Preview: Poland vs. Scotland - prediction, lineups and free live stream

The upcoming UEFA Nations League match between Poland and Scotland is highly significant for both teams, with contrasting stakes involved. For Scotland, a loss would lead to automatic relegation from the league, while a draw suffices for Poland to maintain their position. Following a recent victory over Croatia, Scotland enters this match with renewed hope of avoiding relegation and potentially qualifying for the knockout stage depending on other outcomes. Conversely, Poland's chances of advancing have already been extinguished after suffering a heavy defeat against Portugal .

Heading into their November assignments, the Poles still harbored hopes of securing a quarterfinal spot in next year’s UEFA Nations League, but a humiliating 5-1 defeat to a CR7-inspired Portugal has put their elite tier status in serious jeopardy. Considering that advancement is now mathematically out of reach, Michal Probierz’s squad is concentrating on preserving their League A position, which will only be possible if they manage to steer clear of defeat on the closing day.

While their UEFA Nations League campaign got off to an unimaginably poor start, suffering three losses from as many matches, the Scots managed to wake up when it mattered most, and their late resurgence has reignited hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the tournament. Firstly, the Tartan Army neutralized Portugal’s attack to earn a scoreless draw last month, before claiming their first win in the tournament by beating 10-man Croatia at Hampden, with John McGinn’s lone goal proving to be the match-winner.

Scotland may be the side bottom of the table but if they can win this match and Croatia lose at home to Portugal, they still have a chance of finishing second. In order to finish in that position they must beat Poland, hope Croatia lose to Portugal and for there to be a three-goal swing to finish above Croatia and qualify. Here's our match prediction.

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Poland possible starting lineup: Bulka; Piatkowski, Bednarek, Kiwior; Bereszynski, Urbanski, Zielinski, S. Szymanski, Zalewski; Swiderski, Piatek

Scotland possible starting lineup: Gordon; Ralston, Souttar, Hanley, Robertson; McLean, Gilmour; Doak, McTominay, Christie; Dykes

The performance history of both teams reveals their struggles in previous competitions. Both nations had disappointing campaigns during Euro 2024; however, Scotland managed to secure promotion to the Nations League's top tier and recently qualified for consecutive European Championships under Steve Clarke’s management . In contrast, Poland has faced challenges under Michal Probierz but remains focused on salvaging pride in this fixture despite their earlier elimination from contention.

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Sarah H

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