Poland vs Turkey Predictions & Tips - Hosts backed to win friendly clash

Poland have a 4-2 advantage against Turkey in 6 matches. 

They last met in October 1993, the game being won by Turkey 2-1. 

Poland had a furious start to their recent friendly match against Ukraine, scoring three goals inside first 30 minutes through Seb Walukiewicz, Piotr Zielinski and Taras Romanchuk, the game ending 3-1.  

They struggled in the EURO 2024 qualifiers, earning just 11 points from eight matches (three wins, two draws, and three defeats) in Group E, finishing behind the Czech Republic and Albania.  

After that unsuccessful run, the Polish team had one more chance to qualify through the UEFA Nations League playoffs. They began the playoffs with a convincing 5-1 victory in the semifinal against Estonia, Nicola Zalewski being the man of the match with three assists.  

In the grand final, the Red and Whites faced Wales in Cardiff, with both regular and extra-time ending without goals. Poland emerged victorious after a penalty shootout, securing their EURO 2024 ticket. 

Goalkeepers: Wojciech Szczęsny, Łukasz Skorupski, Marcin Bułka, Mateusz Kochalski  

Defenders: Jan Bednarek, Bartosz Bereszyński, Jakub Kiwior, Tymoteusz Puchacz, Bartosz Salamon, Paweł Dawidowicz, Paweł Bochniewicz, Sebastian Walukiewicz  

Midfielders: Kamil Grosicki, Piotr Zieliński, Przemysław Frankowski, Sebastian Szymański, Jakub Moder, Damian Szymański, Nicola Zalewski, Bartosz Slisz, Michał Skóraś, Jakub Piotrowski, Taras Romanczuk, Jakub Kałuziński, Kacper Urbański  

Forwards: Robert Lewandowski (captain), Arkadiusz Milik, Karol Świderski, Krzysztof Piątek, Adam Buksa

Turkey failed to find the net for the second time in a row, but at least they held Italy to a goalless draw in Bologna on Tuesday night. 

Their performances in March friendlies raised concerns among Turkish fans, suffering back to back defeats against Hungary 1-0 and Austria 6-1.  

In Budapest, they had 51% possession and 16-8 shots but couldn’t find the net while getting completely outplayed in Wien, Hakan Calhanoglu being the sole scorer.  

The Crescent Stars qualified for EURO 2024 after topping the Group D with 17 points (five wins, two draws, one defeat), ahead of Croatia, Wales, Armenia and Latvia. 

Goalkeepers: Mert Gunok, Ugurcan Cakır, Altay Bayindir  

Defenders: Dogan Alemdar, Zeki Celik, Merih Demiral, Ozan Kabak, Mert Müldür. Ferdi Kadıoglu, Cenk Ozkacar, Abdulkerim Bardakcı, Samet Akaydin, Ahmetcan Kaplan  

Midfielders: Hakan Çalhanoğlu (captain), Kaan Ayhan, Okay Yokuşlu, Orkun Kokcu, Salih Ozcan, İsmail Yuksek, Berat Ozdemir, Can Uzun  

Forwards: Cenk Tosun, Yusuf Yazici, İrfan Kahveci, Kerem Akturkoglu, Abdülkadir Omur, Baris, Alper Yilmaz, Yunus Akgun, Arda Guer, Kenan Yildiz, Oguz Aydın, Semih Kilicsoy