Bosnia & Herzegovina v Qatar: Lukić leads hosts in search of form in June friendly

Bosnia & Herzegovina face Qatar on 24 June at 19:00 GMT in a friendly that both sides will use to arrest poor recent form and sharpen their attacking play.

Bosnia & Herzegovina come into the match with a recent record of DL, reflecting an inconsistent run that has stalled momentum in their current campaign. The game sits within a wider league-style cycle of fixtures in which results and performances still influence squad hierarchy, selection decisions and confidence ahead of more competitive dates later in the year.

The key statistics of the players of both teams this season:

• Assists: Sead Kolašinac (Bosnia & Herzegovina) — 1 assists, (Qatar) — 0 assists.
• Goalkeepers saves: Nikola Vasilj (Bosnia & Herzegovina) — 1, Mahmud Abunada (Qatar) — 5
• Tackles: None (Bosnia & Herzegovina) — None, None (Qatar) — None.
• Most encounters won: Nikola Katić (Bosnia & Herzegovina) — 15, Pedro Miguel (Qatar) — 6.
• Yellow cards: None (Bosnia & Herzegovina) — None, None (Qatar) — None.
• Red cards: None (Bosnia & Herzegovina) — None, None (Qatar) — None.

Top 5 scorers this season:

1. D. Undav (3, Germany)
2. J. David (3, Canada)
3. L. Messi (3, Argentina)
4. C. Summerville (2, Netherlands)
5. A. Ueda (2, Japan)

Team statistics:

Qatar also arrive on the back of a DL sequence, underlining similar difficulties in finding rhythm and converting chances into wins. Their away record in this period shows 0 victories, 1 draw and 1 defeat, with the heaviest away loss a 6-0 reverse that exposed defensive vulnerabilities against more clinical opposition.

The five previous matches played by the teams:

• Bosnia & Herzegovina — DL
• Qatar — DL

Jovo Lukić stands out as Bosnia & Herzegovina’s main individual statistic in attack for this fixture, having scored 1 goal for his national side this season while yet to register for Qatar. His role at centre-forward will be central to the hosts’ approach, particularly given their tendency to struggle for fluency in the final third across recent fixtures.

According to home statistics this season, Bosnia & Herzegovina scores more goals and concedes more in the following intervals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	50.00%	20.00%
16-30	50.00%	80.00%
31-45
46-60
61-75
76-90
91-105

Qatar has the following time frames of scoring and conceding goals:

Intervals	Goal Scored, %	Goals conceded, %
0-15	100.00%	37.50%
16-30		25.00%
31-45		12.50%
46-60		25.00%
61-75
76-90
91-105

Head-to-head stats:

Teams	Games	Win		Draws		Losses
		H	A	H	A	H	A
Bosnia & Herzegovina	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Qatar		0	0	0	0	0	0

Probabilities before the match:

Bosnia & Herzegovina		Qatar
58.3%	Winning the game	58.3%
67%	Attack potential	67%
58%	Potential in defense	58%
0%	Strength against each other	0%
0%	Goal Potential	0%

Summary: the probability of Qatar winning – 10%, draw – 45%, loss – 45%. Thus Bosnia & Herzegovina, most likely, win (win or draw)

Goal Forecast:Bosnia & Herzegovina, is likely to score -1.5 goals, Qatar is likely to score no more than -1.5.

The bookmaker odds for this match:

Home win	Draw	Away win
SBO 1.47	Bet365 4.95	10Bet 7.0

Save the date

The match between the teams Bosnia & Herzegovina and Qatar will take place on June 24 at 19:00 (GMT) at the stadium Lumen Field.