Bosnia-Herzegovina and RI of Iran meet at Olimpijski Stadion Asim Ferhatović Hase, in a friendly. This is the first friendly of the year for Bosnia-Herzegovina. In the case of IR Iran, this is their 2nd friendly match of the year, after the previous friendly against Uzbekistan. There is no record of direct confrontations between these two teams in the last 3 years. The last match was played on 06-25-2014 and ended with the score: Bosnia ‑ Herzegovina (3‑1) Iran. In this match, the home factor may be decisive, as Bosnia-Herzegovina present considerable differences in their results at home and away.
Bosnia :
This will be the first friendly of the year for the home team, which did not play any last year. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 4 victories, 4 draws and 7 losses as a visitor, with 14 goals scored and 18 suffered; against 7 victories, 5 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 28 goals scored and 14 suffered. The team comes to this match after a away loss against Poland by (3‑0). In the last 8 home matches for all competitions, Bosnia ‑ Herzegovina won 3, tied 2 and lost 3. Their defense has not been very strong, since they have conceded goals in 8 of the last 10 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, having scored goals in 7 of the last 10 games. In their home matches there is a tendency to score goals, as in 7 of the last 8 matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 6 of the last 8 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback.
Bosnia and Herzegovina comes to this game after a 3×0 defeat in the visit to Poland, thus adding the fifth consecutive game without a win in official matches. It should be noted that Bosnia has won only 2 of the last 10 matches. In this friendly against Iran, coach Dusan Bajevic must act in the usual 4-3-3, privileging possession of the ball and attacks organized by the flanks: Miralem Pjanic, Barcelona athlete, is very strong in passing and vision of the game . On the other hand, Edin Visca is very important in the offensive transition, being very fast. For this game the home coach cannot count on Edin Dzeko due to injury.
Iran:
This is the visiting team’s 2nd friendly of the year, after the friendly against Uzbekistan, which ended with the final result: Uzbekistan (1‑2) Iran. This is a team that presents similar results at home and away, so it is not usually affected by the home factor, since in the last 30 games it has recorded 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 10 wins, 3 draws and 2 losses in his stadium. In their last 7 away matches, IR Iran has recorded 4 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, he never got the comeback in the 5 games in which he suffered the first goal.
Iran leaves for this motivated match, as a result of a 1×2 victory in the visit to Uzbekistan, in a friendly match: the team’s goals were scored by Mehdi Taremi and Sardar Azmoun. Now, in this game against Bosnia, coach Dragan Skocic is expected to maintain the same strategy of the last matches, opting for a low block and exploiting the opponent’s back through counterattacks. Notably, the Iranians have several weaknesses in the defensive sector. On an individual level, we highlight striker Sardar Azmoun, a very powerful and competent player in the finish. All players are available for this game.
PREDICTION: Under 2,5 goals @ 1,58
