Our prediction for this match:
All eyes will be on PGE Narodowy when Poland and Germany go head to head in a highly-anticipated friendly. The Germans played out a thrilling 3-3 draw with Ukraine on Monday, with the team experiencing all sorts of problems at the back, while impressing in front of goal. Chelsea forward Kai Havertz, who scored a late equalizer against the Ukrainians, is pushing for a start as well as Bayern Munich rising star Jamal Musiala.
The hosts, on the other hand, did well to beat Albania in their second qualifying match in March, but they face an uphill task in Friday’s friendly. Since Fernando Santos is likely to rest Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski for the qualifier against Moldova, we believe that there is a big value in betting on Hansi Flick’s charges. Juventus forward Arkadiusz Milik is widely expected to lead the line for the hosts.
Highlighted Player (Timo Werner):
Timo Werner is a German starlet, who began his senior career at Vfb Stuttgart. The German forward, who was born in Stuttgart on March 6, 1996, scored 13 goals in 95 appearances in the league for Die Schwaben and in 2016 he moved to fellow Bundesliga side Leipzig and he impressed with the Red Bulls in the 2016/2017 Bundesliga campaign, scoring 21 goals in the process.
To make things even better for the talented attacker, he represented Germany at the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup and it has to be noted that he provided an assist for Lars Stindl in the title game. Despite the fact that coach Joachim Low rested star players at the tournament in Russia, the Germans eventually won the trophy.
Timo Werner played for the Germany U17 team as well and he won the silver medal with die Mannschaft at the 2012 UEFA European Championship. His main position is centre forward, but he is used as a winger as well. Timo Werner’s contract with Leipzig should expire on June 30, 2020.
Highlighted Team (Poland):
Poland have recently emerged as one of Europe’s top sides, although they did enjoy some success during the 70’s and 80’s. The White Eagles impressed to achieve third-place finish at the 1974 and 1982 World Cup tournaments, while they also win the 1972 Olympics, albeit with an amateur side.
Poland started showing improvement at the turn of the century, slowly becoming regular at major tournaments and they even co-hosted the Euro 2012 with Ukraine, but disappointed home fans to crash out in the group stage. The new generation, boasting players like Robert Lewandowski, Arkadiusz Milik, Lukas Piszczek, Grzegorz Krychowiak and Jakub Blaszczykowski, has the potential to help the national team return to old glory days, with some talented players also coming through the youth ranks.
Zbigniew Boniek, Wlodzimierz Lubanski and Grzegorz Lato are some of the other players who have impressed playing for the national team, which has been playing their home games at the National Stadium in Warsaw.