Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Belgium Preview

Belgium may have ran away with the automatic ticket of group H but they will not want to take this game lightly.

Roberto Martinez will want his star studded team to continue this run for as long as they can and Bosnia will be a testing opposition for them.

The Bosnians are currently 2^nd in the table and are looking to win that playoff spot at the end of the qualifying series but they have to do better than they did in the reverse fixture when Eden Hazard inspired Belgium to record a 4-0 win over them.

Bosnia have scored in five of their last seven games against the Belgians.

The Bosnians have scored 14 goals in their last 6 games while the Belgians have netted 19 times – it will be interesting to see if they are able to outscore their visitors here.

Belgium will be banking on the returning Eden Hazard and Romelu Lukaku to lead their attack that also has Napoli’s free scoring Dries Mertens.

With Nainggolan out Injured, Maruane Fellaini is expected to play deeper and Martinez will hope that he avoids unnecessary cautions.

They have played their host 7 times in the past and honours remains even with three wins, three losses and 1 draw.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Bosnia and Herzegovina

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Gibraltar		0-4		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sep 3, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
L	Cyprus		3-2		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Aug 31, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
D	Bosnia and Herzegovina		0-0		Greece	Jun 9, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
W	Albania		1-2		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mar 28, 2017	International Friendly
W	Bosnia and Herzegovina		5-0		Gibraltar	Mar 25, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –

Belgium

LAST FIVE GAMES						DATE	COMPETITION
W	Greece		1-2		Belgium	Sep 3, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
W	Belgium		9-0		Gibraltar	Aug 31, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
W	Estonia		0-2		Belgium	Jun 9, 2017	World Cup Qualifying –
W	Belgium		2-1		Czech Republic	Jun 5, 2017	International Friendly
D	Russia		3-3		Belgium	Mar 28, 2017	International Friendly

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES					DATE	COMPETITION
Belgium		4-0		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Oct 7, 2016	World Cup Qualifying –
Belgium		3-1		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Sep 3, 2015	European Championship Qualifying
Bosnia and Herzegovina		1-1		Belgium	Oct 13, 2014	European Championship Qualifying
Bosnia and Herzegovina		2-1		Belgium	Apr 1, 2009	World Cup Qualifying –
Belgium		2-4		Bosnia and Herzegovina	Mar 28, 2009	World Cup Qualifying –