We have been impressed with France in their first two matches, as have the bookies who have them as joint favourites with Germany to win the competition.
England are 5.5, which is a joke, in our opinion, but now is not the time to discuss Gareth Southgate and his team of underperformers.
For Poland, this match is about pride as they cannot qualify for the round of 16, but France will no doubt be starting with a full-strength line-up as this is a match they must win, bearing in mind they are on the same number of points as the Netherlands and only one point in front of Austria.
Odds and Predictions
No matter which way you look at this match, we cannot see any other result than a win for France.
Poland must be wishing time could have stood still when they took the lead against the Netherlands in their first match of the tournament, but it has all gone downhill from there.
No surprise in the odds for this match, the bookies have France at 1.28, the odds for a Poland win are 10.0 and the draw is priced up at 5.75.
We don’t like giving predictions with short odds but in this case, we just cannot see any other result than an emphatic French win.
A score of 3 – 0 is priced at 9.0, so we will be having a little bit of that as well.
To add a little spice to our tips, we have also gone for a Bet Builder.
‘Over 2 goals’, ‘Over 6 corners for France’ and ‘over 2 cards’.
Odds of 5.0 for that one, so let’s hope that France does the business for us.
Comparison and Statistics from Past Meetings between the Teams
France and Poland have faced each other H2H a total of seventeen times in their history.
France has won nine matches, Poland has won three, and five games have ended in a draw.
The last five head-to-head matches between the two teams are listed below.
| Past Meetings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04 Dec 2022 | france | 3-1 | poland | FIFA World Cup |
| 09 Jun 2011 | poland | 0-1 | france | Friendly Game |
| 17 Nov 2004 | france | 0-0 | poland | Friendly Game |
| 23 Feb 2000 | france | 1-0 | poland | Friendly Game |
| 16 Aug 1995 | france | 1-1 | poland | UEFA European Championship Qualifier |
Expected Line Ups
You have to feel for the Polish Legend, Robert Lewandowski, as this will no doubt be his final tournament and there is no getting away from the fact that Poland has been disappointing.
For France, it seems that the world is their oyster and there must be great excitement about how the rest of the tournament will unfold for them.
France (4-2-3-1) Mike Maignan; Jules Koundé, William Saliba, Dayot Upamecano, Theo Hernández; N’Golo Kanté, Adrien Rabiot; Ousmane Dembélé, Antoine Griezmann, Kylian Mbappé; Marcus Thuram.
Poland (4-2-3-1) Wojciech Szczęsny; Bartosz Bereszyński, Jan Bednarek, Jakub Kiwior, Przemysław Frankowski; Piotr Zieliński, Jakub Moder; Sebastian Szymański, Damian Szymański, Nicola Zalewski; Robert Lewandowski.
How Far Will These Teams Progress in the Tournament?
We expect France to move on to the round of 16 and to progress from there, a place in the final must be a strong possibility.
It’s goodbye to Poland. Hopefully, they can regroup in preparation for the World Cup qualifiers which start in the early part of 2025.
