Qualifying for the 2024 European Championship continues this week and on the 27th of March we have a meeting between Poland and Albania.
The game will take place at the Stadion Narodowy and the hosts are currently bottom of the group on 0 points having played one match and the visitors have yet to play game.
Słoweński sędzia Slavko Vincić został wyznaczony na arbitra głównego drugiego meczu reprezentacji Polski w kwalifikacjach UEFA EURO 2024 z Albanią.— PZPN (@pzpn_pl) March 25, 2023
Słoweński sędzia Slavko Vincić został wyznaczony na arbitra głównego drugiego meczu reprezentacji Polski w kwalifikacjach UEFA EURO 2024 z Albanią.
Poland come into the match on the back of a disappointing 3-1 loss at Czech Republic in their opening fixture of Group E. Poland were poor in the opening minutes of the game and found themselves 2-0 down inside the first 5 minutes.
It was always going to tough to come back from that start and they conceded a third goal in the 64th minute. Poland managed to score a consolation goal at the end of the match.
That defeat means Poland have lost each of their last 3 games in all competitions, with 2 of the defeats coming at the 2022 World Cup. Poland lost 2-0 to Argentina in their final group fixture and were eliminated at the round of 16 stage by France.
Trends show Poland have recorded only 1 win from their 5 most recent games in all competitions. In terms of European Championship qualifying, Poland have won 4 of their last 5 matches.
They are excellent when playing at home and Poland are undefeated in their 16 most recent home European Championship qualifying games, keeping a clean sheet in 4 of their last 5 on home soil.
Albania travel to Warsaw having last played in November 2022. They recorded a 2-0 home win over Armenia in a friendly match, with goals coming in both the first and second half of the game. However, that is the only victory for Albania in their last 11 fixtures in all competitions.
You must go back to the 1-0 home win over Andorra in 2022 World Cup qualifying to find the most recent competitive victory for Albania.
Away form shows Albania struggle on the road and they have recorded only 1 win from their 10 most recent away matches, including friendlies.
In terms of European Championship qualifying, Albania are undefeated in 3 of their last 5 games.
However, they have lost 3 of their last 4 away matches and have failed to score a goal in 2 of those games.
Team news and Poland could be without Matty Cash, who was forced off early against Czech Republic.
Michal Skóraś, Karol Świderski, and Nicola Zalewski are pushing for a place in the starting XI.
Albania will be relying on some of their Italian based players to perform, including Etrit Berisha, Elseid Hysaj, Frédéric Veseli, Marash Kumbulla, and Nedim Bajrami. Berat Gjimshiti, Ardian Ismajli, Keidi Bare, and Armando Broja are some key players who are injured.
Albania are missing some of their regular starters and that could prove costly against a Polish team who are strong at home. We expect to see Poland bounce back with a win and just a single goal could be enough for them to take maximum points.