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France national football team
World Cup | Last 16
Dec 4, 2022 at 3pm UK
Al Thumama Stadium
Poland national football team

France
3 - 1
Poland

Giroud (44'), Mbappe (74', 90+1')
Tchouameni (32')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Lewandowski (90+9' pen.)
Bereszynski (47'), Cash (88')

The Match

Match Report

Olivier Giroud and Kylian Mbappe score the goals as France beat Poland 3-1 to advance to the quarter-finals of the 2022 World Cup.

Team News

Poland manager Czeslaw Michniewicz makes two changes to his starting lineup for their World Cup 2022 last-16 clash against holders France.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's World Cup clash between France and Poland, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Poland could line up for Sunday's World Cup 2022 last-16 clash with France.

Form, Standings, Stats

All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Tunisia 1-0 France
Wednesday, November 30 at 3pm in World Cup
All competitions
World Cup
Last Game: Poland 0-2 Argentina
Wednesday, November 30 at 7pm in World Cup

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a France win with a probability of 71.7%. A draw had a probability of 17.5% and a win for Poland had a probability of 10.8%.

The most likely scoreline for a France win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.04%) and 3-0 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.32%), while for a Poland win it was 0-1 (3.66%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that France would win this match.

Result
FranceDrawPoland
71.7% (-0.136 -0.14) 17.49% (0.077999999999999 0.08) 10.8% (0.053000000000001 0.05)
Both teams to score 47.43% (-0.081000000000003 -0.08)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
58.19% (-0.209 -0.21)41.81% (0.205 0.2)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
35.79% (-0.21 -0.21)64.21% (0.206 0.21)
France Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
89.66% (-0.093000000000004 -0.09)10.33% (0.087999999999999 0.09)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
66.21% (-0.20100000000001 -0.2)33.78% (0.19799999999999 0.2)
Poland Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
52.9% (-0.037999999999997 -0.04)47.1% (0.035000000000004 0.04)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
17.44% (-0.027999999999999 -0.03)82.56% (0.02300000000001 0.02)
Score Analysis
    France 71.69%
    Poland 10.8%
    Draw 17.49%
FranceDrawPoland
2-0 @ 12.53% (0.02 0.02)
1-0 @ 11.04% (0.059999999999999 0.06)
3-0 @ 9.49% (-0.019 -0.02)
2-1 @ 9.44% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
3-1 @ 7.14% (-0.021999999999999 -0.02)
4-0 @ 5.38% (-0.031 -0.03)
4-1 @ 4.05% (-0.028 -0.03)
3-2 @ 2.69% (-0.011 -0.01)
5-0 @ 2.44% (-0.023 -0.02)
5-1 @ 1.84% (-0.02 -0.02)
4-2 @ 1.53% (-0.012 -0.01)
6-0 @ 0.93% (-0.012 -0.01)
Other @ 3.2%
Total : 71.69%
1-1 @ 8.32% (0.037000000000001 0.04)
0-0 @ 4.87% (0.045 0.04)
2-2 @ 3.55%
Other @ 0.75%
Total : 17.49%
0-1 @ 3.66% (0.031 0.03)
1-2 @ 3.13% (0.011 0.01)
0-2 @ 1.38% (0.01 0.01)
Other @ 2.63%
Total : 10.8%

How you voted: France vs Poland

France
79.6%
Poland
20.4%
451
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