Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the European Championship round 3 game between Portugal and Bosnia-Herzegovina and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
The Estádio da Luz will be the stage for a Euro 2024 qualifier between Portugal vs Bosnia and Herzegovina on Saturday.
Two wins from two games have left Portugal on top of the Group J table. The 2016 champions will look to extend their three-point advantage over Bosnia and Herzegovina, who sit third. The last time these teams met, Portugal destroyed their opponents with a stunning 6-2 scoreline. Can they pull off another impressive performance?
Form: Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
Portugal Form
Portugal have been dominating the pitch lately with two smashing wins out of three matches. Although they suffered a tough 1-0 loss against Morocco, they came back strong with a 4-0 victory over Liechtenstein. And just when you thought that was impressive, they crushed Luxembourg with a staggering 6-0 win in their latest matchup.
Bosnia-Herzegovina Form
It’s certainly been a topsy-turvy ride for Bosnia-Herzegovina in their last three matches. The Dragons started off with a crushing 4-1 defeat Romania, but recovered in style to crush Iceland 3-0. That proved to be a blip though, as another defeat followed, this time against Slovakia in a 2-0 loss.
Betting stats and facts for Portugal and Bosnia-Herzegovina
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Portugal and Bosnia-Herzegovina played across all tournaments.
- 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
Players in form: Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
Portugal against Bosnia-Herzegovina is also a battle between Cristiano Ronaldo and Edin Dzeko. Both strikers may be on the wrong side of 30, but they’re still crushing it for their national teams. Ronaldo has scored back-to-back braces for Portugal recently, while Dzeko has chipped in three goals in Bosnia-Herzegovina’s last five matches.
Popular markets: Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
Full-time result
Portugal are on an incredible run of nine wins out of 10 on their home ground. The 2016 European winners now take on Bosnia-Herzegovina, who have been lackluster on the road lately. The visitors have only managed to win one of their last 10 away matches and have struggled with 5 draws and 4 losses.
Both teams to score
Portugal scored the first goal of the game an impressive eight times out of the last ten games. Bosnia-Herzegovina got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Portugal, who scored an average of three goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals came up in three of Bosnia-Herzegovina’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches.
Recommended tip: Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina
The match between Portugal and Bosnia-Herzegovina should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this European Championship game.
Portugal vs Bosnia-Herzegovina: Who wins the game?
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