Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview

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In the third round of the European Championship qualifying stage, Portugal take on Bosnia-Herzegovina this coming Saturday at Portugal's stadium with both determined to gain points. Supporters will be hoping to see a similarly thrilling encounter, as it turned out to be the last time Portugal played against Bosnia-Herzegovina. It finished 6-2 in a great European Championship match between the pair.

After the second round of matches in the group stage, Portugal are placed as number one on six points points, while Bosnia-Herzegovina have three points as number three. Portugal take on Bosnia-Herzegovina as number nine in the FIFA world ranking, whereas the visitors sit as number 57 in the world.

Portugal go into their third match in the European Championship absolutely buzzing from two wins in the first two rounds. A third straight win, and surely, they'll be halfway through to the next stage.

It is widely predicted that Portugal will finish first in their group with little difficulty, and it would be highly unexpected if they did not qualify as the group victor. It may be unrealistic to anticipate Bosnia-Herzegovina as winners of their group; however, it would be surprising if they fail to qualify for the upcoming tournament from this group.

Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Prediction

Portugal Form

In the previous three matches, Portugal lost 1-0 against Morocco, beat Liechtenstein by 4-0 and won 0-6 against Luxembourg. Portugal managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six internationals, where they also drew zero and lost two. They scored 19 goals and conceded four times.

Bosnia-Herzegovina Form

In their previous three encounters, Bosnia-Herzegovina lost 4-1 against Romania, won 3-0 against Iceland and lost 2-0 against Slovakia. Bosnia-Herzegovina won three of a possible six internationals, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine while also conceding nine times.

Anything but a home win would be a stunning result, and we Portugal back not to be stunned, just like we back numerous goals to be scored, when they face Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Bosnia-Herzegovina won their last four matches to nil.

Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Stats

• Portugal have won 12 of the last 14 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
• Portugal have won 12 of the last 14 home matches
• Portugal have scored in 19 of the last 21 home matches
• Portugal have not lost 13 of the last 15 home matches
• Portugal have won 4 of the last 5 home matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals

• Bosnia-Herzegovina have not won 19 of the last 21 away matches
• Bosnia-Herzegovina have conceded in 17 of the last 19 away matches
• In 8 of the last 9 Bosnia-Herzegovina away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
• In 10 of the last 12 Bosnia-Herzegovina matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
• In 8 of the last 9 Bosnia-Herzegovina away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5

Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Team News

Portugal could be looking at four players on the injured and absent list ahead of their upcoming match against Bosnia-Herzegovina.

Ruben Dias, Renato Sanches, Diogo Jota and Pepe nurses various injuries and won't take part for Portugal against Bosnia-Herzegovina at Portugal's stadium.

Bosnia-Herzegovina seem to have only one player on the injured and absent list, when they travel to Portugal's stadium to face Portugal.

Rade Krunic won't be travelling with Bosnia-Herzegovina this time, as he nurses an injury.

Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina H2H

When these two nations last faced off against each other, Portugal ended up taking all 3 points in a 6-2 victory. Looking back over their last four encounters serves to emphasize how equally paired the two teams usually are. Visitors Bosnia-Herzegovina claimed a win in zero of the previous four matches. Hosting side Portugal won three of these, as the bookies best betting odds on a home win are at 1/5.

Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Results

In one of the previous four matches between Portugal and Bosnia-Herzegovina both teams scored.

Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina Betting Tips

When looking for in-form players to find the target, there are some interesting names popping up in both teams. Cristiano Ronaldo brings great form to the table, as he is now on four goals in six games. Surely, Portugal will start him against Bosnia-Herzegovina, who also have some appealing names to consider. Not least Edin Dzeko, who notched up three goals in his past six games.

Portugal claimed nine wins in their previous 10 matches at Portugal's stadium across all tournaments. They lost one as well, while visitors Bosnia-Herzegovina won one of their last 10 away matches. They drew five and lost four. Of their previous 10 matches at Portugal's stadium, five had over 2.5 goals for Portugal. In seven of the previous 10 league games away for Bosnia-Herzegovina the match had over 2.5 goals.

Over 2.5 goals came out one time in the last four encounters between these two teams. Portugal managed an average of two goals, with Bosnia-Herzegovina averaging 0.5 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet one time in this run of matches. Portugal scored an average of three goals in their last ten matches in which over 2.5 goals happened seven times. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Bosnia-Herzegovina, who managed to score 1.2 times in those matches.