France vs Poland Prediction on December 4, 2022

Match info

On Sunday, December 4, at 6 p.m. local & Moscow time, France takes on Poland in a round-of-16 match of the men’s football 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. The duel at the Al Thumama Stadium in Doha is the third on the schedule for the knockout stage and the first on the schedule for the day.

Meeting statistics

The defending World Cup champions had a lot of skeptics going into this tournament, but after eliminating most of them in the group round, they are now full of confidence going into the knockout stage. France, who easily won Group D, is favored to defeat a Poland team that hasn’t impressed thus far, barring a B-team performance in the championship match against Tunisia. France is the clear favorite according to bookmakers with iOS apps, and Poland isn’t regarded as a serious threat to them.

‘Les Bleus’ may have lost their most recent match against Tunisia, but they were able to rotate their lineup because they had already secured a spot in the knockout round. Even so, Antoine Griezmann should’ve scored an equalizer for France had he not been flagged for offside. They’ll compete against a Poland team that scored goals in just one of its three games in the group stage, with both of its goals coming against Saudi Arabia.

Czesław Michniewicz, the team’s head coach, is aware that his team must advance if they are to stand a chance against the World Cup champions. After the 0-0 draw with Mexico to open group stage play, Michniewicz made light of the fact that he can only use the players at his disposal and that it’s his responsibility to make the most of them; he also quipped that he isn’t a magician.

France team’s news

With players like Karim Benzema and Christopher Nkunku being dropped from the preliminary squad in favor of younger players, France entered the tournament as a walking-wounded team. Paul Pogba, N’Golo Kanté, Presnel Kimpembe, Mike Maignan, and Lucas Hernández have all been forced off the team, and Marcus Thuram is a potential doubt because of sickness.

Poland team’s news

Poland is mostly healthy, but defender Bartosz Bereszyński, a key player with 49 caps for his country, has a minor ailment. The previous time Poland played, he began and played for 72 minutes, which implies he’s almost recovered to full health. The only known injury issue for the Poles is that.

Match’s key stats:

• Wojciech Szczęsny, the goalie for Poland, has made the most saves of any World Cup player with 19, including nine against Argentina in the first half, which set a World Cup record for most saves in a half.
• Olivier Giroud, a striker for France, only needs one goal to take sole possession of the #1 spot on the country’s all-time scoring record. Giroud has 51 goals, which ties him with Thierry Henry for the most in a France jersey. Once more, he’ll hold the record until someone else steps forward. At only 23, Kylian Mbappé is now tied with Zinedine Zidane for seventh place on the all-time record with 31 goals for national teams.
• There have been 16 matches between these two teams, with Poland managing just three victories and five draws. Poland hasn’t defeated France in seven successive games, dating back to a 4-0 friendly victory in 1982.

Match analytics

The deciding factor in this situation is Szczęsny, who kept Poland in the game against Argentina for longer than was anticipated. However, he was helpless to stop the South American team from scoring two goals, and this France team should exhaust Poland with their lightning-fast play. Poland doesn’t appear to have the quality to be a Round of 16 contenders, so they shouldn’t cause ‘Les Bleus’ any problems.

We recommend: Mbappé to score and France to win with odds of 2.15 at Betolimp.

Results of the forecast

Successful forecast. France vs Poland 3:1