Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Ukraine Match Analysis & Prediction


21/03/2024 10:45 pm


Ukraine have too much ability and motivation to be prevented from qualifying by an ordinary Bosnia-Herzegovina side in Thursday’s Euro 2024 playoff semi-final.
Las November, Serhiy Rebrov’s side were unlucky not to be awarded an 89th-minute penalty in their goalless draw against Italy that – if converted – would have seen them through in the finals automatically at the Azzurri’s expense.
It was a remarkable achievement for Zbirna to even come that close during a campaign where a military conflict ravaged their country and forced the team to play all their ‘home’ matches elsewhere.
Rebrov has harnessed a talented group of individuals into a solid unit with real prospects of making the latter stages in Germany if they make it through.
In contrast, Bosnia-Herzegovina would be there to make up the numbers, with the Dragons in the playoffs largely through their Nations League B winning campaign of almost two years ago – when Edin Dzeko was only 36 and Miralem Pjanic was closer to his peak at 31.
The aging duo remain key players for Savo Milosevic, who has taken over at the end of a golden generation and before the next one has properly taken root.
The squad did not gel during the qualifying programme, losing seven of their last nine matches and only managing a narrow 2-1 home victory over lowly Liechtenstein.
It seems almost inconceivable that they can beat Ukraine or even stop the visitors from scoring, despite Milosevic having a half-decent set of defenders at his disposal.
Ukraine’s odds are good enough to take them to win in 90 minutes – they have a superb mentality and enough quality to score two or more goals against the hapless hosts.
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Ukraine Head to head
These two teams have only previously met on two occasions, with Ukraine winning once while they drew once.
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12/10/2021Ukraine1Bosnia-Herzegovina1UEFA World Cup Qualifiers
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16/11/2021Bosnia-Herzegovina0Ukraine2UEFA World Cup Qualifiers
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21/03/2024N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
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21/03/2024Bosnia-HerzegovinaN/AUkraineN/AEuros Qualifiers
Bosnia-Herzegovina Team News
Bosnia-Herzegovina will have forwards Smail Prevljak, Said Hamulic, Haris Tabakovic, Nemanja Bilbija and Ermedin Demirovic available for this match.
Defenders Renato Gojkovic, Dennis Hadzikadunic, Nihad Mujakic, Jusuf Gazibegovic and Adnan Kovacevic will also be in the squad, alongside goalkeepers Nikola Vasilj, Hidajet Hankic and Kenan Piric.
Bosnia-Herzegovina's Last 5 Matches
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11/09/2023Iceland1Bosnia-Herzegovina0Euros Qualifiers
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13/10/2023Liechtenstein0Bosnia-Herzegovina2Euros Qualifiers
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16/10/2023Bosnia-Herzegovina0Portugal5Euros Qualifiers
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16/11/2023Luxembourg4Bosnia-Herzegovina1Euros Qualifiers
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19/11/2023Bosnia-Herzegovina1Slovakia2Euros Qualifiers
Ukraine Team News
Rebrov will have forwards Roman Yaremchuk, Mykhailo Mudryk, Artem Dovbyk and Danylo Sikan available to his, along with goalkeepers Georgiy Bushchan, Anatoliy Trubin and Dmytro Riznyk.
Midfielders Serhiy Sydorchuk, Taras Stepanenko, Georgiy Sudakov, Ruslan Malinovskyi, Viktor Tsygankov, Oleksandr Pikhalonok and Oleksandr Zubkov will also be available.
Ukraine's Last 5 Matches
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09/09/2023Ukraine1England1Euros Qualifiers
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12/09/2023Italy2Ukraine1Euros Qualifiers
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14/10/2023Ukraine2North Macedonia0Euros Qualifiers
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17/10/2023Malta1Ukraine3Euros Qualifiers
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20/11/2023Ukraine0Italy0Euros Qualifiers
Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Ukraine: Odds and Predictions
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