Group D gets going with Poland taking on Netherlands in what most are selecting as a round 1 banker.
Poland ended group in 3rd place, behind Albania and Czechia. They ended above Moldova and Faroes. They made playoffs and beat Estonia and Wales on penalties. Recent form is an unbeaten run of 8 games with 5 wins and 3 draws. Netherlands finished 2nd in group behind France. Beating Greece, Ireland and Gibraltar. Recent form for them is 6 wins and 2 defeats.
Team news: Lewandowski misses this first match and is a huge loss for them scoring 8 in last two years. Milik is out the competition also. Netherlands miss Frankie de Jong
Head-to-head statistics: 5 games – 1 draws and 4 wins Netherlands.
Betting selection – Poland have never beaten Netherlands and I don’t see that happening here either. Netherlands are very good and have a very deep squad. Take Netherlands -1 AH at 51/50 or 2.02 Bet365.