Italy VS Bosnia Match Prediction
2019-06-11
18:45:00
Italy
VS
Bosnia
Our Prediction Tip
Italy will win this match.
2019-06-1118:45:00 Italy will win this match.
Italy and Bosnia have played just once before, with that coming in a 1996 friendly that Bosnia won 2-1.
Bet365 have the following odds available for this match:
Italy are at 4/9 to win, a draw is at 16/5, and a Bosnia win is at 13/2.
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Italy come into this Group J match in a very strong position on top of the group. They have won all three matches so far, and they will feel like they are going to be closing in on booking their place in Euro 2020 sooner rather than later. As for Bosnia, they are in a world of hurt. They have just four points from three matches, good enough for fourth, so they have to get going before too long.
Italy come off a year in which they didn’t make it to the World Cup, and on top of that, they didn’t top their Nations League group, either, compounding problems. However, Mancini has seemingly righted the ship now and has them headed in the right direction with them having won four in a row and five of their last six. All told, they have five wins, three draws, and just one loss, away to Portugal, in the past year.
Bosnia, on the other hand, seem to be going backwards. They have only won once in their last five in all comps now, and they have just a point from their last two games in qualification. Not the best thing when you have a match in Italy coming for your next official match in competition. Overall, they have four wins, three draws, and two losses, but it’s just not looking good for them currently.
Betfair have no for both sides scoring at 1.6.
A draw at half time with an Italy win is at 3.75.
Mancini is starting to make Italy into a juggernaut again, making them tough to score against and difficult to beat due to that. They keep Bosnia out of the net, recording another clean sheet, as they get revenge for the loss in ‘96.
Roberto Mancini had injuries that kept defenders Leonardo Spinnazola and forward Matteo Politano out of the team. Goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma and striker Mario Balotelli are two of the big names to be left out by him.
Italy had a ten minute outburst in the first half against Greece that led them to a comfortable win, and it was spearheaded by a dynamic front line that is capable of turning a game quickly. Andrea Belotti assisted on the first goal and has shown to be a lethal finisher, while winger Lorenzo Insigne added a goal seven minutes later to help give them breathing room. Both have the pace to trouble the back line of any team, and they have quality to match it as well.
Italy have four wins and a draw in their last five matches:
0-3 win at Greece
6-0 home win vs Liechtenstein
2-0 home win vs Finland
1-0 home win vs USA (Fri)
0-0 home draw vs Portugal (UNL)
Robert Prosnecki was forced to leave out goalkeeper Asmir Begovic, defender Sead Kolasinac, midfielder Rade Krunic, and forward Elvir Koljic due to injuries. Forward Kenan Kodro also misses out on a place.
Edin Dzeko will know all about Italy and Italy will know all about him after he has bundled in goals aplenty for Roma over the last couple of seasons. The former Manchester City man has scored 55 times in total for Bosnia so far across 102 outings, quite the showing so far. He’ll need help, too, of course, and Miralem Pjanic can be just the star to provide it. They badly missed the Juventus man on Saturday in their slump loss to Finland, and they will need him to control proceedings in the middle to have a chance at it.
Bosnia have two losses, two draws, and a win in their last five matches:
2-0 loss at Finland
2-2 home draw vs Greece
2-1 home win vs Armenia
1-0 loss at Spain (Fri)
0-0 draw at Austria (UNL)
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