Poland vs Albania Poland welcomes Albania to its capital Warsaw for Monday’s crucial Euro 2024 qualifier. After losing the first game in this division The host needs to respond quickly.
The 3-1 defeat to the Czech Republic in Prague wasn’t the perfect start as Fernando Santos and the new Poland coach had hoped.
However, with two teams qualifying from each group Losing the hardest game in the group might not be too bad. Especially if they collect three points here.
Albania is the biggest threat to Poland en route to a top 2 finish, so this match is important despite still being in the early group.
Poland vs Albania Kick OFF Time
Event details:
NAME: Poland – Albania
DATE: 27 Mar 2023
TIME: 18:45 UTC
VENUE: National Stadium Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland
The team hopes to be able to build on their recent qualifying success. Reach the last four European Championships. and the last four major tournaments
A six-game victory in a row against Albania should give Poland confidence they can make a comeback. Especially when two of them have just entered the 2022 World Cup qualifiers.
Those two victories were crucial for Poland, who finished two points above Albania and secured a playoff spot. But they hoped that this time would not be the same.
Poland vs Albania Playing XI
Poland possible starting lineup: Szczesny; Frankowski, Bednarek, Kiwior, Zalewski; S Szymanski, D Szymanski, Linetty, Zielinski; Swiderski, Lewandowski
Albania possible starting lineup: Berisha; Balliu, Kumbulla, Veseli, Hysaj; Abrashi, Asllani, Bajrami; Asani, Cikalleshi, Uzuni
Matty Cash was injured for Poland 10 minutes after losing to the Czechs on Friday and was sent home from the squad.
Robert Gumney or Nicola Zalewski will compete to replace Aston Villa as full-back. Both have performed well at the club level at Augsburg and Roma respectively.
Kacper Kozlowski is another squad member who was forced off early due to injury, with Bartosz Bereszynski and Kamil Piatkowski on the shortlist.
Damian Szymanski’s late goal in Prague might have been rewarded with a start here in the homeland.
The inability to recall Armando Broja from Chelsea is a big deal for Silvinho and Albania.
It’s also somewhat surprising that striker Xuliano Skuka, who was transferred to French Metz in January, has not joined the squad.
Empoli defender Ardian Ismaili has been forced out of the squad due to injury. But Serie A duo Christian Aslani and Nedim Bajrami will be available to play and should give the guests a spark of creativity.
Albania’s only local player, Andi Hadroy, could start. But he will fight for a spot on the right side with Ivan Balliu.
Poland vs Albania Last Match Result
Poland form (all competitions):W D W L L L
Albania form (all competitions): L D D L L W
With only five nations in Group E, this will be Albania’s first game of the campaign. which is weird on a Friday
Earning points against Warsaw will provide a huge boost before they face Minnow from Moldova and the Faroe Islands in the summer.
However, they did not enter the division in better shape after poor performances in the UEFA Nations League, leaving them with two points from a possible 12. It only avoided relegation by being placed in the same group as Russia, who were eliminated.
After ending their 2022 World Cup qualifying campaign with a 6-10 win and unfortunately missing out on a playoff spot, Albania lost 10 games before beating Armenia in their last friendly in November.
