Poland vs Netherlands Predictions & Match Preview

Poland vs Netherlands Prediction

Volksparkstadion in Hamburg will host Group D opener between Poland and the Netherlands on Sunday afternoon. Both outfits have suffered big injury blows after the latest friendlies. Which team will be faster to adjust ahead of the match?

• Netherlands enter this on the back of two straight 4-0 victories.
• Poland are without their main star Robert Lewandowski.
• Netherlands bagged four or more goals in all but one of their last five matches.
• Six of the previous eight H2H encounters between these rivals provided at least three goals.

Poland dispatched Turkey 2-1 with a last-gasp winner in a friendly on Monday night. Nevertheless, the match gave them horrendous consequences with injuries to several of their big stars, including Robert Lewandowski.

The Netherlands picked up two commanding wins in their respective exhibitions ahead of the 2024 Euro.

They demolished Canada and Iceland 4-0 each earlier this month. Can Ronald Koeman’s men translate such an inspiring form into competitive matches?

Poland vs Netherlands Predicted Lineups and Team News

• Robert Lewandowski is officially ruled out of Poland’s opening game at the Euro.
• Barcelona’s striker suffered a ruptured biceps thigh muscle on Monday night in a 2-1 win over Turkey.
• The win also left Karol Swiderski and Pawel Dawidowicz with injury woes. Their status is questionable ahead of the game.

Poland (3-5-2): Szczesny – Bednarek, Salamon, Kiwior – Frankowski, Piotrowski, Slisz, Zielinski, Zalewski – Piatek, Buksa

• The Netherlands will be without Frenkie de Jong who is ruled out for the tournament.
• Teun Koopmeiners will not feature for Oranje in Germany either.

Netherlands (4-3-3): Verbruggen– Dumfries, de Vrij, van Dijk, Ake – Reijnders, Schouten, Veerman – Simons, Depay, Gakpo

Poland to struggle against Netherlands without Lewandowski

Poland failed to secure the automatic qualification despite facing the likes of Albania, Czechia, Moldova, and Faroe Islands in Group E. They needed penalties to see off Wales in the playoff final in March this year. The team led by Michal Probierz managed to improve form in the latest friendlies.

They defeated Ukraine and Turkey in two high-scoring encounters. Nevertheless, the absence of Lewandowski and potentially Swiderski will seriously impact their ambitions in the tournament opener.

The Netherlands will come into the match on a high after two separate 4-0 wins in exhibitions. And they are scoring for fun these days and they should be able to find the back of the net multiple times past the insecure Polish defence.

We’ll back the Netherlands to have the lead at the half time and win the match at the end at the 2.50 odds.

Netherlands are scoring at will these days

Each of Dutch last five games in all competitions provided three or more goals. Oranje bagged at least four goals in four of these five matches.

We’ve also seen three or more goals in all but one of Poland’s previous four games. Finally, at least three goals were scored in six of the last eight H2H clashes between these counterparts. You can back the Over 2.5 goals pick at the 1.90 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- June 13, 2024

Poland vs Netherlands Betting Tips

HT/FT Netherlands/Netherlands

OK

2.50 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

OK

1.91 Odds

Correct Score: Netherlands 3-0

OK

12.00 Odds