Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Romania Prediction: Onus on away side in Zenica

One of the biggest Uefa World Cup qualifiers this week takes place at Bilino Polje in Zenica on Saturday (19:45 GMT) as Bosnia-Herzegovina host Romania in Group H. Bosnia-Herzegovina are currently second in the play-off spot, three points ahead of third-place Romania, and two points behind leaders Austria, who they play in Vienna next Tuesday.

Below are my Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Romania predictions, supported by all the latest team news and match odds.

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Team News

Sead Kolasinac has made his return to the Bosnia-Herzegovina squad after recovering from a cruciate ligament injury, but centre-back Nihad Mujakic and midfielder Ivan Sunjic are both suspended due to an accumulation of yellow cards.

Football Odds

Romania, meanwhile, are without Andrei Burca, who is serving a suspension of his own.

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Romania Odds

Bosnia-Herzegovina, who won the reverse fixture 1-0 in March, are 6/4, or a 40% chance, to do the double over the Tricolours. The visitors, meanwhile, are 15/8 to secure a vital three points, implying a 34.8% probability of success, with the draw priced at 23/10.

Corner Over/Under - Under 8.5 Corners @ 1/1

Five of Bosnia-Herzegovina's six qualifiers, including their 1-0 win in Romania, have seen eight or fewer corners taken.

At Arena Nationala in Bucharest in March, just six corners were awarded, five in the direction of the hosts, and one for the visitors.

Today's Football Fixtures

Three of Romania's Group H games, including their last two, have gone under 8.5 corners.

Bet Builder - Dennis Man (ROM) Total Shots on Target - 1+, Andrei Ratiu (ROM) Total Shots - 1+ @ 3/1

Romanian winger Dennis Man is averaging 0.7 shots on target per game in Group H, recording at least one in half (three) of his six appearances.

The 27-year-old, who has scored once for Romania in this qualification campaign, has struck four times for his club side, PSV Eindhoven, this season, with two of his goals arriving in the Uefa Champions League, so he looks like a good bet to at least register a shot on target on Saturday.

I'm also tipping Man's teammate, Rayo Vallecano right-back Andrei Ratiu, to shoot at least once in Zenica.

Ratiu is averaging 0.7 shots in Group H, recording a couple of efforts in his country's last game, a 1-0 victory over Austria on October 12.

The 27-year-old is also averaging 0.9 shots per game in this season's La Liga, taking six shots across his last three competition appearances, which includes three in a goalless draw with Real Madrid last Sunday.