Bosnia & Herzegovina host Poland in the UEFA Nations League. Poland have picked up decent results across their last five outings, with two wins and just the one defeat, while Bosnia's longer sample of matches has been much more mixed, with wins and heavy losses both in the mix.
These two sides met only ten days before this game, in the reverse fixture, and could only play out a goalless draw. That gives us a very fresh look at how they match up before they do it all again.
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Recent form: two different pictures
Poland's last five matches have brought two wins, two draws and a single loss, with five goals scored and four conceded. It's a tidy, competitive record without any obvious slump.
Bosnia & Herzegovina: 9 completed matches; Poland: 5 completed matches.
Bosnia & Herzegovina
- Win
- 22.2% 2 / 9
- Draw
- 44.4% 4 / 9
- Loss
- 33.4% 3 / 9
- Scored
- 11
- Conceded
- 12
- Difference
- -1
Poland
- Win
- 40% 2 / 5
- Draw
- 40% 2 / 5
- Loss
- 20% 1 / 5
- Scored
- 5
- Conceded
- 4
- Difference
- +1
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Poland | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 25.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| World Cup | USA | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 02.07.2026 | 2-0 |
| World Cup | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Qatar | 24.06.2026 | 3-1 |
| World Cup | Switzerland | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 18.06.2026 | 4-1 |
| World Cup | Canada | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 12.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Panama | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 06.06.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Bosnia & Herzegovina | FYR Macedonia | 29.05.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | Malta | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 12.10.2025 | 1-4 |
| Friendlies | Slovenia | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10.06.2025 | 2-1 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Poland | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 25.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| Friendlies | Poland | Nigeria | 03.06.2026 | 2-2 |
| Friendlies | Poland | Ukraine | 31.05.2026 | 0-2 |
| Friendlies | Poland | New Zealand | 09.10.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Poland | Moldova | 06.06.2025 | 2-0 |
Bosnia's sample covers nine matches and shows more scars, with three defeats mixed among four draws and only two wins. Eleven goals scored against twelve conceded points to a side that can be entertaining but leaky at the back.
Bosnia's numbers suggest they're capable of both scoring and shipping goals, while Poland's record looks steadier over a shorter run.
Comparative Team Statistics: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Poland

Head-to-head: recent draw, older wins for Poland
The head-to-head log here only stretches to three matches, but it tells a clear story. Back in 2020 Poland won both legs of a Nations League double-header, 2-1 away and then 3-0 at home.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA Nations League | Poland | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 25.09.2026 | 0-0 |
| UEFA Nations League | Poland | Bosnia & Herzegovina | 14.10.2020 | 3-0 |
| UEFA Nations League | Bosnia & Herzegovina | Poland | 07.09.2020 | 1-2 |
Fast forward to this September and the pattern changed, with the sides drawing 0-0 in what was essentially a mirror of this fixture just days earlier.
Poland have historically had the upper hand in this match-up, but the most recent meeting suggests things have levelled out.

A quick rematch after a goalless draw
Playing the same opponent twice inside a fortnight tends to make games tighter rather than looser, and that 0-0 from late September already points that way. Neither side found a way through, and there's no strong reason from the form data to expect that to suddenly change.
Bosnia's wider form shows they can concede in bunches, which keeps goals in play, but Poland's own numbers aren't free-scoring either. It sets up a contest where a low-scoring, cagey affair feels like the more likely shape, even if it doesn't guarantee another blank scoresheet.
Key player statistics: Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Poland
Squad lists and player details
Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. Bičakčić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 36 | Defender | 185 | 85 |
| E. Džeko | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 40 | Forward | 193 | 80 |
| I. Šunjić | Croatia | 29 | Midfielder | 184 | 75 |
| S. Kolašinac | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33 | Defender | 183 | 85 |
| N. Katić | Croatia | 29 | Defender | 194 | 90 |
| A. Dedić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | Defender | 180 | 74 |
| N. Vasilj | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30 | Goalkeeper | 193 | 86 |
| S. Radeljić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 | Defender | 189 | n/a |
| A. Hasić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 24 | Midfielder | 177 | 70 |
| D. Burnić | Germany | 28 | Midfielder | 181 | 73 |
| H. Tabaković | Switzerland | 32 | Attacker | 196 | 90 |
| D. Šarić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 | Midfielder | 180 | 74 |
| E. Demirović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | Attacker | 185 | 84 |
| A. Hadžiahmetović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 29 | Midfielder | 179 | 71 |
| H. Hajradinović | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 32 | Midfielder | 178 | 72 |
| D. Hadžikadunić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | Defender | 191 | 81 |
| A. Barišić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 25 | Defender | 192 | 86 |
| O. Hadžikić | Austria | 30 | Goalkeeper | 186 | 86 |
| A. Gigović | Sweden | 24 | Midfielder | 187 | 78 |
| N. Mujakić | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 28 | Defender | 189 | 78 |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P. Zieliński | Poland | 32 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
| R. Lewandowski | Poland | 38 | Attacker | 186 | 81 |
| K. Piątek | Poland | 31 | Forward | 180 | 75 |
| J. Piotrowski | Poland | 29 | Midfielder | 188 | 79 |
| T. Kędziora | Poland | 32 | Defender | 183 | 73 |
| M. Bułka | Poland | 27 | Goalkeeper | 199 | 97 |
| K. Świderski | Poland | 29 | Attacker | 184 | 77 |
| Ł. Skorupski | Poland | 35 | Goalkeeper | 187 | 90 |
| J. Bednarek | Poland | 30 | Defender | 189 | 84 |
| B. Bereszyński | Poland | 34 | Defender | 183 | 77 |
| P. Frankowski | Poland | 31 | Defender | 175 | 70 |
| M. Bogusz | Poland | 25 | Midfielder | 175 | 69 |
| M. Cash | Poland | 29 | Defender | 185 | 79 |
| P. Dawidowicz | Poland | 31 | Defender | 189 | 80 |
| B. Drągowski | Poland | 29 | Goalkeeper | 191 | 74 |
| P. Wiśniewski | Poland | 28 | Defender | 195 | 88 |
| M. Wieteska | Poland | 29 | Defender | 187 | 77 |
| S. Szymański | Poland | 27 | Midfielder | 174 | 60 |
| M. Żukowski | Poland | 24 | Attacker | 185 | 82 |
| B. Slisz | Poland | 27 | Midfielder | 180 | 76 |
With the two teams having just played out a goalless draw and no market on the table to assess, there isn't a clean angle to build a selection around here.
Poland's tidier recent record and Bosnia's mixed form both point in slightly different directions, and without pricing to weigh against that uncertainty, sitting this one out feels like the sensible call.
