Euro Championship - Qualification
On Friday night, Bosnia-Herzegovina travel to Liechtenstein as the visitors look to kick start their qualification campaign for Euro 2024.
Liechtenstein form guideThe home team were expected to be the whipping boys of Group J, and they have lived up to their status, losing all six of their matches in the campaign so far while conceding 19 goals and scoring just once.
Liechtenstein have now failed to win in their last 22 qualifiers for the Euros, having picked up just three draws and suffered 19 defeats.
The home side's generous defending has been the biggest cause of their poor qualifying record, as they have now conceded at least two goals in eight of their previous nine qualifiers for the European Championships.
It is not a massive surprise that Liechtenstein has a poor recent home record in qualifying as they have failed to win in their previous 13 qualifiers on home soil, having suffered four straight home qualifying defeats.Bosnia-Herzegovina form guide
The visitors haven’t excelled in Group J so far, as they have picked up just six points from their six outings. The poor start to the group means that they are seven points adrift of second place Slovakia in the standings.Qualification seems unlikely, but it is not yet mathematically impossible. However, a victory in this clash is a must.
The problem for Bosnia-Herzegovina is that they have found points and even goals hard to come by of late, as they have lost four of their previous five qualifiers, having also failed to score in all four recent defeats.
They have also lost eight of their last nine away games in qualifying for the Euros while conceding at least two goals in nine of their last 11 qualifiers on the road.
What am I backing?Bosnia-Herzegovina have been in poor form in the group so far. However, Liechtenstein has been genuinely atrocious of late. The visitors should have too much quality for the home side, so I am backing the away win.
