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France vs PolandWorld Cup 2026

France
Franceadvanced
FT
31
HT: 10
Poland
Poland
K. Mbappé 90+1', 74'
O. Giroud 44'
R. Lewandowski 90+9' (pen)
12/4/2022World CupWorld Cup · Round of 16Al Thumama Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 3+ matches

France57%
×Draw23%
Poland20%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 5 more than always backing the home side
Model
50.2%
Always home
44.5%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 50.2% correct across 585,598 matches, vs 44.5% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.5% correct · Away picks 49.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

France
1.76
Poland
0.94

France creates 87% more chances

Season form · 15 home / 3 away

creates per match

France
2.53
Poland
0.67

allows per match

France
1.20
Poland
1.00

finishing

France+0.00on par
Poland+0.00on par

Total goals

51%Over
  • Over51
  • Under49

Close call

Both teams score

50%No
  • No50
  • Yes50

Close call

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

France

Poland
0
1
2
3
4
0
007%
016%
023%
031%
040%
1
1012%
1111%
125%
132%
140%
2
2010%
2110%
225%
231%
240%
3
306%
316%
323%
331%
340%
4
403%
413%
421%
430%
440%

Most likely 1–0 (12%) · grid covers 97% of scorelines

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Total goals

OverUnder0.5
93%7%1.5
75%25%2.5
51%49%3.5
28%72%4.5
14%86%

Double chance

France or draw
80%
France or Poland
77%
Draw or Poland
43%

Winning margin

France wins by 2+
32%
Poland wins by 2+
7%

Team goals

France 1+ goals
83%
France 2+ goals
52%
France 3+ goals
26%
Poland 1+ goals
61%
Poland 2+ goals
24%
Poland 3+ goals
7%

Draw no bet

France (draw refunded)
74%
Poland (draw refunded)
26%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
39%
Both score & under 3
11%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

France at homecreates 2.53, concedes 1.20 · 15 matches

Poland awaycreates 0.67, concedes 1.00 · 3 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

France attack 2.53 + Poland defence 1.00 → ÷2 → 1.76

Poland attack 0.67 + France defence 1.20 → ÷2 → 0.94

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 57%?"

France scores more
57%
level
23%
Poland scores more
20%

France at 57% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 57% does not mean "France will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Player of the match

10
K. MbappéFranceFrance · M
8.9

Possession

55%France

Shots

16France

Pass accuracy

51%France

Statistics

FrancePoland
Overview
55%Possession45%
16Total Shots12
7Corners1
10Fouls8
Shots
16Total Shots12
8On Target3
5Off Target4
3Blocked5
10Inside Box9
6Outside Box3
Passing
55%Possession45%
551Total Passes456
476Accurate Passes377
86%Pass Accuracy83%
Goalkeeping
1Saves5
Discipline
10Fouls8
1Yellow Cards2
3Offsides1

World Cup: France 3–1 Poland

France beat Poland 3-1 in World Cup on December 4, 2022.

Goals: O. Giroud (44'), K. Mbappé (74', 90+1'), R. Lewandowski (90+9' pen).

France controlled possession (55%) and registered 16 shots to 12.

The match was played at Al Thumama Stadium in Doha.