Poland secured an excellent 3-1 win over Ukraine on Friday night and head into their final warm-up game ahead of Euro 2024 full of confidence.
Visitors Turkey held Italy to a goalless draw in midweek which will have pleased manager Vincenzo Montella as their last away game ended in a 6-1 defeat in Austria.
Poland are in the ‘group of death' in Germany this summer alongside France, Netherlands and Austria which will be tough for them to progress from, while will be quietly confident about their chances of escaping Group F which consists of Portugal, Czech Republic and Georgia.
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Poland vs Turkey prediction: Will Turkey fail to score on the road again?
Key Stats
- Poland have won four of their six previous encounters with Turkey.
- Turkey are without a win in their last four away games, losing two and drawing two.
- Poland have won their last three home games and have scored at least two goals in each of those victories.
- Robert Lewandowski has scored 82 goals in 149 caps for Poland and we're backing him to score against Turkey on Monday.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Poland the slight favourite
- HOME: 10/7 (2.43) – 41.2%
- DRAW: 5/2 (3.50) – 28.6%
- AWAY: 2/1 (3.00) – 33.3%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
You can find all our predictions for today's games on our football betting tips page.
Last five H2Hs: Poland in front
Poland have won three and lost two of their last five games against Turkey with the last meeting between the pair coming in 1993.
Poland preview: An aging squad
This Poland side only consists of two players under the age of 24 which is surely going to be a concern for future tournaments as the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Kamil Grosicki and Wojciech Szczęsny are coming to the ends of their careers and will be tough to replace.
Having said that, Poland do appear to have a lot of goals in them which they are going to need if they are to escape the ‘group of death' this summer and if they can get Lewandowski firing, the Poles will stand a chance.
Predicted lineup: Skorupski (GK), Salamon, Kiwior, Walukiewicz, Zieliński, Romanczuk, Szymański, Zalewski, Urbański, Buksa & Skóraś
UEFA Nations League A 05/09/24
W
Scotland
2
Poland
3
Euro 2024 25/06/24
D
France
1
Poland
1
Euro 2024 21/06/24
L
Austria
3
Poland
1
Euro 2024 16/06/24
L
Netherlands
2
Poland
1
International Match 10/06/24
W
Turkey
1
Poland
2
Turkey preview: Some good young talents
Vincenzo Montella's side certainly has some good young prospects which will hopefully go on to be big players in European football and help build the national team back up to the standards we have seen in the past but for now, not a whole lot is expected of Turkey at Euro 2024.
Captain Hakan Çalhanoğlu is the main danger man from open play and set-pieces and veteran striker Cenk Tosun has a good record at international level and with the right kind of service could score goals in Germany, while Merih Demiral is a leader at the back and will command the defence well.
Predicted lineup: Bayındır (GK), Ayhan, Bardakcı, Çelik, Müldür, Kabak, Çalhanoğlu, Yazıcı, Yılmaz, Aydın & Yıldız
Euro 2024 06/07/24
L
Netherlands
2
Turkey
1
Euro 2024 02/07/24
W
Austria
1
Turkey
2
Euro 2024 26/06/24
W
Czech Republic
1
Turkey
2
Euro 2024 22/06/24
L
Portugal
3
Turkey
0
Euro 2024 18/06/24
W
Georgia
1
Turkey
3
Player to watch – Robert Lewandowski
Robert Lewandowski is a goal machine and has been throughout his career at both club and international level.
Now at the age of 35, Lewandowski might be coming to the end of his career but he is still one of the most dangerous strikers inside the box having scored 26 goals in 49 games across all competitions for Barcelona this season.
The Poland legend is set to earn his 105th cap against Turkey
However, the Barcelona forward is yet to score a goal in 2024 for his country in three appearances and the Poland fans will be hoping that he is saving his best for Euro 2024 but we're backing the veteran forward to score against Turkey on Monday.
