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The mighty Maracana will host Argentina and Bosnia Herzegovina in the first match for the two teams at the World Cup. The two sides played a friendly in November 2013 and Argentina won 2-0.
Argentina is in a good spot at the moment. They have the players to create danger in attack, that’s clear, but they also improved at a great level on the defensive end: Argentina has not allowed a goal in the last 5 matches. The South Americans have lost only one time in the last 15 matches, against Uruguay, and that was a meaningless game for them, while Uruguay needed the win. Unfortunately for Alejandro Sabella, the Argentinean manager will miss two key offensive pieces today: Rodrigo Palacio and Gonzalo Higuain.
Argentina lineup: Romero; Campagnaro, Fernandez, Demichelis, Rojo; Mascherano, Gago, Di Maria; Lavezzi, Messi, Aguero
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Bosnia Herzegovina has the best generation of players in their history and the eastern european team qualified from the first place to the World Cup, ahead of Greece. They play attractive football and are always going for the goals and for the win. The form of Bosnia was shaky in the pre – World Cup friendlies, but they still won their last two games before traveling to Brazil. Hoffenheim’s Sejad Salihovic will be unavailable for Bosnia.
Bosnia and Herzegovina lineup: Begovic – Spahic, Mujdza, Bicakcic, Sunjic – Hajrovic, Pjanic, Besic, Lulic – Misimovic – Dzeko
We saw a lot of goals in this tournament and I am sure the trend will continue in this match. Bosnia is not the team to sit back and defend the draw – even against Argentina. They will play reactive football with fast counterattacks but will also look for some periods of positional attack and crosses for Dzeko. Argentina of course has very much quality in attack. Even without Palacio and Higuain, they can deliver the goals, and they will be even more faster and incisive with a trio of Lavezzi, Messi and Aguero. Argentina will probably win, but Bosnia is a very good side and will give them a fact. Both teams to score and over 2,5 goals look great bets. My tips will be both to score because of much better odds than the over. Correct score prediction: Argentina – Bosnia Herzegovina 2-1.
Pick: Both teams to score
Odds: 2.10 @ Bet365
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 8.8
Event date: 15 June
