NED vs POL Dream11 Prediction: The Netherlands welcome Poland to the Johan Cruyff Arena in their next UEFA Nations League fixture. This is the first match of the year for both countries. The Netherlands last faced Estonia in November and won the game 5-0, courtesy of a hat-trick from Liverpool midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum and goals from Nathan Ake and Myron Boadu. Poland, on the other hand, faced Slovenia in November and beat them 3-2. Goals from Sebastian Szymanski, Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and Jacek Goralski secured the win for Poland. Tim Matavz and Josip Ilicic scored for Slovenia, who had Jasmin Kurtic sent off in the second half. Poland are coming on the back of a strong European Qualifiers campaign and as underdogs, they will be expected to take a cautious approach in this game. However, with star player Robert Lewandowski missing, coach Jerzy Brzeczek has a tough job on his hands against Netherlands.
Date: 5 September, Saturday
Time: 12:15 am IST
Place: Stadio Artemio Franchi, Florence
Form Guide:
NED: W-W-D-W
POL: W-W-W-W
Head-to-head (Last 5 Matches)
Netherlands wins: 3
Poland wins: 0
Draws: 2
Netherlands Team News
Ronald Koeman led the Netherlands to five wins from their final six European qualification matches, and they will be present in next summer’s finals, having surprisingly missed out four years ago in France. The home side have actually only lost three of their previous 15 matches against Poland in all competitions, recording six wins in the process, including victories in their last three encounters.
Injury update, unavailability
There have been some notable omissions from the Netherlands camp heading into this fixture, with the likes of Daley Blind, Davy Propper, Tonny Vilhena and Wout Weghorst not making the team.
NED Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Cillessen; Dumfries, De Vrij, Van Dijk, Ake; De Roon, F. de Jong; Babel, Wijnaldum, Depay; L. de Jong
Poland Team News
Poland, meanwhile, have also already qualified for next summer’s European Championships, winning eight of their 10 Group G matches to finish top of the section, six points clear of second-placed Austria. Jerzy Brzeczek’s side are yet to win a UEFA Nations League game, though, losing two and drawing two of their four previous games against Italy and Portugal in the 2018-19 edition.
Injury update, unavailability
Lewandowski scored 55 times in 47 appearances at club level last term, while he has netted 61 goals in 112 outings for Poland and will be a huge miss for the visitors on Friday night.
POL Playing 11 & Subs (probable)
Szczesny; Bereszynski, Glik, Bednarek, Karbownik; Goralski, Krychowiak; Szymanski, Zielinski, Grosicki; Piatek
Let’s take a look at the dream 11 prediction for today’s football match
Goalkeeper: Szczesny
Defenders: Van Dijk, Ake, Veltman
Midfielders: Zielinski, Szymanski, F De Jong, Wijnaldum
Forwards: Depay, L De Jong, Piatek
Luke de Jong: The Sevilla striker is responsible for his side’s triumph in the Europa League with a couple of goals in the final.
Memphis Depay: The Dutch striker is in wonderful form who took the French side Lyon all the way into the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Wijnaldum: He can always pop up with a goal given his elevated role in the side’s formation to see the two make up the one-two of picks from the side.
Piotr Zielinski: The Polish midfielder has massively escalated his stature after an enthralling season with Napoli. He is a smart choice here.
Who will win NED vs POL Today Match Prediction Football
This is a very, very difficult game to predict as Poland cannot be taken lightly due to their experience and quality across the field. The Netherlands were in impressive form in the latter stages of 2019, though, and we fancy the hosts to just edge a close encounter on Friday night. We predict a 2-0 win for the Netherlands in today match prediction.