Poland v Slovakia betting tips: Time for Lewandowski to fire?

Slovakia look one of the weakest teams at Euro 2020 after scraping past the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland in the play-offs.

They are unbeaten in their opening three World Cup qualifiers though, including a 2-1 win against Russia, and are 11/10 to avoid defeat here.

The draw is available at 5/2 while a Slovakia win is priced up at 17/4.

Poland v Slovakia head-to-head

This is the first competitive meeting between the two teams since qualifying for the 2010 World Cup when Slovakia did the double over Poland.

Two late goals clinched a 2-1 win at home and an early own goal secured a 1-0 victory in the return game to help Slovakia top the group, ultimately reaching the last 16 where they were knocked out by Netherlands.

The most recent meeting was a friendly in 2013 when Slovakia again came out on top in a 2-0 win.

Previous XI

Slovakia: Dubravka, Pekarik, Satka, Skriniar, Hubocan, Duda, Haraslin, Kucka, Mak, Hromada, Schranz.

Key battles

All eyes will be on Robert Lewandowski as he looks to improve on a poor goalscoring record at major tournaments.

The appointment of Sousa as coach was made with a view to getting more out of the prolific Bayern Munich striker, who is just 2/1 to open the scoring and 5/1 to bag at least two.

Lewandowski also features in a Smart Boost of 10/1 to score in both halves but must find a way past Newcastle goalkeeper Martin Dubravka while midfielder Marek Hamsik will be key to Slovakia getting on the ball and finding a way to break down Poland’s defence.

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All odds and markets correct as of date of publication