Bosnia VS Gibraltar Match Prediction
- 2017-03-25
- 17:00:00
Bosnia will win this match.
This will be the very first meeting between these two nations.
%HEAD-TO-HEAD-STATS-BANNER%Bosnia will win this match, and it's just really a question of by how many goals.
Bet365 have Bosnia at 1/66 to win, a draw at 25/1, and a Gibraltar win at 33/1.
The double chance odds for a Gibraltar win or draw is 20/1. The same for Bosnia is just at 1/200...
Both teams to score is at 7/2 for yes and 2/11 for no.
A 1-0 win for Bosnia at full time could bring you 45/1 odds if you're correct.
Reason: The bookmakers believe Bosnia are the definitive favorites here, and they also believe that they will win by much more than one goal. In addition to this, they do not believe that Gibraltar will score because they typically have not since they started playing in UEFA.
Mehmed Bazdarevic will be without striker Edin Dzeko after he had decided to pull a Greek player's shorts down like he was in grade school.
Bosnia's main man is center midfielder Miralem Pjanic. Pjanic is just 26 years of age, but the Juventus man has already earned an impressive 72 caps for his national side due to his exploits in club football. Bosnia have underperformed over the years, but this is the type of player that can help them achieve the goals that they should be. Pjanic is great on the ball; an excellent passer and a great long-range striker of the ball as well. He can produce bits of magic in the blink of an eye.
Bosnia have one draw, two wins, and one loss in their four matches in the group thus far. They drew 1-1 at Greece last time out.
Goalkeeper:Begovic
Defenders:Vranjes, Spahic, Zukanovic, Kolasinac
Midfielders:Jajalo, Hajrovic, Lulic, Pjanic
Striker:Ibisevic
Jeff Wood will be without Jayce Mascarenhas-Olivero after he picked up a red card against Cyprus.
Central midfielder Lee Casciaro is no stranger to pulling off the unlikely upset. In a Champions League qualifier in the summer of 2016, he scored against Celtic to condemn Brendan Rodgers' men to a 1-0 loss in the first leg. They would eventually lose the tie, but the Gibraltar side Lincoln Red Imps made an indelible mark. For his national side, Casciaro is the definite go-to man in the middle and he's scored twice. If anyone can unlock Bosnia for them, it's him.
Gibraltar have lost all four matches thus far, including a 3-1 defeat in Cyprus in which they played very well.
Goalkeeper:Ibrahim
Defenders:Garcia, Barnett, R. Casciaro, K. Chipolina
Midfielders:K. Casciaro, Bardon, L. Casciaro, Walker, J. Chipolina
Striker:Cabrera