, coached by former Portugal coach Fernando Santos, will return their focus to Euro 2024 qualifiers in the coming week, but first they will try to secure a prestigious victory against Germany. One defeat and one victory is the balance of their journey to Euro 2024 so far. They began with a crushing 3-1 defeat against the Czech Republic, but in their next match they came out on top against Albania 1-0. On Tuesday they will face Moldova, who are third in the standings and one point behind Poland. Santos is thinking of a 4-3-3 with Kaminski and Roma’s Zalewski backing Lewandowski, while Flick will opt for an atypical 3-3-1-3 with Musiala playing behind Havertz, Werner and Fullkrug, the latter of whom has proved invaluable in recent matches.
The Prediction
Germany’s shaky defence as seen against Belgium and Ukraine could struggle to contain a relentless striker like Lewandowski. The chances of Poland scoring at least one goal are very high. And it cannot be ruled out that, dealing with an experimental line-up, Santos’ team will manage to avoid defeat.
The probable line-ups for Poland v Germany
- POLAND (4-3-3): Szczesny; Frankowski, Salamon, Bednarek, Kiwior; Linetty, Swiderski, Zielinski; Kaminski, Lewandowski, Zalewski.
- GERMANY (3-3-1-3): ter Stegen; Ginter, Rüdiger, Schlotterbeck; Wolf, Kimmich, Henrichs; Musiala; Havertz, Füllkrug, Werner.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
