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World Cup06/24/2026, 07:00 PM

Bosnia and Herzegovina – Qatar3 : 1

Why the model thinks so

Bosnia and Herzegovina
2.27
Total xG
3.11
Qatar
0.85
Expected goals from our model, before kickoff

How the model gets there: each factor adds goals to or takes goals from one team's expected goals.

FactorBosnia and HerzegovinaQatar
Defensive weakness (2.1 conceded vs 0.9 league avg)+1.11
Standings disadvantage (pos 73 vs 53, 20 places gap)−0.39
5 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.8 goals/match)−0.24
4 of last 5 matches with 0-1 goals (0.6 goals/match)−0.21
Standings advantage (pos 53 vs 73, 20 places gap)+0.06
100% of goal output missing (only 71% available)
Full strength squad available

Key factors

  • The mathematical analysis predicts a home win for Bosnia and Herzegovina with 68% probability and 2.27 expected goals
  • Qatar demonstrates significant defensive vulnerability away from home, conceding an average of 4.5 goals per game
  • Qatar's offensive output is low, averaging only 1.8 shots on target in their last 5 matches

Risks

  • Qatar concedes an average of 4.5 away goals per game
  • Qatar averaged 1.8 shots on target in their last 5 games (few attempts)

All probabilities

Result
Bosnia and Herzegovina68%
Draw20%
Qatar11%
Double chance
Bosnia and Herzegovina or draw89%
Qatar or draw32%
No draw80%
Goals
Over 1.583%
Under 1.517%
Over 2.560%
Under 2.540%
Over 3.538%
Under 3.562%
Both teams score
Yes52%
No48%

Most likely scores

2:0
11%
2:1
10%
1:1
10%
3:0
9%
3:1
7%

The Lab

Patterns our system found in the data.

  1. Bosnia and Herzegovina with Ivan Sunjic: 0.4 goals/game. Without: 0 goals/game (5 of 7 games)
  2. Bosnia and Herzegovina: 5 of 8 games without conceding in H1, but only 1 over 90 minutes

Lineups

Bosnia and Herzegovina 4-4-2 · Qatar 4-3-3

Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • 1 N. Vasilj
  • 24 A. Malic
  • 18 N. Katić
  • 21 S. Radeljić
  • 5 S. Kolašinac
  • 20 E. Bajraktarevic
  • 13 I. Bašić
  • 14 I. Šunjić
  • 19 K. Alajbegović
  • 10 E. Demirović
  • 11 E. Džeko
Qatar
  • 1 M. Abunad
  • 2 P. Correia
  • 16 B. Khoukhi
  • 4 G. Laye
  • 18 S. Al-Braik
  • 5 J. Abdulsallam
  • 20 A. Fathi
  • 12 K. Boudiaf
  • 8 E. da Silva
  • 11 A. Afif
  • 10 H. Al Heidos
Substitutes
  • 23 H. Tabakovic
  • 8 A. Gigovic
  • 9 S. Baždar
  • 16 A. Hadžiahmetović
  • 7 A. Dedić
  • 15 A. Memić
  • 22 M. Zlomislić
  • 25 J. Lukić
  • 12 M. Jurkas
  • 6 B. Tahirovic
  • 3 D. Hadzikadunic
  • 2 N. Mujakić
  • 17 D. Burnic
  • 26 E. Mahmić
  • 3 L. Mendes
  • 13 A. Al Oui
  • 26 M. Almanai
  • 25 E. El Hussain Mohi aldin
  • 15 Y. Youssef
  • 17 A. Alganehi
  • 21 S. Zakaria Hassan
  • 19 A. Abdulla
  • 24 T. Jamshid
  • 22 M. Barsham
  • 9 M. Muntari
  • 6 A. Abdullah
  • 7 A. Abdelmotaal

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