BHZ vs ITA Dream11 Match Prediction: Bosnia & Herzegovina will take on Italy in a must-win contest in order to keep their hopes alive of qualifying for the Euros.
Meanwhile, the Italians have been in lethal form in the qualifiers as they’ve won eight in eight so far and sit firm at the top with 24 points and a berth in the Euro2020.
Bosnia currently resides at fourth with 10 points and is on level terms with Armenia. However, they would want to close the gap with Finland who sits at second with 15 points in Group J.
The Bosnians will have to go to hammer and tonks in the quest for a win against Roberto Mancini’ men.
Match Details
Date- Saturday, November 16 | Kick-Off- 1:15 AM (IST) | Venue- Bilino Polje
Team News
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Italy
Recent additions: Gaetano Castrovilli, Riccardo Orsolini and Andrea Cristana have got their first-ever call-up, while Florenzi, Palmieri and Chiesa have been reintroduced to the squad
Players Left Out: Berardi and Verratti are out due to a thigh issue
BHZ vs ITA Dream11 Predicted Lineups
Bosnia & Herzegovina: Sehic; Kvric, Kovacevic, Bicakcic, Kolasinacn; Cimirot, Pjanic, Saric; Hajrovic, Gorjak, Dzeko
Italy: Sirigu; Florenzi, Mancini, Bonucci, Biraghi; Barella, Jorginho, Zaniolo; Chiesa, Belotti, Insigne
Head-to-Head
The two nations have only clashed twice in the past with one of the meetings being back in 1996 in which Bosnia triumphed 2-1. The other game was held in June this year in which Italy registered a 2-1 win.
Top Picks
Miralem Pjanic has had a pass accuracy of 85% for Bosnia with 27 ball recoveries as well as 33 successful crosses. To top it all up, Pjanic has three goals and an assist from seven games in the qualifiers.
Edin Dzeko has been the main man in front of goal for Bosnia. The former Man. City forward has three goals and an assist from four games in the qualifiers. Dzeko has played 360 mins during the process and has attempted 17 shots on goal.
For Italy, Leonardo Bonucci has featured in all eight games for Italy in the qualifiers. Bonucci has made 40 successful ball recoveries and has a pass accuracy of 90%. The Juventus centre-back is yet to be booked during the process and also has a goal to his tally.
Andrea Belotti has been crucial in attack for Italy. The 25-year-old has scored four goals and has an assist to his name from his last six games.
BHZ vs ITA Dream11 Match Prediction | Fantasy Team
Goalkeeper- I Sehic
Defenders- L Bonucci, S Kolasinac, A Florenzi, A Kovacevic
Midfielders- Jorginho, N Barella, M Pjanic
Forwards- L Insigne, A Belotti (C), E Dzeko
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