Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Italy: prediction & betting odds 31 March 2026

Bosnia and Herzegovina National Team Form

Bosnia and Herzegovina were stronger than Wales in the semi-finals. The team conceded first, but a goal from the evergreen Edin Dzeko a few minutes before the final whistle took the match into extra time, where the fans did not see any goals. In the penalty shootout, Sergej Barbarez's side were more accurate - 4:2. As a result, the national team's unbeaten run in World Cup qualification has reached four matches (one win, three draws), although there has not been a single clean sheet in that spell. At the same time, the Balkan side have scored in nine consecutive matches in this tournament. Now the national team are one step away from reaching the World Cup finals for the second time.

• Both teams to score landed in five of Bosnia and Herzegovina's last seven World Cup qualifiers.
• At home in this tournament, the team have failed to win seven of their previous 10 matches (two draws, five defeats).
• The national team have conceded in eight of their last nine home games in World Cup qualification.

Potential Bosnia and Herzegovina Lineup (4-4-2)*

Nikola Vasilj – Sead Kolasinac, Amar Dedic, Tarik Muharemovic, Nikola Katic – Amar Memic, Benjamin Tahirovic, Esmir Bajraktarevic, Ivan Sunjic – Edin Dzeko, Ermedin Demirovic.

Italy National Team Form

Italy comfortably beat Northern Ireland 2:0 on class. It is worth noting that one of the goals was scored by Moise Kean, and it was his fifth consecutive goal for the national team. That win was the team's seventh in their last eight World Cup qualifiers, with five of those victories coming with a clean sheet. The national team have taken a step forward compared to the previous qualifying campaign, and now have a good chance of reaching the World Cup finals for the first time since 2014.

• Italy have scored at least twice in seven of their last eight matches in World Cup qualification.
• Away from home in this tournament, the national team have avoided defeat in seven of their previous eight matches (five wins, two draws).
• In eight of the last 10 away matches in World Cup qualification, the team have not conceded more than one goal.

Potential Italy Lineup (3-5-2)*

Gianluigi Donnarumma – Riccardo Calafiori, Gianluca Mancini, Alessandro Bastoni – Federico Dimarco, Nicolo Barella, Matteo Politano, Sandro Tonali, Manuel Locatelli – Moise Kean, Matteo Retegui.

Who Will Referee the Match

Clement Turpin (France)

Matches – 11 (international fixtures, 2025/26);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 42;

Yellow cards per match – 3.8;

Red cards shown – 3;

Fouls per match – 23;

Penalties – 73%.

* For each team, the starting XI from their previous match in this tournament is listed.