UEFA EURO 2016 Group C – Poland Team Predictions, Odds and Preview

Poland – No. 27 in FIFA World Rankings

Team Strengths:

Don’t get too carried away by the fact that Poland led all nations with 33 goals in qualifying; almost half of those came in two games against minnows Gibraltar. However, Robert Lewandowski (the leading scorer in qualifying with 13 goals) is a true world-class star. He’s as clinical as they come, and the likes of Arkadiusz Milik and Jakub Blaszczykowski are very capable of supplying decent service for the star striker.

Lewa is a +1,000 contender to win the Golden Boot, and his goals can take Poland a long way. The Poles finished second to Germany in their qualifying group, are priced at +105 to do so again in Group C.

Team Weaknesses:

Poland’s defense is nothing to write home about. They have a trio of decent goalkeeping options, but the same cannot be said about their actual defenders. Aside from right-back Lukasz Piszczek, none of their defenders has experience playing in the very top level of club competition.

However, it’d take a pretty monumental collapse from the Poland defense in order for the team to crash out at the group stage. They’re priced at -300 to move on the round of 16.

Team Stats (During Euro Qualifiers):

Category | Stat
Goals Scored Per Game | 3.3
Goals Conceded Per Game | 1
Goal Attempts Per Game | 16.4
Pass Completion Percentage | 87%
Ball Possession Percentage | 50%

Starting Lineup:

Position | Name (Age) | Career Caps | Goals
Goalie | Lukasz Fabianski (31) | 29 | 0
Defender | Lukasz Piszczek (30) | 45 | 2
Defender | Kamil Glik (28) | 39 | 3
Defender | Michal Pazdan (28) | 16 | 0
Defender | Jakub Wawrzyniak (32) | 48 | 1
Midfielder | Grzegorz Krychowiak (26) | 33 | 2
Midfielder | Tomasz Jodłowiec (30) | 42 | 1
Midfielder | Jakub Błaszczykowski (30) | 77 | 16
Midfielder | Arkadiusz Milik (22) | 24 | 10
Midfielder | Kamil Grosicki (27) | 37 | 8
Forward | Robert Lewandowski (27) | 75 | 34

Writer’s Prediction

Lewandowski’s goals power Poland to a second-place finish behind Germany, and make it all the way to the quarters.

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