Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Poland - prediction, team news, lineups

Second meets 3rd successful Group B4 of the UEFA Nations League, arsenic Bosnia-Herzegovina invited Poland to Zenica for a important clash connected Monday.

Only 1 constituent separates the 2 nations, with the hosts looking to widen their pb implicit the visitors and fortify their chances of automatic promotion.

Match preview

Bosnia's quest to unafraid an contiguous instrumentality to League A has been coagulated alternatively than spectacular, with Sergej Barbarez's broadside unbeaten crossed their opening 3 fixtures portion picking up 5 points.

The Dragons, who were relegated from the competition's archetypal tier successful 2024-25, kicked disconnected this year's variation with a goalless gully against Poland earlier securing a 4-2 triumph astatine Romania, though they were incapable to physique connected that winning momentum successful Friday's location crippled against Sweden.

Barbarez would nevertheless person been pleased with his side's spirited display, having earned a constituent against the Scandinavian radical leaders acknowledgment to Kerim Alajbegovic's precocious equaliser, limiting Bosnia's losses to conscionable 2 successful their past 15 matches crossed each competitions.

Both defeats successful that spell did travel successful the World Cup, wherever the Dragons suffered a dense setback against Switzerland successful the radical signifier earlier elimination astatine the hands of co-hosts USA successful the circular of 32, though playing connected their ain turf connected Monday should supply an other boost.

Bosnia person suffered conscionable 1 nonaccomplishment from their past 8 location games (W4, D3), but their past 3 specified matches person ended level wrong 90 minutes, a tally that should astatine slightest promote caution arsenic they look to stay successful the apical 2 of the group.

Like the hosts, Poland besides suffered relegation from the Nations League's archetypal tier successful the erstwhile edition, but their quest for an contiguous instrumentality has endured a comparatively dilatory commencement aft picking up 4 points from their opening 3 games of the campaign.

The White-Reds followed their opening-day gully against Bosnia with a 3-1 decision to leaders Sweden, though they successful immoderate mode compensated with a 6-0 demolition of 10-man Romania successful Warsaw past clip out.

Jan Urban's squad made the astir of their numerical vantage pursuing Radu Dragusin's 22nd-minute dismissal, with Robert Lewandowski converting the resulting punishment earlier the seasoned attacker completed his hat-trick successful a five-goal second-half rout.

The triumph marked Poland's biggest triumph since a 7-1 thrashing of minnows San Marino successful 2021, portion besides bringing an extremity to a five-match winless streak (D2, L3), a spell that besides saw the White-Reds miss retired connected the World Cup aft their playoff decision to Sweden.

That said, Monday's visitors tin gully immoderate encouragement from the information that they stay unbeaten successful each of their past six meetings with Bosnia, winning 4 of those contests, though their distant signifier leaves overmuch to beryllium desired, having won conscionable 2 of their past 8 matches (D1, L5) connected the road, some coming against minnows Malta and Lithuania.
 

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Team News

Bosnia volition statesman beingness without legendary striker and skipper Edin Dzeko, who played his farewell crippled for the federation past clip retired against Sweden.

As such, Haris Tabakovic is expected to instrumentality to the lineup to pb the enactment aft coming successful for Dzeko past clip out, with the 32-year-old attacker looking to adhd to his lone extremity this campaign.

Alajbegovic is apt to support his spot connected the helping aft his equaliser past clip out, portion erstwhile Arsenal antheral Sead Kolasinac should anchor affairs from the near broadside of defence.

Just similar the hosts, Poland did not endure immoderate caller injuries from their erstwhile outing, truthful we could spot a bulk of the players from the emphatic triumph past clip retired retained here, with Robert Lewandowski apt to pb the enactment erstwhile again.

The 38-year-old's hat-trick past clip retired brought his tally to 92 goals for the nation, leaving him down lone Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi, Ali Daei, Sunil Chhetri and Romelu Lukaku among the all-time planetary apical scorers.

We could spot manager Jan Urban clasp the backmost 4 utilized against Romania, with the Porto duo of Jan Bednarek and Jakub Kiwior pairing up successful the bosom of defence, portion Matty Cash and Przemyslaw Frankowski could proceed astatine full-back.
 

Bosnia-Herzegovina imaginable starting lineup:

Zlomislic; Katic, Muharemovic, Kolasinac; Memic, Bajraktarevic, Alajbegovic, Basic, Gigovic; Tabakovic, Demirovic

Poland imaginable starting lineup:

Bulka; Cash, Bednarek, Kiwior, Frankowski; Szymanski, Nowak, Zielinski, Zalewski; Swiderski, Lewandowski

We say: Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-1 Poland

Bosnia person been rather resilient connected their location turf, and portion triumph present could fortify their propulsion for a top-of-the-group finish, avoiding decision would besides beryllium capable to support their top-two dreams alive, truthful we expect immoderate level of caution successful their approach.

Poland, connected the different hand, person the head-to-head grounds to gully on, but their struggles connected the roadworthy successful caller times formed doubts connected their quality to instrumentality maximum points, truthful a stock of the spoils looks feasible here.

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