Poland vs Saudi Arabia: Predicted lineup, injury news, head-to-head

The Arabs lead Group C following their victory over Argentina.

The Group C of the 2022 World Cup felt predictable and pretty obvious at first. Argentina seemed as the strongest team whereas Saudi Arabia were the weakest team. However, the Arabs took their fate into their hands and beat Argentina 2-1. The Saudi Arabia defenders completely frustrated the Argentina players. They also played the offside trap perfectly, outsmarting the Argentinians many times.

On the other hand, Poland faced Mexico in what was supposed to be an easy win. However, Ochoa managed to trigger his infamous World Cup form and saved a penalty.

Kick off: 6:30 pm (IST) , 1:00 pm (GMT)

Poland Form ( All Comps): L L W W D

Saudi Arabia Form ( All Comps) : D W D L W

Injury & Team News

Krystian Bielik and Bartosz Bereszynski are both minor injury doubts. There is a high possibility that Poland can repeat the same line-up. Poland can play Milik if they want more support for their attack.

Saudi Arabia will face Poland after a surprise win over tournament favourites Argentina. Yasir Al-Shahrani is definitely out for the entire World Cup. He will require surgery for a fractured jaw after a collision with his goalkeeper.

Players to watch

Robert Lewandowski

The main man for Poland. Over the years, Lewandowski has competed with Messi and Ronaldo in terms of the most goals scored. The FC Barcelona striker has managed to score 76 goals in 135 appearances for Poland which is a great feat. Robert Lewandowski is also one of the best strikers at the club level.

However his horror and dry run in the World Cup continue. After missing a penalty against Mexico, Lewandowski is yet to score a goal in the World Cup. It is possible that Robert can get started on this when Poland will face Saudi Arabia.

Salem Al-Dawsari

The Saudi Arabia winger is receiving lots of fame after scoring the winning goal against Argentina. However, Salem has accomplished much in his career before as well. Salem joined Al Hilal as a youth player. Over the years he managed 207 appearances scoring 47 goals. One of these goals includes a crucial goal in the 2018 AFC Champions League Final.

Salem has also scored 18 goals in 72 appearances for Saudi Arabia. Moreover, Saudi Arabia and Salem can prove whether he's consistent or not when they face Poland.

Head To Head Stats

Matches: 4

Poland 4

Draws: 0

Saudi Arabia: 0

Predicted Line-up

Poland XI: (4-1-4-1)

Szczęsny, Bereszyński, Kiwior, Glik, Cash, Krychowiak, Zalewski, Szymański, Zieliński, Kaminski, Robert Lewandowski

Saudi Arabia XI: (4-1-4-1)

Owais, Abdulhamid, Tambakti, Bulayhi, Burayak, Malki, Brikan, Abid, Kanno, Salem -AlDawsari, Shehri

Poland vs Saudi Arabia: Prediction

Anything can happen in this match since Poland have the better players. But Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, are facing them after a major boost of beating Argentina. It is possible that Saudi Arabia can fail to perform. However, no team should be underestimated in the World Cup.

Prediction: Poland 1-2 Saudi Arabia