Bosnia Herzegovina v Iceland Betting Tips [23 March 2023]

The Bilino Polje Stadium will be the venue for the first match of the 2024 UEFA Euro qualifying campaign, where Bosnia and Herzegovina will take on Iceland in the first clash of Group J. Despite being drawn in the same pool as Portugal, who are favored to top the group, the hosts will be in fine spirits coming into this tournament following their impressive showing in the UEFA Nations League, where they topped League B Group C, which included Finland, Montenegro, and Romania. Bosnia ended the group stages of that tournament with 11 points in six matches, including three wins, two draws, and just one loss. While their away record was relatively poor last year, at home, they have been very good. Bosnia comes into this match off the back of four consecutive wins in all competitions, which will give them huge confidence to get another positive result in this one. 

Unlike their opponents, who have not played since September last year, Iceland has played as many as six matches since the Nations League competition. Two of those matches came in the Baltic Cup, where they competed as guests and went on to win the tournament. However, it is worth mentioning that while they did lift the trophy, their performances were extremely underwhelming against much lower-ranked nations, and they required penalties to decide the outcome of both matches in that tournament. Since then, Iceland has played Estonia and Sweden but was unable to register a win in either match, drawing the first match 1-1 and losing to Sweden 2-1. Iceland is now winless in their last seven matches within regulation time, with their last win coming over Venezuela in a friendly match last year. 

These sides are separated by just six places in the Fifa World Rankings which shows just how close this match could end up. However, the hosts have found a way to get results on their home patch, while the visitors have been unable to secure wins despite putting on resilient performances. Therefore, our Bosnia-Herzegovina v Iceland prediction is a win for the hosts.