Belgium 2-1 Poland - April 02, 1980 / Friendlies 1980
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Team line-ups
Belgium
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Theo Custers | 29 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Luc Millecamps | 46 | 28 | 8 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Michel Renquin | 24 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Walter Meeuws | 28 | 19 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Eric Gerets | 25 | 22 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Wilfried Van Moer | 66 | 35 | 40 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
René Vandereycken | 26 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Ludo Coeck | 38 | 24 | 20 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
M |
Jan Ceulemans | 23 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
François Van der Elst | 25 | 29 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Erwin Vandenbergh | 58 | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
26.2 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Poland
First 11 |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
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G |
Piotr Mowlik | 28 | 7 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Roman Wojcicki | 75 | 22 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Pawel Janas | 27 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Wojciech Rudy | 27 | 32 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marek Motyka | 21 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
D |
Marek Dziuba | 24 | 23 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Leszek Lipka | 21 | 9 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Henryk Miloszewicz | 24 | 2 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
M |
Andrzej Palasz | 19 | 5 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | |||
F |
Andrzej Iwan | 52 | 20 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Grzegorz Lato | 65 | 29 | 80 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Average age
23.8 years
Average number of matches played for the team
18
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Maurice Martens | 46 | 32 | 25 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
D |
Gérard Plessers | 66 | 21 | 4 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Substitutes |
Age | Match num | Note | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D |
Stefan Majewski | 75 | 24 | 13 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player | ||
F |
Janusz Sybis | 52 | 27 | 12 | You have to sign in to cast your vote for this player |
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Michel Renquin
IN
Maurice Martens
OUT
Wilfried Van Moer
IN
René Verheyen
OUT
Changes in the starting players regarding the previous match
Piotr Mowlik
IN
Jozef Mlynarczyk
OUT
Wojciech Rudy
IN
Wladyslaw Zmuda
OUT
Manager
Age
Match num
57
23
Success rate in this team:
48 %
Success rate since the beginning of his career:
50 %
Thys vs Poland
1 victory
0 draw
0 loss
Referee
Heinz Aldinger
2 victories |
1 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium3 matches | General total | Poland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
1 victory |
0 draw |
0 loss |
Belgium1 match | Season total | Poland1 match | 0 victory |
0 draw |
1 loss |
Latest figure on June 12, 1980 | Latest figure on April 02, 1980 |
Videos
Key figures

End of streak for Belgium after 5 consecutive matches without a win vs Poland in Friendlies (since 16/02/1936). It's a record streak. The first of history

Poland keeps its 3 matches with at least one goal conceded away from home in Friendlies running (since 28/05/1975). It's a record streak. The first of history

Belgium keeps its 4 matches with at least one goal scored vs Poland running (since 21/05/1967). It's a record streak. The first of history
Pre-match
Current form
Home | DBelgium 1-1 Norway20/09/1978 | DBelgium 1-1 Austria28/03/1979 | VBelgium 2-0 Portugal17/10/1979 | VBelgium 2-0 Scotland21/11/1979 | VBelgium 5-0 Luxembourg27/02/1980 | VBelgium 2-0 Uruguay18/03/1980 |
Overall | LNetherlands 1-0 Belgium26/09/1979 | VBelgium 2-0 Portugal17/10/1979 | VBelgium 2-0 Scotland21/11/1979 | VScotland 1-3 Belgium19/12/1979 | VBelgium 5-0 Luxembourg27/02/1980 | VBelgium 2-0 Uruguay18/03/1980 |
Current form
Away | VSwitzerland 0-2 Poland12/09/1979 | DNetherlands 1-1 Poland17/10/1979 | LMorocco 1-0 Poland17/02/1980 | DIraq 1-1 Poland27/02/1980 | LIraq 1-0 Poland29/02/1980 | LHungary 2-1 Poland26/03/1980 |
Overall | VPoland 2-0 Iceland10/10/1979 | DNetherlands 1-1 Poland17/10/1979 | LMorocco 1-0 Poland17/02/1980 | DIraq 1-1 Poland27/02/1980 | LIraq 1-0 Poland29/02/1980 | LHungary 2-1 Poland26/03/1980 |
Running streaks
Home | Total | |
---|---|---|
Winning streak | 4 | 5 |
Unbeaten streak | 7 | 5 |
Drawless streak | 4 | 7 |
Scoring streak | 7 | 5 |
Invincibility streak | 4 | 2 |
Running streaks
Away | Total | |
---|---|---|
Loosing streak | 2 | 2 |
Winless streak | 5 | 5 |
Drawless streak | 2 | 2 |
Scoring streak | 1 | 1 |
Conceding streak | 5 | 5 |
Statistical comparison of the season
Results
2 |
Number of games (Competition total) |
4 |
2 |
Number of games (Home / Away) |
4 |
2 |
Victories (Competition total) |
0 |
2 |
Victories (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Draws (Competition total) |
1 |
0 |
Draws (Home / Away) |
1 |
0 |
Losses (Competition total) |
3 |
0 |
Losses (Home / Away) |
3 |
Goals
7 |
Goals scored (Competition total) |
2 |
7 |
Goals scored (Home / Away) |
2 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Competition total) |
5 |
0 |
Goals conceded (Home / Away) |
5 |
3.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Competition total) |
0.5 |
3.5 |
Goals scored per match average (Home / Away) |
0.5 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Competition total) |
1.25 |
0 |
Conceced goals per match average (Home / Away) |
1.25 |
Betting aid
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Competition total) |
1 |
1 |
Number of matches with more than 2,5 goals (Home / Away) |
1 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Competition total) |
0 |
2 |
Clean sheets (Home / Away) |
0 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Matches without scoring (Home / Away) |
2 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
The 2 teams score (Home / Away) |
2 |
5-0 |
Most frequent score (Home / Away) |
0-1 |
Bookings
0 |
Yellow cards (Competition total) |
2 |
0 |
Yellow cards (Home / Away) |
2 |
0 |
Red cards (Competition total) |
0 |
0 |
Red cards (Home / Away) |
0 |
Key players
![]() | François Van der Elst | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Competition total) | 1 goal | Grzegorz Lato | ![]() |
![]() | François Van der Elst | 3 goals | Team's best scorer (Home / Away) | 1 goal | Grzegorz Lato | ![]() |
![]() | René Verheyen | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Competition total) | - | ||
![]() | René Verheyen | 1 penalty | Team's penalty best scorer (Home / Away) | - | ||
![]() | François Van der Elst | 3 goals during the last 2 matches | The fittest player | 1 goal during the last match | Grzegorz Lato | ![]() |
Historical head to head
Home
5 gf
8 ga
Away
5 gf
8 ga
Total
10 gf
16 ga
Historical head to head
Home
8 gf
5 ga
Away
8 gf
5 ga
Total
16 gf
10 ga
Largest victory
Overall | 1 - 0 |
June 04, 1933 |
Home | 2 - 1 |
October 11, 1931 |
Largest victory
Overall | 4 - 2 |
October 08, 1967 |
Away | 4 - 2 |
October 08, 1967 |
Latest head to head
April 17, 1974 - Rencontres amicales 1974
October 08, 1967 - Eliminatoires Euro 1968
May 21, 1967 - Eliminatoires Euro 1968
April 07, 1965 - Rencontres amicales 1965
May 23, 1962 - Rencontres amicales 1962
Best historical scorers against Poland
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Johan Devrindt | 2 goals | 1967 - 1967 |
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Wilfried Van Moer | 1 goal | 1974 - 1974 |
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Augustinus Hellemans | 1 goal | 1931 - 1931 |
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Jean Brichaut | 1 goal | 1933 - 1933 |
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Henrik Isemborghs | 1 goal | 1939 - 1939 |
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Wilfried Puis | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
Best historical scorers against Belgium
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Janusz Zmijewski | 3 goals | 1967 - 1967 |
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Wlodzimierz Lubanski | 2 goals | 1967 - 1967 |
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Ernest Wilimowski | 2 goals | 1939 - 1939 |
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Lucjan Brychczy | 2 goals | 1962 - 1967 |
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Hubert Gad | 1 goal | 1936 - 1936 |
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Zygfryd Szoltysik | 1 goal | 1967 - 1967 |
Players with most games played vs Poland
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Paul van Himst | 5 matches | 1962 - 1974 |
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Jean Nicolay | 4 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
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Wilfried Puis | 4 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
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Bernard Voorhoof | 3 matches | 1931 - 1936 |
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Jef Jurion | 3 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
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Robert Braet | 3 matches | 1931 - 1936 |
Players with most games played vs Belgium
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Wladyslaw Szczepaniak | 4 matches | 1931 - 1939 |
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Gerard Wodarz | 3 matches | 1933 - 1939 |
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Jozef Kotlarczyk | 3 matches | 1931 - 1936 |
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Jacek Gmoch | 3 matches | 1965 - 1967 |
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Stanislaw Oslizlo | 3 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
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Lucjan Brychczy | 2 matches | 1962 - 1967 |
Competition info
The other matches
January 16, 1980
January 23, 1980
February 13, 1980
February 16, 1980
February 27, 1980
March 26, 1980
April 01, 1980
April 02, 1980
April 16, 1980
April 19, 1980
April 26, 1980
April 29, 1980
April 30, 1980
May 07, 1980
May 13, 1980
May 14, 1980
May 16, 1980
May 21, 1980
May 22, 1980
May 23, 1980
May 28, 1980
May 31, 1980
June 04, 1980
June 06, 1980
June 25, 1980
June 30, 1980
July 12, 1980
July 14, 1980
July 17, 1980
August 20, 1980
August 27, 1980
September 10, 1980
September 24, 1980
October 08, 1980
October 11, 1980
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