Nigeria v Bosnia World Cup 2014, 21st June Betting Preview
This is a crucial match for both of these in Group F. They are both going to want to pick up the maximum points here to consolidate their position to finish runner up to Argentina. That is what is likely to happen. Nigeria are going to be the more desperate of the two sides, because they have to go up against Argentina in their final group match, whereas Bosnia have only to face Iran. Who will grab the big three points?
Nigeria v Bosnia Betting Tips
Bosnia had such a tough World Cup debut in having to take on Argentina, but all credit to them, they put in a pretty solid performance, which they couldn’t have been unhappy with. It took a special goal from Lionel Messi to break them in the end, going down 2-1. But the Europeans more than showed enough quality in that match to go on and pick up the three points against the struggling Super Eagles. Bosnia pretty much kept Argentina at length for long periods of their game. This will be the first meeting between the two nations.
Bosnia’s star man Edin Dzeko goes as even money favourite in the anytime goalscorer market for this one. His contributions for his country have been immense, and no player contributed to more goals during UEFA qualification than he did, netting ten goals and making four assists. But they aren’t a one man show because they also have Vedad Ibisevic and Zvjezdan Misimovic at 2/1 in the market too. Just to put into context how well they did in that opener, they had more attempts and got more shots on target than Argentina did. They are yet to lose back to back games under coach Safet Susic.
Nigeria were disappointing in their opener, being frustrated to a 0-0 draw against group outsiders Iran. That will have knocked their confidence substantially and they are rightly underdogs here. They are running on a nine match winless streak in World Cup matches, a run of form which goes all the way back to the 1998 edition. Six of those nine have been lost. They have also failed to find the back of the net in three of their last five as well, and out of all teams at Brazil 2014, they qualified by scoring the fewest amount. They shouldn’t have enough to trouble the organised and tough Bosnia defence.
Nigeria v Bosnia Betting Odds
Bosnia 10/11, Draw 13/5, Nigeria 7/2
Would consider 0-0 Bore Draw Insurance on the Correct Score, Scorecast and Half Time/Full Time markets at online betting site Bet365 for this one. It could offer some good coverage, even though Bosnia do have firepower. You can cover yourself in the First Goalscorer Market too by taking unlimited each way places. New customers registering an account with Bet365 can get up to a free £200 bet as a welcome bonus.
Nigeria v Bosnia Predictions
Would lean towards the value on the Bosnians in this one. They do look a fairly decent side and Nigeria aren’t on the boil at all and struggling for quality. The Europeans stand out in all aspects over the Super Eagles, so take a shot in the outright market for the Bosnians and they could well be worth considering in a -1 Handicap as well.
