On Tuesday night, Bosnia-Herzegovina host Austria in the UEFA Nations League, as the home team look to kick-off their campaign in the new competition with a victory. The two teams are in League B and Group 3 of the newly established tournament.
Bosnia-Herzegovina heads into this clash unbeaten in five international games, having recorded three wins and two draws. In fact, the home side has been a difficult team to beat of late in the international game.
The home side’s recent games have been relatively low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in five of their last seven international games.
Bosnia-Herzegovina have been difficult to defeat on home soil, as they have lost just once in their last 11 home games, recording six wins in the process. A key to their recent decent home record is solid defensive displays, as they have kept clean sheets in five of their last six home games.
One negative for the home side is that they have failed to win in three meetings with Austria, although two of the three meetings have finished all square.
Austria have hit hot form of late, winning recording wins in eight of their last nine outings. The visitors have also suffered just two defeats in their last 15 games.
The visitors have a respectable recent away record in the international game, winning ten of their last 15 games on their travels. They have also won their last two away games against Moldova and Luxembourg.
Austria’s recent away games have been relatively low scoring, with under 2.5 goals scored in three of their last four away games.
Both teams head into this clash in decent form. However, Forebet predicts that the visitors will record a victory in a low scoring clash to kick-off their UEFA Nations League campaign.