Bosnia-Herzegovina meets Portugal in the first Euro 2012 play-off on November 11th 2011. A draw or better for Portugal will boost their chances for placement!
Tip #1: Back Portugal to win this match at 5/4 with bet365.
Tip #2: Back this match to end Over 2.5 Goals at 7/5 with bet365.
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Bosnia started group D well with an away victory over Luxembourg with 3:0, but lost the very second game to France at home with 0:2. A draw against Albania and a loss to Romania where the main reasons the team did not make the top spot. With overall record W6 D2 L2, the team was a point away from France, before the last and direct match on Stade de France, where Bosnia lead during a big portion of the match with 1:0, but the end result was a draw 1:1. The team seems to depend heavily on good firepower in the front provided by Dzeko, but the lack of concentration on defense dropped them enough points to find themselves on the second spot and now in the play-off stage.
Portugal
Portugal started this campaign with a different manager and an embarrassing draw at home against Cyprus with the score of 4:4. After the loss to Norway, manager Queiroz was dismissed and Paulo Bento was appointed as the new one. Followed 5 consecutive victories with 11 goals scored and only 2 conceded. It looked like Portugal will finish as the first in this group, before the final game between them and Denmark. The team had to avoid a loss in this game to go directly to Euro 2012, something they did not manage to do, as they lost 1:2 and finished second with 16 points.
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Prediction
Judging on the performance shown by Bosnia-Herzegovina in the group stage, it can be concluded that the team has potential but lacks of experience and concentration and fails to record good results against teams where the victory is a must.
Portugal had a great run of 5 victories but lost their final match to Denmark. However they have met Bosnia in a previous play-off, 2 years ago for World Cup and managed to win the away match with the minimal 0:1.
Back Portugal to win this match again at 5/4 with bet365. Based on the previous match two years ago, you might want to go win the Under 2.5 Goals bet, but judging on the amount of goals both teams have been scoring, it’s better to back the Over 2.5 Goals at Over 2.5 Goals at 7/5.
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