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Poland vs Saudi Arabia – Lineups & Match Details

Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0. Poland had 36% possession against Saudi Arabia's 64%. Shots on target: 3-5.

World Cup · Group Stage - 2

Saturday, 26 November 2022

PolandPoland

2 - 0

Full Time

HT: 1 - 0

Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia

Referee: Wilton Pereira Sampaio

Lineups

PolandPoland3-4-1-2
W. Szczęsny1W. SzczęsnyG
B. BereszyƄski18B. BereszyƄskiD
K. Glik15K. GlikM
J. Kiwior14J. KiwiorM
M. Cash2M. CashD
K. Bielik6K. BielikD
G. Krychowiak10G. KrychowiakM
P. Frankowski24P. FrankowskiM
P. ZieliƄski20P. ZieliƄskiM
A. Milik7A. MilikF
R. Lewandowski9R. LewandowskiF

Substitutes

13J. KamiƄskiM
23K. PiątekF
17S. ƻurkowskiM
21N. ZalewskiD
8D. SzymaƄskiM
11K. GrosickiM
4M. WieteskaD
22K. GrabaraG
3A. JędrzejczykD
19S. SzymaƄskiM
16K. ÚwiderskiF
5J. BednarekD
25R. GumnyD
26M. SkóraƛM
12Ɓ. SkorupskiG
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia4-1-4-1
Mohammed Al Owais21Mohammed Al OwaisG
Saud Abdulhamid12Saud AbdulhamidD
Abdulelah Al Amri4Abdulelah Al AmriD
Ali Al Bulayhi5Ali Al BulayhiM
Mohammed Al Burayk6Mohammed Al BuraykD
Abdulelah Al Malki8Abdulelah Al MalkiD
Feras Al Brikan9Feras Al BrikanM
Sami Al Naji16Sami Al NajiM
Mohammed Kanno23Mohammed KannoM
Salem Al Dawsari10Salem Al DawsariM
Saleh Al Shehri11Saleh Al ShehriF

Substitutes

18Nawaf Al AbidM
2Sultan Al GhannamD
20Abdulrahman Al ObudF
24Nasser Al DawsariM
19Hattan BahbriM
17Hassan TambaktiD
22Nawaf Al AqidiG
15Ali Al HassanM
1Mohammed Al YamiG
25Haitham AsiriF
3Abdullah MaduD
14Abdullah OtayfM

Match Events

90'+5S

Nawaf Al Abid

Substitution 5

Statistics

Poland
36%64%
Saudi Arabia
0Expected Goals (xG)0
9Total Shots16
3Shots on Target5
4Corners5
18Fouls15
0Offsides0
77Pass Accuracy (%)85
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
Match preview

Poland host Saudi Arabia on Saturday, 26 November 2022. The kick-off time is 13:00 local. The fixture is part of the World Cup schedule. Poland go into the match 2nd in the table; Saudi Arabia sit 4th. The two squads have prepared for a tight contest.

Form coming in

Poland have taken 1 win, 1 draw and 2 losses from their last 4. Recent run: 1 draw. Saudi Arabia have collected 2 wins, 0 draws and 2 losses over the same span. Recent run: 2 wins in a row.

Match recap

Poland beat Saudi Arabia 2-0. The full-time whistle came with the totals Poland 2, Saudi Arabia 0.

Stat highlights

Poland held 36% of the ball against 64% for Saudi Arabia. Shots on target finished 3-5.

Verdict

The win nudges Poland forward and leaves Saudi Arabia with work to do. Poland sat 2nd and Saudi Arabia 4th before kick-off, so the table reshuffles slightly. The next round of fixtures will say more about where each side is going.