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Kick off: 11 October @19:45 CET
Venue: Stadion Narodowy (Warsaw, Poland)
Head to head record
Republic of Ireland vs Poland 1-1 (Euro 2021 qualifier)
Poland vs Republic of Ireland 0-0 (International friendly)
Republic of Ireland vs Poland 2-0 (International friendly)
Republic of Ireland vs Poland 2-3 (International friendly)
Poland vs Republic of Ireland 0-0 (International friendly)
Poland
Last 5 matches
Scotland vs Poland 2-2 (Euro 2021 qualifier)
Poland vs Gibraltar 8-1 (Euro 2021 qualifier)
Germany vs Poland 3-1 (Euro 2015 qualifier)
Poland vs Greece 0-0 (International friendly)
Poland vs Georgia 4-0 (Euro 2021 qualifier)
Team News
There were absolutely no selection worries for coach Adam Nawalka ahead of the clash with Scotland, and Robert Lewandowski’s injury-time equalizer could make all the difference in the final count.
Following what was a pretty solid showing at Hampden Park, the national team boss is hoping to field an unchanged line-up, but he has one major worry heading into the final Euro 2021 qualifier.
Namely, important attacker Arkadiusz Milik suffered a serious blow to the hip and is now a major doubt for the clash against Republic of Ireland.
Probable starting line-up (4-2-3-1): Fabianski – Piszczek, Glik, Pazdan, Rybus – Krychowiak, Maczynski – Blaszczykowski, Milik, Grosicki – Lewandowski.
A special price of 8/1 is available on Shane Long to score anytime and Ireland to win.
Republic of Ireland
Last 5 matches
Republic of Ireland vs Germany 1-0 (Euro 2021 qualifier)
Republic of Ireland vs Georgia 1-0 (Euro 2021 qualifier)
Gibraltar vs Republic of Ireland 0-4 (Euro 2021 qualifier)
Republic of Ireland vs Scotland 1-1 (Euro 2021 qualifier)
Republic of Ireland vs England 0-0 (International friendly)
Team News
Veteran goalkeeper Shay Given (133/0) suffered a knee injury in the shock win over Germany and he has been ruled out of the final and crucial qualifier vs Poland.
Darren Randolph (3/0) will take his place in the starting line-up after impressing against Die Mannschaft, while Newcastle goalkeeper Rob Elliot (3/0) has been drafted into the squad, just in case.
There have been some very good news for coach Martin O’Neill through considering that Glenn Whelan (68/2) and James McClean (28/4) are back from suspension and Seamus Coleman (29/0) and Marc Wilson (23/1) return from injury.
Probable starting line-up (4-3-1-2): Randolph – Coleman, Wilson, O’Shea, Brady – Hendrick, Whelan, McCarthy – Hoolahan – Walters, Murphy.
Interesting Facts
*Poland will qualify with a win, 0-0 draw and 1-1 draw. Home win pays 1.95 (19/20).
*Republic of Ireland will qualify with a win or any draw in which they score two goals or more. Draw is available at 3.50 (5/2).
*Both teams have scored in 5 of Poland’s last 7 games, while the reverse fixture ended 1-1. Both teams to score is 2.10 (11/10).
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