EOG World Cup Qualifying Sports Betting Preview: Bosnia-Herzegovina vs. Portugal
World Cup qualifying betting action heads to the Bilino Polje in Zenica for the second leg of the play-off between Portugal and Bosnia-Herzegovina. In the first soccer wagering affair between these two teams, the Portuguese captured a 1-0 victory. But the margin is slender, and any multi-goal victory will result in Bosnia reaching its first World Cup. In the event of a 1-0 Bosnia victory, the two teams will play 30 minutes of extra time, which will be followed by a shootout in the event that the two teams are still tied. If Portugal scores a goal, Bosnia must win by two goals to advance to the 2010 World Cup, as Portugal would advance by virtue of having scored more goals in the away contest.
Bosnia played a very defensive-minded match in Portugal on Saturday and had to be relatively happy with the end result considering that it is an overmatched team on paper. However, yellow cards for Emir Spahic, Elver Rahimic, and Samir Muratovic will keep all three out of this match on Wednesday. Bosnia had mixed results at home during the first stages of qualification. During the group stage, Bosnia scored a 7-0 soccer gambling victory against Estonia, a 4-1 win over Armenia, and a 2-1 'W' over Belgium. However, a 1-1 draw against Turkey and a 5-2 defeat at home against Spain doesn't bode well for the squad.
Meanwhile, Portugal has to feel like it is lucky to still be in this qualification procedure. They narrowly figured out how to reach this stage, edging out Sweden by a point and Hungary by three, and their inconsistent play in the 1-0 World Cup wagering victory against Bosnia on Saturday was concerning. D Bruno Alves blasted his second goal of the qualifying in the 31st minute to take the advantage in this soccer betting playoff. The Portuguese did well in their final few road qualifiers, as they took seven points in three matches from Albania, Denmark, and Hungary.
The sports betting line features Portugal as -440 favorites to advance to the World Cup. On the 90 minute Asian Handicap betting line, Portugal is a -130 favorite at a pk. Portugal is +146 on the three-way line, while Bosnia is +206 to capture the victory in 90 minutes. The 90-minute draw has been set at +246. The soccer betting over/under comes in at 2.5 over +102.
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