Each day our exclusive MATCH OF THE DAQ service previews the big match of the day – usually a televised game.
As well as the preview we also bring you the head to head records of the two teams as well as a recommended bet on BETDAQ for the match.
Poland v England
World Cup Qualifying
K.O 20.00, ITV 1
HEAD TO HEAD
(Max 10 only)
12 Oct 2005 World Cup Qualifying, England 2-1 Poland
08 Sept 2004 World Cup Qualifying, Poland 1-2 England
27 Mar 1999 European Championship Qualifying, England 3-1 Poland
08 Sep 1999 European Championship Qualifying, Poland 0-0 England
31 May 1997 World Cup Qualifying, Poland 0-2 England
09 Oct 1996 World Cup Qualifying, England 2-1 Poland
08 Sep 1993 World Cup Qualifying, England 3-0 Poland
29 May 1993 World Cup Qualifying, Poland 1-1 England
13 Nov 1991 European Championship Qualifying, Poland 1-1 England
17 Nov 1990 European Championship Qualifying, England 2-0 Poland
PREVIEW
England weren’t brilliant on Friday, beating the world’s whipping boys San Marino just 5-0 at Wembley, but Three Lions fans are used to underwhelming performances. It took Wayne Rooney and company over half an hour to break down the part-timers, who had been thumped 13-0 by Germany and 11-0 by the Netherlands in recent years.
Roy Hodgson’s men will surely need to step up a gear if they are to return from Warsaw with three points against familiar foes Poland. This will be the sixth different time England will have faced the Poles in this round of the World Cup and they have won six times and lost just once, back in the disastrous 1974 campaign.
Poland have made a solid start to Group H, drawing with the tricky Montenegro 2-2 and then seeing off Macedonia 2-0. They have talented players, namely Borussia Dortmund’s Robert Lewandowski, but are likely to be without influential captain Jakub Blaszczykowski and Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny.
Overall, in 17 encounters, Poland have only once beaten England and, with the superior talent at Hodgson’s disposal, England really should cement their place at the top of the table with an away win. The 1.98 on BETDAQ is a very fair price and worth snapping up before it gets clipped in further.
RECOMMENDATION: (1-10 points)
Back England at around 1.98 on BETDAQ: 4 points
Monday: +3.48 points
OCTOBER RETURN TO DATE: +19.50 points
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