Euro Champ Qualifying | Playoff Semi-Finals Route B
Oct 8, 2020 at 7.45pm UK
Stadion Bilino Polje
Bosnia H'vina1 - 1N. Ireland
Reaction
Ian Baraclough hails 'fantastic spirit' of Northern Ireland squad
The win against Bosnia set up a qualifying play-off final against Slovakia in Belfast next month.
Oct 9, 22:47
Ian Baraclough had no preference over Northern Ireland's playoff final opponents
Slovakia will be the opponents instead of the Republic of Ireland.
Oct 9, 10:51
Steven Davis: 'Becoming Northern Ireland's record caps holder is incredible'
The 35-year-old made his 120th appearance for Northern Ireland in their victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Oct 9, 08:37
Ian Baraclough credits Northern Ireland's homework for penalty shootout win
Victory over Bosnia and Herzegovina puts Northern Ireland one win away from Euro 2020.
Oct 9, 08:28
The Match
Match Report
Ian Baraclough's side had been held to a 1-1 draw but won the shoot-out and now face Slovakia.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's Euro 2020 qualifying playoff between Bosnia-Herzegovina and Northern Ireland, including team news and predicted lineups.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bosnia-Herzegovina win with a probability of 40.94%. A win for Northern Ireland had a probability of 34.57% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bosnia-Herzegovina win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.12%) and 2-0 (6.27%). The likeliest Northern Ireland win was 1-2 (7.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.37%).
| Result | ||
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | Draw | Northern Ireland |
| 40.94% | 24.49% | 34.57% |
| Both teams to score 59.28% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
