Netherlands vs Bosnia & Herzegovina Predictions & Tips – Clean Win for Oranje in Eindhoven

Vedran Ostojic

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Last updated: 05 Sep 2024

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Bosnia & Herzegovina lost their last 6 matches
Netherlands had a good run in Euro 2024
Oranje are tagged big favorites to win this game

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Netherlands have won 2 of their last 3 matches (Getty)

Netherlands vs Bosnia & Herzegovina Preview

Bosnia & Herzegovina looked clueless in their two recent friendlies against Italy and England, failing to score. Netherlands had a good run in Euro 2024 and I expect them to start UEFA Nations League with a clean win at home.

Netherlands vs Bosnia & Herzegovina Preview
Head to Head
Netherlands Form
Netherlands Squad & Team News
Bosnia & Herzegovina Form
Bosnia & Herzegovina Squad & Team News

Netherlands have won 2 of their last 3 matches.
Netherlands beat Bosnia & Herzegovina 3-1 in their last match.
Bosnia & Herzegovina have lost their last 6 matches.
Bosnia & Herzegovina have lost to nil in their last 2 matches.

Head to Head

Netherlands have a 1-0 advantage against Bosnia & Herzegovina with 1 draw in 2 matches.

They last met in November 2020, the game being won by Netherlands 3-1.

Netherlands Form

Even though their results were not amazing, Netherlands reached semifinals in Euro 2024 this summer. They grabbed four points in the group stages, beating Poland 2-1, losing to Austria 3-2, while a goalless draw was recorded against France.

Oranje then outclassed Romania 3-0 in the Round of 16 (Donyell Malen scoring a brace, Cody Gakpo also on target), followed by a 2-1 win over Turkey in the quarterfinals (Stefan de Vrij equalizing, Mert Muldur with an own goal).

Ronald Koeman’s side was stopped in the semifinals by England 2-1 even though they gained an early lead through Xavi Simons, conceding second goal in stoppage time.

Netherlands Squad & Team News


No.	Pos.	Player	Club
1	GK	Bart Verbruggen	Brighton & Hove Albion
13	GK	Nick Olij	Sparta Rotterdam
23	GK	Mark Flekken	Brentford
2	DF	Lutsharel Geertruida	RB Leipzig
3	DF	Matthijs de Ligt	Manchester United
4	DF	Virgil van Dijk (captain)	Liverpool
5	DF	Nathan Aké	Manchester City
7	DF	Jeremie Frimpong	Bayer Leverkusen
12	DF	Jurriën Timber	Arsenal
15	DF	Jan Paul van Hecke	Brighton & Hove Albion
17	DF	Jorrel Hato	Ajax
22	DF	Denzel Dumfries	Internazionale
6	MF	Jerdy Schouten	PSV Eindhoven
8	MF	Quinten Timber	Feyenoord
10	MF	Xavi Simons	RB Leipzig
14	MF	Tijjani Reijnders	Milan
20	MF	Ryan Gravenberch	Liverpool
9	FW	Wout Weghorst	Ajax
11	FW	Cody Gakpo	Liverpool
18	FW	Donyell Malen	Borussia Dortmund
19	FW	Brian Brobbey	Ajax
21	FW	Joshua Zirkzee	Manchester United
16	FW	Justin Kluivert	Bournemouth

Micky van de Ven and Joey Veerman are injured and got replaced with Jan Paul van Hecke and Justin Kluivert.

Frenkie de Jong, Georginio Wijnaldum and Memphis Depay were not called up.

Virgil Van Dijk is the captain, collecting 74 appearances for the national team.

Bosnia & Herzegovina Form

Bringing in Sergej Barbarez as the new coach didn’t change anything yet for Bosnia & Herzegovina, losing to England 3-0 and Italy 1-0 under his leadership in June.

The Dragons had just 0.70 expected goals in those two matches combined, firing three shots on target against Azzurri, none against the Three Lions.

Bosnia & Herzegovina competed in the UEFA Nations League B last season, topping the group with 11 points (three wins, two draws, one loss) ahead of Finland, Montenegro and Romania.

Bosnia & Herzegovina Squad & Team News


No.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
GK	Nikola Vasilj	2 December 1995 (age 28)	St. Pauli
GK	Kenan Pirić	7 July 1994 (age 30)	Antalyaspor
GK	Osman Hadžikić	12 March 1996 (age 28)	Velež Mostar
DF	Ermin Bičakčić	24 January 1990 (age 34)	Eintracht Braunschweig
DF	Dennis Hadžikadunić	9 July 1998 (age 26)	Hamburger SV
DF	Anel Ahmedhodžić	26 March 1999 (age 25)	Sheffield United
DF	Jusuf Gazibegović	11 March 2000 (age 24)	Sturm Graz
DF	Amar Dedić	18 August 2002 (age 22)	Red Bull Salzburg
DF	Nihad Mujakić	15 April 1998 (age 26)	Partizan
DF	Adrian Leon Barišić	19 July 2001 (age 23)	Basel
DF	Nikola Katić	10 October 1996 (age 27)	Zürich
DF	Stjepan Radeljić	5 September 1997 (age 27)	Rijeka
MF	Rade Krunić	7 October 1993 (age 30)	Red Star Belgrade
MF	Haris Hajradinović	18 February 1994 (age 30)	Kasımpaşa
MF	Benjamin Tahirović	3 March 2003 (age 21)	Ajax
MF	Dario Šarić	30 May 1997 (age 27)	Palermo
MF	Dženis Burnić	22 May 1998 (age 26)	Karlsruher SC
MF	Denis Huseinbašić	3 July 2001 (age 23)	Köln
MF	Armin Gigović	6 April 2002 (age 22)	Holstein Kiel
MF	Dal Varešanović	23 May 2001 (age 23)	Çaykur Rizespor
MF	Ivan Bašić	30 April 2002 (age 22)	Orenburg
MF	Ifet Đakovac	5 December 1997 (age 26)	TSC
MF	Esmir Bajraktarević	10 March 2005 (age 19)	New England Revolution
FW	Edin Džeko (captain)	17 March 1986 (age 38)	Fenerbahçe
FW	Ermedin Demirović	25 March 1998 (age 26)	VfB Stuttgart
FW	Haris Tabaković	20 June 1994 (age 30)	Hoffenheim

Miralem Pjanic retired from the national team, while Sead Kolasinac suffered an injury in a training session.

Gojko Cimirot and Eldar Civic were not called up.

Edin Dzeko has the highest number of appearances on this roster (134), while also being the best scorer in Bosnia & Herzegovina's history (65 goals).

Verdict

Netherlands v Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia & Herzegovina have been a mess in the last 12 months, losing six games in a row. Netherlands are tipped to have a strong start in the UEFA Nations League, home win to nil being the best bet.

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