Slovakia U19 host Poland U19 in an international friendly. Looking at their recent matches, the two squads have been heading in very different directions over the past couple of seasons.
These two also met in World Cup qualifying last spring, so there's a little history to lean on before we get into the numbers.
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Two very different runs of results
Slovakia's record across their last 17 matches, spanning qualifiers and friendlies from late 2024 through to mid-2026, reads four wins, two draws and eleven defeats, with 18 goals scored against 30 conceded. That's a group that's found goals hard to come by and even harder to keep out.
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Slovakia U19: 17 completed matches; Poland U19: 18 completed matches.
Slovakia U19
- Win
- 23.5% 4 / 17
- Draw
- 11.8% 2 / 17
- Loss
- 64.7% 11 / 17
- Scored
- 18
- Conceded
- 30
- Difference
- -12
Poland U19
- Win
- 55.6% 10 / 18
- Draw
- 5.6% 1 / 18
- Loss
- 38.8% 7 / 18
- Scored
- 30
- Conceded
- 9
- Difference
- +21
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Slovakia U19 | Germany U19 | 27.05.2026 | 2-3 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Hungary U19 | Slovakia U19 | 31.03.2026 | 4-2 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Italy U19 | Slovakia U19 | 28.03.2026 | 3-0 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Slovakia U19 | Turkey U19 | 25.03.2026 | 0-1 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Slovakia U19 | Ukraine U19 | 18.11.2025 | 0-3 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Slovakia U19 | Albania U19 | 15.11.2025 | 0-0 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Montenegro U19 | Slovakia U19 | 12.11.2025 | 0-3 |
| Friendlies | Slovakia U19 | Finland U19 | 13.10.2025 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies | Slovakia U19 | Finland U19 | 10.10.2025 | 1-3 |
| Friendlies | Bulgaria U19 | Slovakia U19 | 09.09.2025 | 1-0 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Poland U19 | Switzerland U19 | 25.09.2026 | 0-1 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Serbia U19 | Poland U19 | 31.03.2026 | 1-0 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | England U19 | Poland U19 | 28.03.2026 | 1-0 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Poland U19 | Portugal U19 | 25.03.2026 | 0-1 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Poland U19 | Italy U19 | 18.11.2025 | 0-1 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Poland U19 | Moldova U19 | 15.11.2025 | 2-1 |
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Bosnia-Herzegovina U19 | Poland U19 | 12.11.2025 | 1-2 |
| Friendlies | Poland U19 | Turkey U19 | 14.10.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Denmark U19 | Poland U19 | 11.10.2025 | 0-1 |
| Friendlies | Croatia U19 | Poland U19 | 08.10.2025 | 0-0 |
Poland's sample over the same kind of stretch is far healthier: ten wins, one draw and six losses from 17 games, with 30 scored and just eight let in. It's a much tighter defensive record paired with a clearly more productive attack.
Poland's underlying numbers look considerably stronger than Slovakia's across a comparable run of fixtures.
Comparative Team Statistics: Slovakia U19 vs Poland U19
Their last meeting
The only recorded meeting between these two came in March 2025, in UEFA U19 Championship qualifying, when Poland won 2-0 away at Slovakia. It's a single result from over a year ago, so it shouldn't carry too much weight given squad turnover at this age level.
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UEFA U19 Championship - Qualification | Slovakia U19 | Poland U19 | 25.03.2025 | 0-2 |
Still, it lines up with the broader form picture: Poland travelling and coming away with a clean sheet and a couple of goals.
How this one might play out
Given Slovakia's tendency to concede in bulk and Poland's habit of scoring freely, there's a reasonable chance this game produces goals at both ends, or at least a few chances for the away side to test a defence that's shipped 30 in its last 17. Slovakia's own attack hasn't been prolific either, which could make it hard for them to keep pace if Poland get an early foothold.
Youth internationals can be unpredictable though. Squads shift, and a friendly often brings changes in personnel that a run of qualifiers wouldn't, so some caution is worth keeping in mind.
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Squad and player details
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex Húdok | Slovakia | 20 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| R. Korba | Slovakia | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| F. Kóša | Slovakia | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| P. Kuťka | Slovakia | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| A. Lami | Slovakia | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| S. Faško | Slovakia | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| R. Petruška | Slovakia | 20 | Midfielder | 177 cm | n/a |
| J. Jokl | Slovakia | 20 | Goalkeeper | n/a | n/a |
| Samuel Hasa | Germany | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| S. Lusale | Slovakia | 19 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| T. Staník | Slovakia | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| M. Pekelský | Slovakia | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| D. Balog | Slovakia | 19 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Frederick Wolff | Germany | 19 | Goalkeeper | 193 cm | n/a |
| O. Kubka | Slovakia | 20 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| R. Tománek | Slovakia | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| D. Adamkovič | Slovakia | 19 | Attacker | n/a | n/a |
| M. Kucman | Slovakia | 20 | Defender | n/a | n/a |
| Name | Country | Age | Position | Height | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Faberski | Poland | 20 | Attacker | 170 | n/a |
| B. Barański | Poland | 19 | Midfielder | 178 | 72 |
| M. Piekutowski | Poland | 20 | Goalkeeper | 189 | 82 |
| I. Orlikowski | Poland | 20 | Defender | 178 | 70 |
| K. Kolanko | Poland | 20 | Midfielder | 163 | 57 |
| J. Stępak | Poland | 20 | Goalkeeper | 187 cm | n/a |
| M. Sznaucner | Poland | 20 | Midfielder | n/a | n/a |
| D. Mikołajewski | Poland | 20 | Attacker | 178 cm | 81 kg |
| F. Rózga | Poland | 20 | Midfielder | 176 | n/a |
| M. Gurgul | Poland | 20 | Defender | 182 | 70 |
| S. Szkliński | Poland | 20 | Midfielder | 184 cm | 72 kg |
| Eryk Artur Grzywacz | Poland | 20 | Midfielder | 185 | 75 |
| K. Kurowski | Poland | 20 | Defender | 180 cm | 62 kg |
| D. Szala | Poland | 20 | Defender | 185 | n/a |
| A. HolewiÅski | Poland | 20 | Goalkeeper | 194 cm | 87 kg |
| A. Rybak | Poland | 19 | Attacker | 185 cm | 75 kg |
| M. Reguła | Poland | 19 | Attacker | 180 | 73 |
| W. Mońka | Poland | 19 | Defender | 182 | 75 |
| J. Adkonis | Poland | 19 | Midfielder | 182 cm | 77 kg |
| K. Potulski | Poland | 18 | Defender | 195 | 85 |
Poland's numbers are the more convincing of the two by some distance, and their record in the one previous meeting backs that up. But without a market to assess, and with the usual uncertainty that comes with youth friendlies, there isn't a clear angle to recommend here.
We'd rather sit this one out than force a pick from an incomplete picture.
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