Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Portugal Prediction & Tips
Bosnia and Portugal clash at the Stadion Bilino Polje in a UEFA European Championship qualifier. The home factor could play an important role in this match, as both teams have significant differences in their home and away results.
The home team are currently in 4th place with 6 points after 3 wins and 4 losses. In their penultimate match, they lost away to Iceland (1-0). In their last match, they won away to Liechtenstein (0-2). This is a stronger team when they play in their home stadium, as in their last 30 games they have recorded 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats as visitors; compared to 7 wins, 3 draws and 5 defeats in their home stadium. In their last 10 home games, Bosnia have won 6 and lost 4. The team has allowed goals to their opponents in 5 of the last 7 games they have played in this competition, so they have not been very strong defensively. In 15 games, they have conceded the first goal 7 times and have never managed to turn the game around.
The Bosnian side come into this match on the back of a 0-2 win at Liechtenstein, thus adding their second victory in the last three games played in this qualifying round: the team’s goals were scored by Amar Rahmanovic and Miroslav Stevanovic. The home side usually play in a 4-3-3 formation, where the three most advanced players are Ermedin Demirovic, Edin Dzeko and Miroslav Stevanovic. The brains of the team is midfielder Amar Rahmanovic, the player responsible for setting up and leading his team’s attacks. All players are available for this match.
The away team are currently in 1st place with 18 points after 7 wins. In their penultimate match, they won at home to Luxembourg (9-0). In their last match, they won at home to Slovakia (3-2). This is a stronger team when they play in their own stadium, as in the last 30 games they have recorded 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 defeats as visitors; against 13 wins and 2 defeats in their own stadium. Their last away game in this competition ended in a 0-1 win against Slovakia. In their last 9 away games Portugal have won 4, drawn 2 and lost 3.
In this competition, they have a 7-game winning streak. Their defensive solidity has been one of their strong points, as they have only conceded goals in 1 of their last 7 games, and their attack has scored regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of their last 7 games in this competition. In their away games there is a tendency for few goals, as 5 of their last 9 games have ended with less than 1.5 goals and 6 out of 9 have ended with less than 2.5 goals. This is a team that doesn’t usually struggle to open the scoring: they’ve scored the first goal in 13 of their last 15 games, of those 13 they’ve gone into half-time ahead in 9 and managed to keep the lead until the end of the 90′ in 12.
Portugal come into this match on the back of a 3-2 win over Slovakia, making it their seventh win in a row in this qualifying round: the team’s goals were scored by Cristiano Ronaldo (2) and Gonçalo Ramos. The visiting team usually play in a 4-4-2 formation, where the two most advanced players are Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonçalo Ramos. When they go on the attack, they usually do so through the right flank, taking advantage of the depth provided by João Cancelo. All the players are available for this game.
Bosnia and Herzegovina – Portugal FREE TIPS
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