Slovakia 2–1 Poland

Wednesday 15 Oct 2008 · Bratislava, Slovakia

Slovakia2–1Poland

Goals3

0′15′30′45′60′75′90′Smolarek Sestak Sestak

70′0–1Ebi Smolarek Poland
85′1–1Stanislav Sestak Slovakia
86′2–1Stanislav Sestak Slovakia

Line-ups

Starters, then substitutes who came on. ● a goal; yellow and red marks are cards; ↑ on, ↓ off.

Slovakia

Came on

14Martin JakubkoFW↑73′
15Branislav ObzeraMF↑80′
8Jan KozakMF↑83′

Poland

Came on

4Lukasz GargulaMF↑65′
8Jacek KrzynowekMF↑83′
17Robert LewandowskiFW↑89′

Elo

World Football Elo before kick-off, and what the result did to it.

Slovakia: 1616 → 1638
Poland: 1758 → 1736

Expected score for Slovakia: 44% (a draw counts half), home advantage included. An upset — the lower-rated side won. The lead changed hands 1 time. The winners came from behind.

Head to head

Meeting 5 of 9, 1995–2021.

Slovakia wins: 5
Draws: 1
Poland wins: 3

Form either side

Slovakia

Before

0–2 v Switzerland 24 May 2008 · Friendly
0–2 v Greece 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
2–1 v Northern Ireland 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
1–2 v Slovenia 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
3–1 v San Marino 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

4–0 v Liechtenstein 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
2–3 v Ukraine 10 Feb 2009 · Cyprus International Tournament 2009
2–3 v Cyprus 11 Feb 2009 · Cyprus International Tournament 2009
0–4 v England 28 Mar 2009 · Friendly
2–1 v Czech Republic 1 Apr 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Poland

Before

0–1 v Croatia 16 Jun 2008 · UEFA Euro 2008
0–1 v Ukraine 20 Aug 2008 · Friendly
1–1 v Slovenia 6 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–0 v San Marino 10 Sep 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008
2–1 v Czech Republic 11 Oct 2008 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2008

After

3–2 v Republic of Ireland 19 Nov 2008 · Friendly
1–0 v Serbia 14 Dec 2008 · Friendly
1–1 v Lithuania 7 Feb 2009 · Friendly
1–0 v Wales 11 Feb 2009 · Friendly
2–3 v Northern Ireland 28 Mar 2009 · FIFA World Cup qualification 2009

Road through the tournament

Slovakia

2–1 v Northern Ireland 6 Sep 2008
1–2 v Slovenia 10 Sep 2008
3–1 v San Marino 11 Oct 2008
2–1 v Poland 15 Oct 2008

Poland

1–1 v Slovenia 6 Sep 2008
2–0 v San Marino 10 Sep 2008
2–1 v Czech Republic 11 Oct 2008
1–2 v Slovakia 15 Oct 2008

Every Slovakia v Poland match9

From Slovakia's side.


14 Jun 2021	Poland	2–1	Neutral	UEFA Euro 2021	Group stage
15 Nov 2013	Poland	2–0	Away	Friendly	—
26 May 2012	Poland	0–1	Neutral	Friendly	—
14 Oct 2009	Poland	1–0	Away	FIFA World Cup qualification 2009	—
15 Oct 2008	Poland	2–1	Home	FIFA World Cup qualification 2008	—
7 Feb 2007	Poland	2–2	Neutral	Friendly	—
10 Nov 1998	Poland	1–3	Home	Friendly	—
11 Oct 1995	Poland	4–1	Home	UEFA Euro qualification 1995	—
7 Jun 1995	Poland	0–5	Away	UEFA Euro qualification 1995	—

Score: openfootball · Scorers: openfootball · Line-ups: ESPN · Cards: ESPN