Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Romania prediction: EUROPE: World Cup – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-11-14 19:45.
[p]Bosnia and Herzegovina can confirm top-two finish in World Cup qualification (WCQ) Group H if they beat Romania, who must avoid defeat to keep their own progression hopes alive.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Bosnia will be frustrated that they’ve not already sewn up a top-two finish, as a two-match winless WCQ run (D1, L1), including a 2-2 draw against Cyprus, has left them vulnerable. They still retain hope of topping the group outright and securing direct qualification to a first World Cup finals since 2014, but they must win here to keep those dreams alive ahead of a potential showdown against group leaders Austria on the final matchday. Head coach Sergej Barbarez certainly won’t be getting ahead of himself though as his side have lost six of their last nine home matches (W2, D1).[/p]
[p]A dramatic 95th-minute winner gave Romania a 1-0 victory over Austria in October, keeping their hopes of a first World Cup finals appearance since 1998 alive. Their only likely avenue of progression is through the play-offs, but defeat here would see their qualification hopes go up in smoke. Confidence ought to be high after winning eight of their last 11 completed competitive matches (D1, L2), four of which came across their last six trips (D1, L1) since boss Mircea Lucescu returned to the manager’s seat a whopping 38 years after the end of his first tenure![/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]None of the seven prior H2Hs have ended level (BOS: W3, L4), with just two of those matches seeing both teams score. Bosnia won the reverse fixture 1-0 in March.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Five of Bosnia’s last seven matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Exactly three goals were scored in five of Bosnia’s last eight home matches.[/p]
[p]Eleven of Romania’s last 14 matches produced over 2.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Five of Romania’s last seven away matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]All-time Bosnia top scorer Edin DĹľeko has seen his last six international goals come after half-time, with five of those coming beyond the hour mark. Romania will be desperate for Dennis Man to get on the scoresheet as his last three international goals have come in competitive wins, two of which were on the road.[/p]
[p]Stjepan Radeljić and Adrian Leon Barišić are missing for Bosnia due to injuries, while Romania have no reported major absences.[/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With stakes high for both teams this looks likely to be an entertaining affair, so both teams to score and over 2.5 goals looks a good bet.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Sridhar Bhamidi[/i][/p]