Bosnia and Herzegovina will take on Germany on Friday, 11 October as the UEFA Nations League picks up where it left off in September.
The hosts are playing in League A for the first time and are still searching for their first win. To do so against a strong German team would be quite the feat.
Germany are currently building towards the 2026 World Cup where Julian Nagelsmann will be hoping to lead his nation to its fifth World Cup triumph. Creating a winning culture via success in the Nations League therefore feels like a good thing to do.
How the bookies view it: The hosts are big underdogs
The bookies aren't giving Bosnia and Herzegovina much of a chance on Friday night with Betfred pricing a home win as long as 10/1. Germany come in as the firm favourites at a price of 1/4 while the draw has been priced at 5/1.
Recent head-to-head: A first meeting in 14 years
The match on Friday night marks the first time that Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany have faced off since 2010. It is also the first time that the two nations have played each other in a competitive match with the only two previous encounters coming in friendlies. Germany are unbeaten against Bosnia with one win and one draw.
Players to watch: Youth vs experience
Julian Nagelsmann is looking to build a younger Germany team over the next two years and the centre of that is Bayer Leverkusen's Florian Wirtz. The 21-year-old established himself as one of the best playmakers in world football last season as Bayer Leverkusen won the league and cup double.
Wirtz is yet to hit the same heights for his country but there are signs that Nagelsmann is starting to get the best out of him. The Leverkusen man scored once and provided two assists during the last international break as Germany beat Hungary and drew with the Netherlands. He will be hoping that he can show more of the same this time around.
While Germany are bringing in a new era, Bosnia are still clinging on to a former one but considering their pool of players, they don't have much of a choice. Legend of the game, Edin Dzeko, is still spearheading their attack and considering he has netted nine goals in 13 apps for Fenerbahce this season, Germany will need to keep a close eye on.
Predicted line-ups
Germany are missing several important players which could open the door for Bosnia. Jamal Musiala, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Kai Havertz are all injured which could open the door for some debutants. Bosnia have had one pull out with Ifet Dakovac returning to his club due to injury.
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Vasilj – Gazibegovic, Kolasinac, Bicakcic, Katic, Dedic – Basic, Tahorivic, Hajradanovic – Demirovic, Dzeko
Germany: Baumann – Kimmich, Tah, Rudiger, Mittelstadt – Andrich, Gross – Wirtz, Gnabry, Burkadt – Undav
Anything else catch the eye?
Germany have scored at least two goals in six of their last eight matches and all of their opponents in those games were ranked higher than Bosnia in the Fifa World Rankings. Germany to go one better and score over 2.5 goals on Friday night has been priced at 1/1 by Betfred.
This UEFA Nations League match between Bosnia and Herzegovina and Germany will be played on Oct 11, 2024 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Germany prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
