Netherlands vs Bosnia and Herzegovina Predictions

• Bosnia-Herzegovina are without several key players on Sunday due to COVID-led withdrawals, including star striker Edin Dzeko.
• Bosnia-Herzegovina failed to score in each of their last three assignments.
• Netherlands lost just three of their last 12 home matches.

Opportunity knocks for Netherlands

Netherlands have made an uninspiring under newly installed manager Frank de Boer, but after four games without a win under their new coach, a first victory could be in sight on Sunday.

Their Group 1 opponents, Bosnia-Herzegovina, held the Oranje to a 0-0 draw just last month in Zenica, though the Zmajevi’s squad has been hit by COVID-led withdrawals in the lead up to Sunday’s rematch, and talismanic striker Edin Dzeko is among the most high-profile absentees.

With Dzeko’s threat removed, Bosnia-Herzegovina – who had failed to score in any of their last three assignments anyway – look desperately short of attacking options this weekend, and we expect the Netherlands to capitalise.

Successive 1-1 draws with Italy and Spain should prove timely confidence builders, and with Bosnia-Herzegovina’s personnel and goal-getting issues apparent, Netherlands look excellent value in the win to nil market this week, while our correct score prediction tips the Oranje to run out 2-0 victors.

Bosnia-Herzegovina shipped two and three goals without a response in their last two outings against Poland and Iran, and the Dutch can run up a similar final score in Amsterdam against their weakened rivals.