Bosnia & Herzegovina vs San Marino prediction: EUROPE: World Championship – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-06-06 13:00.
[p]Bosnia and Herzegovina started their quest to reach a first FIFA World Cup since the 2014 edition with consecutive wins to go top of UEFA Group H. With their next two qualifiers against the lowest-ranked FIFA-affiliated country, San Marino, the Dragons will feel confident about remaining first in the table until the reverse fixture in September. Sergej Barbarez’s side will also look to address their goal difference, as both their victories this campaign have been by a one-goal margin.[/p]
[p]Those wins were their first pair of back-to-back victories since September 2022, while three points here would make it three in a row for the first time since 2018. Bosnia’s recent home form has been very poor though, with their 2-1 win over Cyprus in March their first victory in seven such matches across all competitions (D1, L5) and the fourth game in that sequence to produce that scoreline, although Barbarez’s men will strongly believe that they can significantly boost their goals tally here.[/p]
[p]That belief is backed up by the two previous H2Hs, which saw San Marino concede three goals both times, while they let in five against Romania (5-1) in their last World Cup qualifier (WCQ) in March. Starting this campaign with consecutive defeats is par for the course for La Serenissima, who have lost their last 55 WCQs and have only ever claimed two points in trying to qualify for the tournament (D2, L76), letting in 4.65 goals per game in the process![/p]
[p]The visitors can certainly take comfort from their recent form though, as two wins in their most recent UEFA Nations League (UNL) campaign (D1, L1) earned them promotion to League C for the first time ever in the next edition. Those victories also give Roberto Cevoli’s men a chance of qualifying for the World Cup play-offs, even if they finish outside the top two in their group.[/p]
[p]Key battle: His nation’s most-capped player (140) and top goalscorer (67) by a mile, nine of Edin Džeko’s last ten scoring appearances in WCQs have come in wins for Bosnia. Nicola Nanni could be San Marino’s key man in Zenica, as his last two goals for his country have helped them earn four points in the UNL.[/p]
[p]Hot stat: Six of Bosnia’s last ten WCQs have been level at half-time.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Sridhar B[/i][/p]