Euro 2016 Qualifier: Poland vs Germany match preview
A look ahead to Saturday’s European fixture at Warsaw Stadium
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Your support makes all the difference.Poland emphatically hit seven goals past Gibraltar in September but it won’t be easy for the Poles to recapture that exhilarating performance when they come up against a defence more obdurate in Germany.
The 2014 World Cup holders are unbeaten against their European neighbours and kick started their European 2016 qualifying campaign with a comfortable 2-1 win over Scotland, which culminated in the Germans encompassing their competitive international winning streak to 18 games.
There is only one injury concern for Germany coach Joachim Low as highly-rated attacking midfielder Julian Draxler remains a doubt for Saturday’s match after suffering with the flu having joined up with the squad on Tuesday.
KICK-OFF: Saturday, 7:45pm
PAST THREE MEETINGS...
Germany 0 Bosnia 0, International friendly, May 2014
Poland 2 (Lewandowski, Blaszczykowski) Germany 2 (Kroos, Cacau), International friendly, September 2011
Germany 2 (Podolski 2) Poland 0, Euro Championships, June 2008
STATS
Germany’s last away defeat in a qualifying match was a 3-0 against Portugal in June 2000
In their last competitive encounter, Polish-born Lukas Podolski scored a brace for Germany in their convincing 2-0 victory over Poland in a UEFA Euro 2008 group stage game in Klagenfurst, Austria.
Poland are yet to win a competitive match against Germany and have only scored once in their six previous outings against Germany.
The nations last met in a goalless friendly draw in Hamburg on 13 May this year; it was the first time Poland had kept a clean sheet against Germany since reunification.
ODDS
Poland to win: 7.5
Germany: 4.0
Draw: 1.5
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