Overview
Scotland beat Croatia thanks to an 86th-minute goal from McGinn in their last game. The win did not lift Scotland out of bottom spot, but they are now only on goal difference and have a chance of staying in Nations League A.
As for Poland, as long as they don't lose to Scotland, they will keep their 3rd place. However, their recent form is very worrying. The team from Eastern Europe has conceded 14 goals in 5 matches and has not been able to keep a clean sheet. In fact, in all 3 recent matches, Poland has lost 3 goals or more.
Certainly, Scotland will enter the next match with the highest determination. Because other than winning, all other results are meaningless to them. Although they are the underdogs, Scotland is in good form. They have drawn with Portugal and defeated Croatia in the last two matches.
These positive results have revived Scotland's hopes of staying in League A. With high confidence, they promise to create many surprises right in Warsaw. Meanwhile, a loose defense can be Poland's "Achilles heel" in tense matches.
However, Poland still have the right to be confident going into this clash, especially after winning 3-2 in the first leg. Zalewski scored the decisive goal with a successful penalty kick in the 97th minute.
Overall, Poland have only lost once to Scotland in their last eight meetings. Interestingly, however, five of those eight games have ended in draws.
Human resources situation
Poland will be without Robert Lewandowski and Arkadiusz Milik through injury. Piotr Zielinski is likely to lead the midfield, while Krzysztof Piatek is the spearhead in attack.
On the other side of the front line, Scotland will likely continue to use the same lineup as in the match against Croatia.
Expected lineup:
Poland: Bulka, Piatkowski, Bednarek, Kiwior, Bereszynski, Urbanski, Zielinski, S. Szymanski, Zalewski, Swiderski, Piatek.
Scotland: Gordon, Ralston, Souttar, Hanley, Robertson, McLean, Gilmour, Doak, McTominay, Christie, Dykes.
The match between Poland and Scotland takes place at 2:45 a.m. on November 19 (Vietnam time).
