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Italy vs Poland: result 1-1 and analysis

UEFA Nations LeagueLeague A - 1Kick-off on September 7, 2018 at 06:45 PM (UTC)Stadio Olimpico, Roma

Italy
1-1
Poland

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What was the result of Italy vs Poland?

Italy and Poland drew 1-1 on September 7, 2018.

Goalscorers

  • 40′P. ZielińskiPoland
  • 78′JorginhoItaly (pen.)

Official lineup for Italy vs Poland

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Italy

4-3-3
  1. 10L. Insigne
  2. 9M. Balotelli
  3. 20F. Bernardeschi
  1. 18R. Gagliardini
  2. 5Jorginho
  3. 16L. Pellegrini
  1. 15C. Biraghi
  2. 3G. Chiellini
  3. 19L. Bonucci
  4. 21D. Zappacosta
  1. 22G. Donnarumma

Poland

4-4-1-1
  1. 9R. Lewandowski
  1. 20P. Zieliński
  1. 21R. Kurzawa
  2. 11M. Klich
  3. 10G. Krychowiak
  4. 16J. Błaszczykowski
  1. 3A. Reca
  2. 5J. Bednarek
  3. 15K. Glik
  4. 18B. Bereszyński
  1. 22Ł. Fabiański
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Italy have 7 wins, 4 draws and 4 defeats; Poland have 8, 2 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Italy
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 4, 2018Netherlands(home)1-1Friendlies
Jun 1, 2018France(away)1-3Friendlies
May 28, 2018Saudi Arabia(home)2-1Friendlies
Mar 27, 2018England(away)1-1Friendlies
Mar 23, 2018Argentina(away)0-2Friendlies
Poland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jun 28, 2018Japan(away)1-0World Cup
Jun 24, 2018Colombia(home)0-3World Cup
Jun 19, 2018Senegal(home)1-2World Cup
Jun 12, 2018Lithuania(home)4-0Friendlies
Jun 8, 2018Chile(home)2-2Friendlies

How many goals should we expect?

Italy score 1.7 and concede 0.9 goals per match over their last 15; Poland score 1.9 and concede 1.3.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Italy1.70.966/157/15
Poland1.91.347/1511/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Italy sit 2nd in UEFA Nations League (7 points from 4 matches) and Poland sit 3rd (4 points from 4 matches).

2026 standings
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2ItalyGroup A4211857
3PolandGroup D4112744

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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