Can Slovenia Complete Double Over Poland?
Poland vs Slovenia - 19/11/2019
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We have reached the final round of matches in 2020 European Championship qualifying Group G. There is very little left to play for at the top of the group as Poland are guaranteed to finish in first place and Austria have already claimed second place.
However, every team will want to finish the campaign with a positive result including Poland and Slovenia who meet at the National Stadium in Warsaw on the 19th of November.
Poland come into this game on 23 points and cannot be caught even if they lose this match. They have won 7 of their 9 games in the group, suffering just one defeat which came away to Slovenia earlier in the campaign.
The Poles Started with a good 1-0 away win against Austria and went on to win their next 3 matches to move clear at the top of Group G. Having suffered their first defeat of the group in Slovenia, Poland were then held to a draw at home by Austria but responded by defeating Latvia away, North Macedonia at home and Israel away.
Trends Show Poland have lost only one of their last 10 matches in all competitions. They have won 3 and drawn one of their last 4 home games, all of which have come in this group. Poland have been very strong defensively at home during this qualifying group and have yet to concede a goal.
Slovenia make the trip to Poland sitting in 3rd place in the group. They have 14 points from 9 matches played but are 4 points adrift of second placed Austria meaning they cannot qualify for the 2020 European Championship next summer. The draw at home with North Macedonia in their second game and 1-0 defeat in Austria in their third match of the group proved costly.
Despite winning their next 3 games, including a good 2-0 home win over Poland, Slovenia slipped up again when they were defeated in North Macedonia. They then lost at home against Austria and that result put an end to any chance Slovenia had of finishing in the top two places.
Recent away form has been poor and Slovenia have won only one of their last 7 away matches in all competitions. They do not concede many goals on the road but have kept only one clean sheet in their last 7 away games.
Team news and Poland have Robert Lewandowski to lead the line and he could be joined by Krzysztof Piątek who scored in the win over Israel.
Slovenia relied on an own goal to defeat Latvia on Saturday and will be hoping for more creativity from Josip Iličić. Goalkeeper Jan Oblak Is arguably their best player and will have plenty of work to do in this game.
Poland will want to finish Group G with a good win but may find Slovenia are difficult to breakdown. With their attacking threat, Poland should be able to make the breakthrough to win this game by a narrow margin.
Home team
Away team
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Correct score
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EuQ
433621
1
3 - 0
3.11
8° 1.72
1.72
3.70
5.50
1
-1
1
3 - 2(1 - 1)