Poland will be sweating on whether their talisman Robert Lewandowski will be fit enough to play at least some part of their crucial group-stage match against Austria.
Lewandowski missed Poland’s opening group match in Germany, and despite taking the lead just past the opening quarter of an hour, The Eagles went on to lose 1-2 against The Netherlands, with Wout Weghorst’s goal seven minutes from time sealing a comeback victory for the Dutch.
If Poland were to have any chance from qualifying from Group D, they’d need their star striker to be at his clinical best, and this article focuses on all the key markets from a Lewandowski-based perspective should the Barça star be fit to take part.
Robert Lewandowski Odds Today – Latest Prices
Lewandowski is already both The Eagles record cap holder and goalscorer, with the Ex-Bayern Munich striker banging in 82 goals across his opening 150 caps for his country.
Lewandowski featured in 8/10 of Poland’s Euro 2024 qualifiers and playoffs matches, playing 750 minutes. The Poland captain netted three goals across those contests and scored the opening penalty in their playoff shoptout success against Wales, as well as claiming a couple of assists.
Lewandowski to Score Anytime
Lewandowkski can be backed at 19/10 (2.90) at Unibet to score anytime on Friday night which is obviously due to doubts over his fitness, otherwise you’d imagine him to be a little shorter. Despite his injury doubts, the Polish Talisman is still the bookies favourite to strike in Berlin on Friday evening.
Lewsndowski to Score First
Poland scored after just 16 minutes in their group opener against The Netherlands – an early goal being a feature at this tournament – so for a higher-priced option could be to back Lewandowski to score first at 5/1 (6.0) with Unibet. As is the case with the above-mentioned anytime goalscorer market, Lewandowski is the favourite to open the scoring at Berlin’s Olympiastadion on Friday evening.
Lewsndowski to Assist
Not only is Lewandowski a goal-threat himself, but he is more than capable of providing too. The Polish Ace provided 11 assists for Barça in all competitions this season – as well as two assists in qualification for Poland – and is priced at 15/2 (8.5) at Paddy Power to assist in Berlin.
Lewandowski to be Carded
Whilst Robert Lewandowski generally dominates the goal-scoring markets for club and country, he does sometimes get in the referees notebook. Lewandowski has been booked six times for Barça this season, and often looks a frustrated figure due to the lack of quality service when taking part for his national team. He is a massive 7/1 (8.0) at Skybet to collect a card in the German capital.
Poland vs Austria Bet Builder
Robert Lewsndowski Over 0.5 Shots on Target, Both Teams to Score and Both Teams Over 9.5 Booking Points at 7/4 (2.75) at Betfred.
Robert Lewandowski Over 0.5 Shots on Target
Lewandowski has averaged 1.27 shots on target per game across all competitions for Barcelona this season, and if he is fit enough to start for The Poles on Friday, back him to get one on target.
Both Teams to Score
Both Teams to Score has banked in six of Poland’s previous eight Internationals – and given Austria’s regularity at finding the back of the net – there’s a good chance we’ll see both of these nations finding the target.
Each Team Over 9.5 Booking Points
With both sides losing their respective group openers, the stakes will obviously be that little bit higher. There were seven cards in Austria’s group opener with France, and we could see a few more in Berlin on Friday.
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