Our prediction for this Euro 2024 match:
After failing to make life difficult for star-studded Portugal, Bosnia Herzegovina will be aiming to get back on course in EURO 2024 qualifiers when they take on Luxembourg on Tuesday evening. Experienced duo Edin Dzeko – Miralem Pjanic should keep their spots in the starting XI, while Milan midfielder Rade Krunic has been ruled out with injury.
Luxembourg, on the other hand, recorded a very important 2-0 win over Liechtenstein in their last group game to keep their EURO qualification hopes alive. Gary Rodrigues and Co, though, are not regarded as good travelers, which is probably the main reason why we are going to bet on the Balkan Dragons, who have turned Stadion Bilino Polje into a real fortress. In their last meeting on the international stage Bosnia defeated Luxembourg 1-0 thanks to Edin Dzeko’s late goal and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Player (Haris Medunjanin):
After spending four seasons at AZ Alkmaar, Haris Medunjanin joined Spanish side Valladolid and he appeared in 42 league games for Pucela. The Bosnian midfielder played for the likes of Sparta Rotterdam, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Gaziantepspor in the past as well and in 2014 he returned to Spain, signing a contract with La Liga side Deportivo La Coruna.
Medunjanin scored two goals in 24 league appearances for the Galician outfit and in 2016 he joined his former club Maccabi Tel Aviv on a one-and-a-half-year deal. The left-footed footballer, who was born on March 8, 1985 won two European Championship titles with Netherlands U-21 team (2006, 2007), but he decided to represent Bosnian and Herzegovina on senior level.
He made his first start for the Balkan Dragons in a 1-0 loss to Portugal in the 2010 FIFA World Cup play-off match. Haris Medunjanin currently plays for Philadelphia Union and his contract with the MLS club expires on January 31, 2017.
Highlighted Team (Luxembourg):
Luxembourg national football team is controlled by Luxembourg Football Federation and they play their home games at Stade Josy Barthel. Les Lions Rouges have never qualified for the finals of a major tournament, but they often make life difficult for European teams in the qualifiers.
Luxembourg defeated Macedonia in the Euro 2016 qualifiers, but a victory over Czech Republic in the 1996 European Championship qualifying match is considered the team’s biggest success. Les Lions Rouges play their home matches in red shirts and red shorts, while they wear white jerseys and white shorts when playing on the travels.
Jeff Strasser is both the most famous and the most capped Luxembourg player and it has to be noted that the former Bundesliga player made 98 appearances for the national team. Luxembourg recorded their biggest win against Afghanistan (6-0), in the match that was played in London in 1948. Speaking of their biggest defeat, Luxembourg were outclassed by England 9-0 on two occasions (1960, 1982).