Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Romania
Ref: M. Oliver
Match recap
Bosnia & Herzegovina beat Romania 3–1 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Džeko, Bajraktarevic, and Tabaković scored for Bosnia & Herzegovina; Bîrligea replied for Romania. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.75 for Bosnia & Herzegovina versus 1.18 for Romania.
First Half
Katić
Yellow Card
17'
⚽
Bîrligea
Assist: Mihăilă
Dedić
Yellow Card
Muharemović
Yellow Card
45+1'
Racovițan
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Malic
⇄
Baždar
⚽
Džeko
Burnić
Yellow Card
65'
⇄
Bîrligea
67'
Drăguş
Red Card
⇄
Burnić
75'
⇄
Dragomir
75'
⇄
Hagi
Džeko
Yellow Card
⚽
Bajraktarevic
Assist: Tahirović
⇄
Tahirović
90+2'
Man
Yellow Card
90+3'
⇄
Man
⚽
Tabaković
⇄
Džeko
Match Statistics
Bosnia & HerzegovinaRomania
14Won
Statistical edge
14–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.75VS1.18
Attack6 · 0 won
16
Shots
9
4
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
5
9
Shots outside box
4
8
Shots off goal
5
4
Corners
1
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
491
Total passes
353
413
Accurate passes
261
84%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 2 won
15
Fouls
16
5
Yellow cards
2
0
Red cards
1
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
4
Blocked shots
1
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4-2-3-1
Romania
4-3-3
Bosnia & Herzegovina
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1N. VasiljG
- 4T. MuharemovićD
- 6B. TahirovićM
- 7A. DedićD
- 9S. BaždarM
- 11E. DžekoF
- 15A. MemićM
- 17D. BurnićM
- 18N. KatićD
- 20E. BajraktarevicM
- 23A. MalicD
Substitutes
- 3D. HadžikadunićD
- 5S. KolašinacD
- 8A. GigovićM
- 10H. TabakovićF
- 12O. HadžikićG
- 13I. BašićM
- 16A. HadžiahmetovićM
- 19D. ŠarićM
- 21Kerim-Sam AlajbegovićF
- 22M. ZlomislićG
Romania
4-3-3Starting XI
- 1I. RaduG
- 2A. RațiuD
- 3B. RacovițanD
- 5V. GhițăD
- 6M. MarinM
- 8A. ChipciuD
- 9D. BîrligeaF
- 10I. HagiM
- 13V. MihăilăF
- 20D. ManF
- 22V. DragomirM
Substitutes
- 4A. RusD
- 7D. DrăguşF
- 11N. BancuD
- 12Ș. TârnovanuG
- 14V. ScreciuM
- 15L. EissatD
- 16M. AioaniG
- 17D. MiculescuF
- 18R. MarinM
- 19F. TănaseM
- 21C. PetrilaM
- 23D. SorescuF
Bosnia & Herzegovina
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esmir Bajraktarević | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3/8 |
| Edin Džeko(C) | F | 89 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Benjamin Tahirović | M | 83 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Amar Memić | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1/2 |
| Tarik Muharemović | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Amar Dedić | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 6/8 |
| Nikola Vasilj | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dženis Burnić | M | 70 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nikola Katić | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Arjan Malić | D | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samed Baždar | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sead Kolašinac | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dario Šarić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dennis Hadžikadunić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Osman Hadžikić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Martin Zlomislić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Haris Tabaković | F | 45 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
| Kerim Alajbegović | F | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Ivan Bašić | M | 20 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Armin Gigović | M | 8 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Amir Hadžiahmetović | M | 15 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Romania
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Bîrligea | F | 65 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Valentin Mihăilă | F | 90 | 7.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 0/2 |
| Dennis Man | F | 89 | 7.2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 |
| Ianis Hagi(C) | M | 75 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Bogdan Racovițan | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vlad Dragomir | M | 75 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andrei Rațiu | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marius Marin | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alexandru Chipciu | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Virgil Ghiță | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ionuț Radu | G | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Florin Tănase | M | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marian Aioani | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ștefan Târnovanu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Claudiu Petrila | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicușor Bancu | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adrian Rus | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Deian Sorescu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vladimir Screciu | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lisav Naif Eissat | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Răzvan Marin | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| David Miculescu | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Denis Drăguş | F | 2 | 3.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |