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Italy 3-0 Poland - April 30, 1997 / World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998
. All the information you will find here have been collected manually from the most official sources. However, if you found any mistake or any missing information, please contact us.World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone 1998 - Group 2
ITA
0
24' - Goal
Roberto Di Matteo24
38' - Goal
Paolo Maldini38
HT
ITA
46
46' - Substitution
Tomasz Waldochis substituted by Slawomir Majak
46' - Substitution
Cezary Kucharskiis substituted by Krzysztof Warzycha
46' - Substitution
Tomasz Waldochis substituted by Slawomir Majak 46' - Substitution
Cezary Kucharskiis substituted by Krzysztof Warzycha
51' - Substitution
Gianfranco Zolais substituted by Roberto Baggio51 62' - Goal
Roberto Baggio6266
66' - Substitution
Henryk Baluszynskiis substituted by Tomasz Hajto
66' - Substitution
Henryk Baluszynskiis substituted by Tomasz Hajto
85' - Substitution
Ciro Ferrarais substituted by Christian Panucci
85' - Substitution
Dino Baggiois substituted by Diego Fuser85
FT
POL
POL
Team line-ups
Italy
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Angelo Peruzzi | 27 | 16 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Ciro Ferrara | 85 | 30 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Alessandro Costacurta | 31 | 45 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Paolo Maldini | 38 | 28 | 79 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Fabio Cannavaro | 23 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Dino Baggio | 85 | 25 | 38 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Angelo Di Livio | 30 | 14 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Roberto Di Matteo | 24 | 26 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Demetrio Albertini | 25 | 43 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Gianfranco Zola | 51 | 30 | 31 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Fabrizio Ravanelli | 28 | 17 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
Average age
27.5 years
Average number of matches played for the team
32
Poland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
G |
Andrzej Wozniak | 31 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Tomasz Waldoch | 46 | 25 | 37 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Jacek Zielinski | 29 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pawel Skrzypek | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Pawel Wojtala | 24 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Radoslaw Kaluzny | 23 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Adam Ledwon | 23 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Piotr Nowak | 32 | 18 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Marek Citko | 23 | 10 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Cezary Kucharski | 46 | 25 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Henryk Baluszynski | 66 | 24 | 15 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Average age
25.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
14
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Christian Panucci | 85 | 24 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Diego Fuser | 85 | 28 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Tomasz Hajto | 66 | 24 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Slawomir Majak | 46 | 28 | 6 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Krzysztof Warzycha | 46 | 32 | 47 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Fabrizio Ravanelli
IN
Christian Vieri
OUT
Demetrio Albertini
IN
Diego Fuser
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Radoslaw Kaluzny
IN
Piotr Swierczewski
OUT
Cezary Kucharski
IN
Andrzej Juskowiak
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
65
5
Success rate in this team:
80 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
33 %
Maldini vs Poland
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on April 30, 1997
Maldini vs Piechniczek
1 victory
1 draw
0 loss
Latest figure on April 30, 1997
Manager
Age
Match num
54
71
Success rate in this team:
37 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
43 %
Piechniczek vs Italy
1 victory
2 draws
3 losses
Latest figure on April 30, 1997
Piechniczek vs Maldini
0 victory
1 draw
1 loss
Latest figure on April 30, 1997
Referee
José Maria García Aranda
2 victories |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy2 matches | General total | Poland2 matches | 1 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Italy1 match | Season total | Poland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
| Latest figure on June 14, 2000 | Latest figure on September 02, 2000 | |||||||
Videos
November 09, 2017
Key figures
Italy keeps its 15 matches with only one goal conceded at most in World Cup Qualifying - Europe Zone running (since 18/11/1992). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 15/10/1977 (12 matches)
It's the first time Roberto Baggio scores a goal in his professional career with since the 13/07/1994 (with vs )
Italy keeps its 6 matches with only one goal conceded at most vs Poland at home running (since 14/06/1982). It's a record streak. The previous one was back on the 26/10/1975 (2 matches)
Pre-match
Current form
| Home | VItaly 4-0 Lithuania15/11/1995 | VItaly 3-0 Wales24/01/1996 | DItaly 2-2 Belgium29/05/1996 | VItaly 1-0 Georgia09/10/1996 | VItaly 2-0 Northern Ireland22/01/1997 | VItaly 3-0 Moldova29/03/1997 |
| Overall | VItaly 1-0 Georgia09/10/1996 | LBosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 Italy06/11/1996 | VItaly 2-0 Northern Ireland22/01/1997 | VEngland 0-1 Italy12/02/1997 | VItaly 3-0 Moldova29/03/1997 | DPoland 0-0 Italy02/04/1997 |
Current form
| Away | LCroatia 2-1 Poland28/02/1996 | LRussia 2-0 Poland02/06/1996 | LEngland 2-1 Poland09/10/1996 | VCyprus 2-3 Poland15/02/1997 | LBrazil 4-2 Poland26/02/1997 | LCzech Republic 2-1 Poland12/03/1997 |
| Overall | DLithuania 0-0 Poland14/02/1997 | VCyprus 2-3 Poland15/02/1997 | VPoland 3-2 Latvia17/02/1997 | LBrazil 4-2 Poland26/02/1997 | LCzech Republic 2-1 Poland12/03/1997 | DPoland 0-0 Italy02/04/1997 |
Running streaks
| Home | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Winning streak | 3 | 0 |
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Unbeaten streak | 10 | 4 |
| Winless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Drawless streak | 3 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 13 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Invincibility streak | 3 | 4 |
Running streaks
| Away | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Drawing streak | 0 | 1 |
| Loosing streak | 2 | 0 |
| Unbeaten streak | 0 | 1 |
| Winless streak | 2 | 3 |
| Drawless streak | 7 | 0 |
| Scoring streak | 4 | 0 |
| Goalless streak | 0 | 1 |
| Conceding streak | 12 | 0 |
| Invincibility streak | 0 | 1 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
|
5 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
3 |
|
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Victories (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
1 |
Goals
|
8 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
3 |
|
4 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
3 |
|
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
2 |
|
1.6 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0.2 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
2 |
Betting aid
|
2 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
2 |
|
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
4 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
1 |
|
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
1 |
|
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
0 |
|
1 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
|
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
1-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
1-2 |
Bookings
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
4 |
|
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
1 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
|
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
 | Fabrizio Ravanelli | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Krzysztof Warzycha | |
| Fabrizio Ravanelli | 1 goal | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Marek Citko |  |
| Fabrizio Ravanelli | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | 1 penalty | Krzysztof Warzycha | |
| Gianfranco Zola | 2 goals during the last 3 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last 2 matches | Krzysztof Warzycha | |
Historical head to head
Home
4 matches
2 v
2 d
0 l
10 gf
3 ga
Away
4 matches
0 v
3 d
1 l
0 gf
1 ga
Neutral ground
3 matches
1 v
1 d
1 l
3 gf
2 ga
Total
11 matches
3 v
6 d
2 l
13 gf
6 ga
Historical head to head
Home
4 matches
1 v
3 d
0 l
1 gf
0 ga
Away
4 matches
0 v
2 d
2 l
3 gf
10 ga
Neutral ground
3 matches
1 v
1 d
1 l
2 gf
3 ga
Total
11 matches
2 v
6 d
3 l
6 gf
13 ga
Largest victory
| Overall | 6 - 1 |
November 01, 1965 |
| Home | 6 - 1 |
November 01, 1965 |
Largest victory
| Overall | 1 - 0 |
November 16, 1985 |
| Away | No success yet | |
Latest head to head
April 02, 1997 - Eliminatoires Coupe du Monde - Zone Europe 1998
November 16, 1985 - Rencontres amicales 1985
December 08, 1984 - Rencontres amicales 1984
July 08, 1982 - Coupe du Monde 1982
June 14, 1982 - Coupe du Monde 1982
Best historical scorers against Poland
 |
Paolo Barison | 3 goals | 1965 - 1965 |
 |
Paolo Rossi | 2 goals | 1982 - 1982 |
 |
Sandro Mazzola | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
 |
Gaetano Scirea | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Alessandro Altobelli | 1 goal | 1984 - 1984 |
 |
Fabio Capello | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 01/11/1965. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Best historical scorers against Italy
 |
Andrzej Szarmach | 2 goals | 1974 - 1980 |
|
Janusz Sybis | 1 goal | 1980 - 1980 |
 |
Wlodzimierz Lubanski | 1 goal | 1965 - 1965 |
 |
Kazimierz Deyna | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
|
Dariusz Dziekanowski | 1 goal | 1985 - 1985 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 01/11/1965. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Poland
 |
Dino Zoff | 6 matches | 1974 - 1982 |
 |
Giacinto Facchetti | 5 matches | 1965 - 1975 |
 |
Antonio Cabrini | 5 matches | 1980 - 1985 |
 |
Claudio Gentile | 4 matches | 1975 - 1982 |
|
Giancarlo Antognoni | 4 matches | 1975 - 1982 |
 |
Marco Tardelli | 4 matches | 1980 - 1984 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/04/1965. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Players with most games played vs Italy
 |
Wladyslaw Zmuda | 8 matches | 1974 - 1985 |
 |
Grzegorz Lato | 6 matches | 1974 - 1982 |
|
Waldemar Matysik | 4 matches | 1982 - 1985 |
|
Andrzej Szarmach | 4 matches | 1974 - 1980 |
 |
Andrzej Palasz | 3 matches | 1980 - 1984 |
|
Kazimierz Deyna | 3 matches | 1974 - 1975 |
First data collected by footballdatabase.eu on the 18/04/1965. All information before this date, if they exist, might be missing.
Competition info
The other matches
September 01, 1996
October 05, 1996
October 09, 1996
November 09, 1996
November 10, 1996
February 12, 1997
March 29, 1997
April 02, 1997
April 30, 1997
May 31, 1997
June 07, 1997
June 14, 1997
September 10, 1997
September 24, 1997
October 07, 1997
October 11, 1997
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