Poland will take on Croatia at the PGE Narodowy stadium in the Nations League A Group 1 match on Tuesday, 15 October.
Will Croatia beat Poland again or will the hosts do better this time around, having the advantage of playing at home? Find out from our Poland vs Croatia prediction, but remember to also check our other Nations League predictions as well.
Contents
Poland vs Croatia prediction: Not many goals expected in this duel
Key Stats
- We saw both teams score in four of the last five Croatia's matches.
- Poland have gone over 2.5 total goals in six of their last eight games.
- Croatia have gone over 2.5 total goals in seven of their last nine fixtures.
Correct score prediction: Poland 1-2 Croatia
While Poland are a good team, they often disappoint against bigger teams and Croatia are certainly the better team on paper, with great results over the past decade. With that in mind, we can see Croatia getting the win in this match.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Croatia the more likely winners
- HOME: 9/4 (3.25) – 30.80%
- DRAW: 23/10 (3.30) – 30.30%
- AWAY: 6/5 (2.25) – 45.50%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
We can see from these Poland vs Croatia odds that the bookies see the guests as the expected winners, although the hosts aren't without a chance either in this game.
After all, the last time these two teams met, which was just a month ago, Croatia have only managed to win 1-0 at home, so we can expect a closely contested duel in Poland.
View more of our football tips for the October international break via the link.
Most recent H2Hs: Croatia dominating the matchup
In six previous encounters between these two teams, Poland have won only once, along with one draw, while the other four games have all gone to Croatia.
UEFA Nations League A 08/09/24
Croatia
Poland
Poland preview: Hoping to avoid third loss in a row
After beating Scotland in an exciting duel at the start of this Nations League edition, Poland have lost their next to matches to Croatia and Portugal, putting them in danger of getting relegated from League A.
At the moment, they are still three points ahead of Scotland who lost all of their matches, so the danger isn't imminent, but with three games left to be played, Poland will need another good result to secure their place in the top league of UEFA Nations League.
Meanwhile, Poland will have to manage without injured Bartlomiej Dragowski, Kacper Kozlowski, Mateusz Skrzypczak, and Sebastian Walukiewicz.
Predicted lineup: Skorupski (GK), Dawidowicz, Bednarek, Kiwior, Frankowski, Zielinski, Szymanski, Urbanski, Zalewski, Piatek & Lewandowski
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 24/03/25
W
Malta
0
Poland
2
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 21/03/25
W
Lithuania
0
Poland
1
UEFA Nations League A 18/11/24
L
Scotland
2
Poland
1
UEFA Nations League A 15/11/24
L
Portugal
5
Poland
1
UEFA Nations League A 15/10/24
D
Croatia
3
Poland
3
Croatia preview: Trying to catch up with Portugal
After the first three rounds of this Nations League edition, Croatia are second in their group with two wins and a loss to Portugal, who have won all three of their matches. Of course, Croatia can reach the playoffs as the second team in the group as well and a win over Poland or at least avoiding a loss in this game, would put them in a great position to achieve this.
Predicted lineup: Livakovic (GK), Gvardiol, Caleta-Car, Sutalom Perisic, Modric, Kovacic, Sosa, Sucic, Matanovic & Kramaric
UEFA Nations League 23/03/25
L
France
2
Croatia
0
UEFA Nations League 20/03/25
W
France
0
Croatia
2
UEFA Nations League A 18/11/24
D
Portugal
1
Croatia
1
UEFA Nations League A 15/11/24
L
Scotland
1
Croatia
0
UEFA Nations League A 15/10/24
D
Poland
3
Croatia
3
Player to watch: Andrej Kramaric
With 30 goals in Croatian national team, Kramaric has the quality and experience to push Croatia to a win over Poland, which is why he's our player to watch in this match.
