Poland vs Austria Prediction in Group D, EURO 2024

Overview before the match Poland vs Austria

Poland and Austria meet at Berlin's Olympiastadion in search of their first win at EURO 2024. Poland lost 2-1 to the Netherlands in their opening match, but have never lost two consecutive games at a EURO in their previous appearances.

Against the Netherlands, Poland took the lead but then lost. They have the lowest winning percentage after taking the lead among teams who have played more than five matches since EURO 2008.

Poland were without their number one striker Robert Lewandowski in the opening match. They hope that the striker will recover from a thigh injury and play against Austria.

Lewandowski has played all 18 major matches for Poland from EURO 2012 to the 2022 World Cup. He is a very important factor in the home team's attack. Obviously, the team nicknamed "White Eagles" is still not used to not having Lewandowski on the field.

Austria lost 1-0 to France in their opening game, courtesy of a Wober own goal. Ralf Rangnick's side had more possession than France (52%), completed more passes (401 to 390) and made more passes in the final third than their opponents (137 to 108). However, they only managed five shots.

Head to head record between Poland vs Austria

The only previous meeting between Poland and Austria at a major tournament was a 1-1 draw in the group stage of EURO 2008. That was the only point either team earned at the tournament.

Austria won three of their first five meetings with Poland (L2) between 1935 and 1994, but are now winless in their last five meetings (D2 L3), all of which came in competitive matches between 2004 and 2019.

Their last two meetings came in EURO 2020 qualifying, with Poland winning 1-0 in Vienna and drawing 0-0 in Warsaw.

Expected lineup:

Poland: Szczęsny, Bednarek, Dawidowicz, Kiwior; Frankowski, Moder, Romanczuk, Zielinski, Zalewski, Urbański, Lewandowski.

Austria: Pentz, Posch, Danso, Wöber, Mwene; Seiwald, Laimer, Wimmer, Sabitzer, Baumgartner, Gregoritsch.

Forecast:

According to Opta, Austria have a better chance of winning with a rate of 46.4%. Meanwhile, Poland have a 27.5% chance of winning the match, while the odds for a draw for this match are 26.1%.

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