Many national associations are preparing for the 2021 European Championship across Europe. This is not the case for Bosnia and Montenegro, these two nations have not qualified for the tournament. Instead, both will play a friendly match against each other.
That, too, is of no small significance. Because the qualification phase for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has already begun. These friendly matches are an opportunity to make adjustments and try out a few things. Before the match between Bosnia and Montenegro, the odds show that the hosts are favourites.
The Bosnian team is individually superior in some positions, but Montenegro is by no means without a chance. The match in Sarajevo will kick off at 6 pm on Wednesday evening.
Prediction & Live Odds for Bosnia & Herzegovina vs. Montenegro
It is always particularly difficult to assess test country matches. Bosnia goes into the match with a poor record from the last games, Montenegro on the other hand with a very decent one. A look at the opponents, however, shows that this is not very meaningful. Moreover, the factor of the new coach at the hosts is one that plays a role.
After all, Montenegro is a solid team that has lost only two of its last eleven matches. For the rejuvenated Bosnian eleven, this will certainly be an acid test before the points are at stake again in the World Cup qualifiers in September.
Two thoroughly good teams face each other in Sarajevo. A match of equals is to be expected. Before the match between Bosnia and Montenegro, our tip is that the hosts will be more motivated and will prevail in the end (FT 1).
Bosnia & Herzegovina – Statistics & current form
The Bosnian team is currently 56th in the world rankings. Bosnia has quality, but cannot always bring it to the pitch. This team is coached by Bulgarian coach Ivaylo Petev, and the squad includes some interesting and well-known players.
However, they are not fully nominated this time, for example Miralem Pjanic and Edin Dzeko get a break. Nevertheless, ahead of the Bosnia v Montenegro match, the betting odds indicate favouritism for the hosts. The bookmaker ComeOn, tested by Wettbasis, offers odds of 1.85 for a home win.
However, the 2021 international season has not been very positive for Bosnia so far. They started the World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-2 draw against Finland. This was followed by a 0-0 friendly match against Costa Rica, before a good performance against world champions France was only enough for a 1-0 defeat. Bosnia have failed to win any of their last ten international matches, though no doubt often against very strong opponents.
Mixed Bosnian team wants to convince
Some defeats resulted from the group in the Nations League with Italy, Poland and the Netherlands. In any case, it is not easy to talk much about the form of national teams. On the one hand, the teams often don’t see each other for a long time, there is a fluctuation in the squad and Bosnia also has a new coach on the sidelines.
This new coach has nominated an interesting squad. Some of the most exciting names have already been mentioned, but Edin Dzeko in particular is not in the line-up this time. That is certainly a loss, but other players can play their way into the foreground. The most famous name is certainly Rade Krunic, who plays for Milan.
Bosnia, with a rejuvenated team and a new coach, wants to show a good game and also win this game. The individual class is there, the new players want to show themselves. That’s why our prediction before the Bosnia vs Montenegro match is that the hosts will win.
Predicted line-up of Bosnia: Sehic – Gazibegovic, Ahmedhodzic, Hadzikadunic, Sanicanin, Civic – Hadziahmetovic, Danilovic, Krunic – Menalo, Demirovic
Montenegro – Statistics & current form
Montenegro are currently 63rd in the FIFA World Ranking, just behind Bosnia. But that does not mean that coach Miodrag Radulovic’s team has performed badly in recent weeks and months. On the contrary, Montenegro is anything but in a bad mood and is also expecting something in the test against Bosnia.
Montenegro will also try something in this match. That is often an indicator for many goals. Therefore, our value tip before the Bosnia vs Montenegro match is that more than 2.5 goals will be scored. However, there is no guarantee of this, and the odds of 2.40 offered by 20bet, the bookmaker tested by us, are also quite high.
The 2021 international season has been positive so far. Montenegro won two games in the qualifying phase against Latvia and Gibraltar before suffering a narrow 1-0 defeat against Norway. This could become a problem, however, as Turkey and the Netherlands are the next opponents.
Can Montenegro confirm their good start?
Montenegro has not lost five of the last six international matches. That is a very good basis, but the tough opponents are still to come this year. The friendly match against Bosnia is a good start to generate even more confidence. Captain and star of the team is attacker Stevan Jovetic, Stefan Savic from Atletico or Adam Marusic from Lazio are also among the well-known names.
In 2020 and 2021 combined, Montenegro conceded only two defeats in eleven matches. However, the comparison with Bosnia is misleading because the Montenegrins did not face Italy in their UEFA Nations League group, but Cyprus, Luxembourg and Azerbaijan.
All factors taken together, Bosnia’s class in the team speaks for itself, which is why our tip before the match between Bosnia and Montenegro is that the hosts will win the game. Bookmaker MyBet offers a lucrative bonus for new customers for a bet on this!
Predicted line-up of Montenegro: Petkovic – Raspopovic, Savic, Tomasevic, Radunovic – Scekic, Bakic, Marusic, Haksabanovic – Djurdjevic, Jovetic