Bosnia & Herzegovina at Spain 11/18/18 - International Friendly Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 08/08/2019 at 1:17 PM ET

Spain fought really hard in Croatia but failed to take a single point from their last match of the group stage. Their fate is not in their own hands anymore, but they are still sitting at the top of their group. They will now play a friendly match against Bosnia & Herzegovina on Sunday, hours after the England vs Croatia match that will determine the fate of the group.

Spain suffered another loss in their last match, as they couldn’t stop the resurgence of the Croatians. Neither team did much in the first half of the match, but it all happened in the second. Croatia were slightly better and took the lead twice in that match, but Spain managed to quickly respond to both goals with Ceballos (56th) and Ramos (78th , penalty kick). But they were not very careful on the defensive end that day and allowed their opponents to score a late goal at the stoppage time and grab all three points. Spain are still leading the group with 6 points, but now both England and Croatia have 4 each and they play each other in the last match. Bosnia & Herzegovina did an excellent job in their UEFA Nations League duties and finished at the top of their group without losing a single match (3-0-1). They had it easy in the opener against Northern Ireland where they escaped with a 2-1 win. They doubled that with a slim 0-1 at home against Austria, where they also beat Northern Ireland by 0-2 in their next match. In their most recent match they played for a goal-less draw in Austria that was enough to grant them the top spot of the group and a promotion to a higher tier. Bosnia & Herzegovina have been on a great run lately, as they are undefeated in their last nine (5-0-4).

Spain have dominated this match-up over the years (5-0-2) but do not keep clean sheets against this opponent. They are surely the better team here, but it will all depend on what will the outcome of England’s match against Croatia will be about five hours prior to this match. In any case, this is a friendly match and coaches might experiment with the tactics and we might see goals here.

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