Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Netherlands Prediction: Comfortable win for De Oranje

Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Netherlands have nothing but pride to play for in their final Uefa Nations League clash on Tuesday (19:45, YouTube). The hosts have been relegated following their biggest defeat in history - a 7-0 loss to Germany last time out.

The Netherlands defeated Hungary 4-0 in their latest outing to secure second spot in the group. Read on for my Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Netherlands prediction, featuring the latest match odds and team news.

Bosnia-Herzegovina vs Netherlands Odds

Bosnia are 10/1 to win this match, which gives them a theoretical chance of 9.1%. The Netherlands are valued at 3/10 to take the three points, giving them an implied probability of 76.9%. The draw is on offer at 9/2 (18.2%).

Over 2.5 goals is marketed at 8/13 and both teams to score can be backed at 1/1.

Netherlands full-back Denzel Dumfries has scored three times in the Nations League this season, and he is 9/2 to add to his tally on Tuesday. His teammates Cody Gakpo, Tijjani Reijnders and Wout Weghorst have two apiece, and they are 13/10, 13/5 and 11/8 respectively to score anytime in this match.

Veteran Bosnia striker Edin Dzeko has two for himself and he is priced at 18/5 to find the back of the net during this encounter.

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Team News

Bosnia welcome back defender Nikola Katic back from suspension for this final match. Fellow defenders  Jusuf Gazibegovic and Nihad Mujakic are unavailable due to injury, however, with both missing the hammering against Germany last time out.

Experienced forward Dzeko was on the bench at the weekend so he is expected to return to the starting lineup on Tuesday and partner Ermedin Demirovic up front. Ajax midfielder Benjamin Tahirovic should maintain his place in the middle of the park.

For the Netherlands, boss Ronald Koeman will likely make a host of changes as there is nothing to play for. There have been no big injury scares for De Oranje this time around, which will bring relief to the club managers whose assets are on duty for Koeman.

Liverpool trio Virgil van Dijk, Gakpo and Ryan Gravenberch are likely to be rested for this one, as is the injury-plagud Frenkie De Jong. Fringe stars such as Matthijs de Ligt, Jeremie Frimpong and Teun Koopmeiners will all be hoping for promotion to the starting lineup.

Brentford's Mark Flekken will be hoping that Brighton & Hove Albion's Bart Verbruggen is also rotated, so he can claim another cap for his country. Fellow Seagull Mats Wieffer could come into the engine room for this one, while Ajax forward Brian Bobbey is likely to get a run out against Bosnia, and he could be deployed on one of the flanks to support Weghorst.

Netherlands to win to nil @ 1/1

Even with a rotated XI, the Netherlands should still have too much for this poor Bosnia side to handle, so I think EVS is good value for De Oranje to win this contest to nil.

The home side are already relegated, so the players are just desperate for this Nations League campaign to come to an end, and their morale will be on the floor when the Dutch come to town. The visitors posted their first win to nil against Hungary the other night, but that game was overshadowed by the medical emergency surrounding Hungary coach Adam Szalai.

Bosnia are reeling from their embarrassing 7-0 hammering at the hands of Germany and this will present a free hit for the Netherlands, who still boast plenty of quality in their ranks even if their key stars are dropped to the bench.

The likes of Weghorst, Bobbey and Koopmeiners will all carry a goal threat, and I would expect all three to start this fixture, and they could be about to take part in the Netherlands' easiest match of the Nations League campaign.

Bosnia will try and put up a fight early on, but once the visitors get on the scoresheet, I think it will be smooth sailing for De Oranje. I think they will win this game comfortably.

Teun Koopmeiners anytime goalscorer @ 3/1

After scoring from the bench against Hungary at the weekend, midfielder Koopmeiners will be desperate for a longer run out which he is likely going to get in this dead rubber fixture.

He will be feeling confident after getting on the scoresheet, and I think there is good value to be had in backing him to score for a second successive game on Tuesday. As I've mentioned above, Bosnia's confidence is on the floor and now that their relegation has been confirmed, they are desperate for this miserable campaign to come to an end.

This could be another routine win for De Oranje, and I think there are more goals in store for them. Koopmeiners will be wanting to deliver a stellar performance so that he can play his way into contention for Koeman's strongest XI, and he can do that by demonstrating his proficiency in front of goal, to add to his general midfield play.

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