Daniel Coyle
November 24, 2022

Poland vs. Saudi Arabia Prediction: 2022 World Cup Betting Odds

Saudi Arabia can punch their ticket to the knockout stage of the 2022 FIFA World Cup with a win on Saturday, when they take on Poland in Group C matchday 2 action. The green Falcons stunned the world with a 2-1 victory over heavily favoured Argentina in Tuesday’s tournament opener, which also marked their second straight win in World Cup competition. Poland return to action still searching for a breakthrough after being forced to settle for a scoreless draw with Mexico that also put the brakes on a two-match win streak across all competitions.

Poland get set to hit the pitch perched as heavy -152 favourites on the World Cup group stage odds, while Saudi Arabia lag as distant +369 longshots to pull off a second straight up set. The odds of this clash ending in a draw are pegged at +282 while the odds of the total going UNDER 2.5 are listed at -141.

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Poland vs Saudi Arabia Betting Analysis

Poland -142
Draw +253
Saudi Arabia +395

Saturday morning’s matchup at Education City Stadium marks the first meeting between these sides since their first ever clash 16 years ago. Poland took home a 2-1 victory in that 2006 friendly, but have struggled to produce consistent results since the end of World Cup qualifying, going 4-3-3 in 10 outings across all competitions, and failed to score in three of their past five outings. In addition to marking the first time that they have tallied consecutive wins in World Cup play since 1994, Tuesday’s victory over Argentina also extended a steady run for the Green Falcons, who have now suffered just one defeat in their past nine overall contests.

Poland

Success at the World Cup continued to elude Robert Lewandowski in Tuesday’s draw with Mexico. The Barcelona striker failed to convert on a second-half penalty that would have likely been the difference. Poland’s all-time leading goalscorer has now failed to find the back of the net in four career World Cup match appearances, and has also potted just one goal in seven appearances with the Eagles since the end of qualifying. However, that drought has not diminished Lewandowski’s position on the player props, where he sports attractive -115 odds of scoring at anytime, and is also a clear +275 favourite to open the scoring.

Saudi Arabia

Few expected the Green Falcons to emerge from matchday 1 in sole possession of the top of the Group C table. Now sporting dramatically improved +341 odds of winning Group C and advancing to the knockout stage for the first time since 1994, Saudi Arabia find themselves in an intriguing matchup with a Polish side that has struggled to generate offence. While Saleh Al Shehri and Salem Al Dawsari have been lauded as heroes for scoring in Tuesday’s victory, it is wise not to overlook the play of goalkeeper Mohammed Al-Owais, who turned in a spectacular performance during a ferocious offensive attack by Argentina after the Green Falcons took the lead. Al-Owais has now surrendered just three total goals in his past nine international contests. However, Al-Owais is just one of five Saudi players to get tagged with a yellow card in Tuesday’s win, a list that includes Al Dawsari, which will likely temper the aggressive play the team exhibited in Tuesday’s win.