Bosnia & Herzegovina and Cyprus are bound to meet in the next round of the World Cup qualifiers on Monday, 24 March.
With both teams entering this game after winning their opening games, who will emerge victorious from this duel? Read our Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Cyprus prediction and preview to find out.
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Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Cyprus prediction: Hosts to get the three points
Key stats
- Cyprus have gone over 2.5 total goals in five of their last six matches.
- Bosnia & Hercegovina enter this game after an impressive away win in Romania.
- Cyprus have lost four of their last six games across the board.
Correct score prediction: Bosnia & Herzegovina 3-1 Cyprus
While both teams have played low-scoring games in the first round of the WC qualifiers, their previous duels indicate that we'll see plenty of goals.
Meanwhile, Bosnia & Hercegovina have the better team on paper and will host the match, so we expect them to beat Cyprus on Monday.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Bookies backing Bosnia & Hercegovina to win
- HOME: 1/3 (1.33) – 75.00%
- DRAW: 9/2 (5.50) – 18.20%
- AWAY: 9/1 (10.00) – 10.00%
*Odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
We can see from these Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Cyprus odds that the hosts are the expected winners in this match and by a pretty big margin.
With the hosts entering this match after a win over Romania away from home, the odds certainly make sense.
Anyhow, if you liked our predictions for this duel, remember to also take a look at our best betting tips for today.
Most recent H2Hs: A tied matchup
These two teams have met four times before and each team has won twice, with their latest two meetings being in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers in which both Bosnia and Cyprus won at home.
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 31/08/17
Cyprus
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 10/10/16
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Cyprus
Euro 2015 Qualifying 13/10/15
Cyprus
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Euro 2014 Qualifying 09/09/14
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Cyprus
Bosnia & Hercegovina preview: Hoping to build on the first-round win
After a disappointing showing in the last edition of UEFA Nations League A, where they finished last in the group and were relegated to league B of the competition, Bosnia and Herzegovina have done very well to start their journey in the World Cup qualifiers with a win in Romania. If they can also beat Cyprus on Monday, they will be in a very good position going forward.
Meanwhile, Jusuf Gazibegovic remains out of contention with an injury.
Predicted lineup: Vasilj (GK), Dedic, Radeljic, Barisic, Kolasinac, Tahirovic, Sunjic, Gigovic, Demirovic, Dzeko & Memic
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 24/03/25
W
Cyprus
1
Bosnia-Herzegovina
2
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 21/03/25
W
Romania
0
Bosnia-Herzegovina
1
UEFA Nations League A 19/11/24
D
Netherlands
1
Bosnia-Herzegovina
1
UEFA Nations League A 16/11/24
L
Germany
7
Bosnia-Herzegovina
0
UEFA Nations League A 14/10/24
L
Hungary
2
Bosnia-Herzegovina
0
Cyprus preview: Hoping for a good showing
While Bosnia and Herzegovina are hardly a giant of European football, they are a stronger team than Cyprus on paper. While Cyprus have beaten San Marino in the first round of the WC qualifiers, they haven't been in great form lately, with four losses in their last six games. So, Cyprus will have to exceed expectations if they want to avoid a loss in this match.
Nikolas Ioannou will also miss this match as he's dealing with an injury.
Predicted lineup: Mall (GK), Satsias, Sielis, Panagiotou, Anderson Correia, Loizou, Kousoulos, Kyprianou, Kastanos, Pittas & Sotiriou
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 24/03/25
L
Bosnia-Herzegovina
2
Cyprus
1
Europe - World Cup Qualifying 21/03/25
W
San Marino
0
Cyprus
2
UEFA Nations League C 18/11/24
L
Romania
4
Cyprus
1
UEFA Nations League C 15/11/24
W
Lithuania
1
Cyprus
2
UEFA Nations League C 15/10/24
L
Kosovo
3
Cyprus
0
Player to watch: Edin Dzeko
With 67 goals in the Bosnian national team, Dzeko is the top scorer in the country's history, while also being the player with the most appearances for Bosnia & Hercegovina with 140 caps.
With this in mind, there's hardly a doubt about who is the player to watch in this match.