England’s quest to qualify for the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup has begun on a very good note following back to back wins in Group I. The Three Lions sit at the top of the group with six points after wins over San Marino and Albania.
These are countries that England were expected to beat without batting an eye, but Gareth Southgate’s side is set to face tougher opposition on Wednesday when Poland come to town.
The Three Lions have so far scored seven goals in their two World Cup qualifying games and conceded none, however, their defence will definitely be tested by the Polish.
Led by the clinical Robert Lewandowski, Poland have also been impressive in the qualifiers thus far. The Eagles played out a thrilling 3-3 draw against Hungary in their opening group game before thrashing Andorra 3-0 on Sunday.
Suffice to say that Lewandowski has carried his club form into the international break, having scored in both games. The Bayern Munich star was on the score sheet when Poland drew with Hungary and also netted twice against Andorra.
Lewandowski’s strike partner Krzysztof Piatek is also in a rich vein of form, having scored against both Hungary and Andorra as well. So, Poland will not be lacking in attacking firepower to hurt England.
However, the Three Lions equally have a formidable squad. Harry Kane, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw and Phil Foden returned to the starting line-up for the game against Albania and are all expected to start against Poland on Wednesday.
As cagey as this game is expected to be, the bookmakers tip England as strong favourites. Southgate’s side is priced at 1.34 by Betika to win, while Poland is priced at a whopping 9.50 to upset the hosts.
Meanwhile, Betika has an odd of 5.20 for punters who bet on the match to end in a draw.