Poland vs Romania Prediction & Betting Tips

How each side has been playing

Poland's home matches have been fairly even: two wins, two draws and one defeat across their last five there, with five goals scored and four conceded. That 0-0 with Bosnia was their most recent outing, and a 2-2 draw with Nigeria before that shows they can be leaky even in games they don't lose.

Poland: 5 completed matches; Romania: 7 completed matches.

Poland

5 matches

Win

40% 2 / 5

Draw

40% 2 / 5

Loss

20% 1 / 5

Scored

5

Conceded

4

Difference

+1

Romania

7 matches

Win

28.6% 2 / 7

Draw

14.3% 1 / 7

Loss

57.1% 4 / 7

Scored

7

Conceded

12

Difference

-5

Romania's away form is more worrying. They've lost four of their last seven matches on the road, including that 2-1 defeat in Sweden and a heavier 0-3 loss to Canada last September. They've shown they can score, with seven goals in those seven games, but they've conceded twelve, and that gap tells its own story.

Poland's home form is steadier than Romania's away record, though neither side has been fully convincing.

Comparative Team Statistics: Poland vs Romania

A history that goes back a while

These two have met before, though not recently. Both recorded meetings came during 2016-17 World Cup qualifying, and Poland won both: 3-0 away in Romania and 3-1 at home. That's nearly a decade old now, so it doesn't tell us much about either side as they stand today, but it's the only h2h evidence on file.

Team news snapshot

There isn't much to go on here beyond discipline. Poland's Jakub Kiwior picked up a yellow card in his most recent outing, as did Romania's Virgil Screciu. Neither entry says anything about who's fit or who'll start, just a reminder that both have had recent minutes for their sides.

Poland:

Penalty cards:

J. Kiwior x 1

Romania:

Penalty cards:

V. Screciu x 1

How this one could play out

Given Poland's tidier home record and Romania's away struggles, a low-scoring, cagey game looks plausible based on the shape of recent matches. Poland have kept things fairly tight at home lately, conceding just four goals across five matches, while Romania have shipped goals for fun on the road.

Still, Romania have shown flashes, beating Wales and Moldova earlier this year, so it's not as if they're short of quality entirely. If Poland don't take their chances the way they didn't against Nigeria, this could easily open up.