Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Netherlands prediction: EUROPE: UEFA Nations League – League A betting tips on match 2024-11-18 19:45.
[p]A rather horrific UEFA Nations League (UNL) campaign will come to a close for Bosnia and Herzegovina who canât avoid collecting the âwooden spoonâ of Group A3. A 7-0 hammering at the hands of Germany last time out confirmed what seemed an inevitable relegation back to League B, garnering them the reputation as the UNLâs âyoyoâ nation as they continued their trend of bouncing between League A and B in each campaign.[/p]
[p]That defeat to the Germans was the tenth loss in the last 11 games for Sergej Barbarezâs men (D1), and also rendered them winless in the same amount of games played across their two campaigns in UNL League A (D3, L8). A visit from the Netherlands doesnât help their odds either, a team theyâve never beaten in three prior matchups (D1, L2) and who smashed five past them in the reverse fixture (5-2). [/p]
[p]Perhaps the Dutch will be in a more merciful mood considering their hard work this campaign is also done, having secured second place with no mathematical chance of catching the table-topping Germans. Their position as runners-up was cemented after a 4-0 mauling of Hungary at the weekend, seeing the Netherlands impressively advance to the knockout stages of League A for the third time in their four campaigns. [/p]
[p]Manager Ronald Koeman and his men may be more relieved than anything heading into the next round since that victory over Hungary brought an end to what was a three-game winless streak prior (D2, L1). It also brought a much-welcome clean sheet after six games without one, but maybe repeating that feat here could prove tough since theyâve managed just two shutouts in their ten away UNL assignments.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Ermedin DemiroviÄ will be looking to bring his club form to the national team since his last two goals for Stuttgart were at home, adding to his confidence of having netted against the Netherlands in the reverse fixture. Cody Gakpo also scored that day before finding the net against Hungary last time out, and will be backing himself to get on the scoresheet once again here since nine of his ten international goals prior to those two strikes all came on the road. [/p]
[p]Hot streak: The same half-time result has been replicated come full-time in each of Bosniaâs last six matches. [/p]
[p][i]Written by Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]