With 13 points, Poland are in second place, three points behind the leaders, Netherlands. Ahead of tonight’s crucial match, Poland have a record of four victories, one draw, and one loss from their six games in Group G.
Two of their last four encounters have ended in a draw. Moreover, the White-Reds have only prevailed in three of their previous 21 games against the Netherlands, losing 10 in the process.
With a record of five victories and one tie from their six games, Netherlands have amassed 16 points, placing them atop the section. They are also easily the top scorers with 22 goals while having only given up three.
With the victory against Poland tonight, the Netherlands will guarantee their place in the 2026 World Cup finals for next summer, ahead of their match against Lithuania on November 17.
Given the potency of their squad, it would be shocking to see the Netherlands lose first place in the group. Anyways, they will be committed to winning tonight.
Key stats
Poland have won 12 of their last 14 World Cup qualifying matches at home (D1 L1).
Poland have lost only two of their last 14 World Cup qualifying matches (W10 D2).
Poland have scored in their last 20 World Cup qualifying matches.
The Netherlands are unbeaten in their last 14 matches against Poland (W8 D6), since a 2-0 defeat away from home in May 1979 (UEFA European Championship qualifying).
The Netherlands are unbeaten in their last 15 World Cup qualifying matches (W12 D3).
The Netherlands have scored in their last 19 World Cup qualifying matches.
Memphis Depay has scored 19 goals in his last 14 appearances in World Cup qualifying.
Poland vs Netherlands prediction
In Group G, the Netherlands sit at the top of the group with five victories and a draw thus far, sitting three points ahead of Poland and six clear of Finland, with the latter only having one game left and so they cannot finish at the top.
The Dutch could be toppled because a defeat in Warsaw will see Poland head to the top on the head-to-head rule after the two sides shared a 1-1 draw in the September international break. The Netherlands most recently hammered Finland by four goals to nil in Amsterdam last month, whilst Poland managed to ease to a 2-0 victory in Vilnius against Lithuania.
