Bosnia & Herzegovina hosts Northern Ireland in the Euro qualification promotion semifinals. The match will be played on Thursday, October 8th at Bilino Polje (Zenica)
The national team of Bosnia has long taught us to a rather confident game, even by world standards. It is a treasure trove of real talents, having such famous football players as Edin Dzeko (Roma, Italy), Miralem Pjanic (Barcelona, Spain), Rade Krunic (Milan, Italy), and other stars. Yes, Herzegovina didn’t manage to qualify for UEFA EURO 2020 directly, unexpectedly providing such an opportunity for much less status Finns. However, the Bosnians still pose a serious danger to almost any opponent at their native stadium. For example, the team has recently beaten Armenia (2:1), Liechtenstein (5:0) and Finland 4:1 and has tied with Greece (2:2), and the Hellenes were losing with a 0:2 score until the 65th minute.
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As for Northern Ireland, it got into the group with such "monsters" as the Germans and the Dutch. As expected, the Irish took the 3rd place in the standings. On the road, they lost to Germany (1:6) and the Netherlands (1:3) without any chances. And then the Green and White Army started the UEFA Nations League campaign, but its results were terrible. The Irish suffered four inglorious defeats in four matches!
The Bosnians beat Northern Ireland just in the aforementioned Nations League (2:0 at home and 2:1 away). As a result, it is possible to draw a simple conclusion that Bosnia has a higher class than its British opponent. And the hosts will claim at least a draw in regulation time of the upcoming game. Finally, I will add that Northern Ireland, which reached the playoffs only thanks to the new weird rules, screwed up in the official meeting. The Greens shamefully lost to rather modest Norwegians in the home meeting of the Nations League (1:5). In my opinion, the hosts will have every chance of gaining victory in regulation time.
Prediction for the match: Bosnia & Herzegovina to win with 0.0 handicap