Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Cyprus match stats & report

2–1 Full time

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Group Stage - 2 · Bilino Polje, Zenica · Ref R. Saggi

Bosnia & Herzegovina stats & fixtures · Cyprus stats & fixtures

Bosnia & Herzegovina beat Cyprus 2–1 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Group Stage - 2) on 24 March 2025. Bosnia & Herzegovina had 56% of the ball.

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Cyprus match statistics

Bosnia & HerzegovinaCyprus

56% Ball possession 44%
14 Total shots 11
6 Shots on target 4
7 Shots off target 6
1 Blocked shots 1
11 Shots inside the box 7
7 Corners 7
14 Fouls 16
2 Offsides 4
2 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
394 Passes 307
76% Pass accuracy 73%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

22' Goal E. Demirović (assist Haris Hajradinović) Bosnia & Herzegovina
36' Yellow card K. Laifis Cyprus
40' Yellow card Ivan Šunjić Bosnia & Herzegovina
45' Goal Ioannis Pittas (assist K. Laifis) Cyprus
56' Goal Haris Hajradinović Bosnia & Herzegovina
75' Yellow card Ioannis Pittas Cyprus
83' Yellow card S. Radeljic Bosnia & Herzegovina
90+5' Yellow card Ioannis Pittas Cyprus
90+5' Red card Ioannis Pittas Cyprus

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Sergej Barbarez

1 N. Vasilj

5 Sead Kolašinac 21 S. Radeljic 16 Adrian Leon Barišić 23 A. Malic

6 Benjamin Tahirović 14 Ivan Šunjić

7 A. Dedic 8 A. Gigović 20 Haris Hajradinović

10 E. Demirović

Bench O. Hadžikić , M. Zlomislić , Nihad Mujakić , E. Bicakcic , T. Muharemović , Samed Baždar , E. Džeko , I. Basic , A. Memić , D. Burnić , N. Katić , D. Šarić

Cyprus

Confirmed 4-1-4-1 Apostolos Mantzios

1 J. Mall

14 G. Malekkides 19 K. Laifis 15 C. Sielis 6 G. Satsias

8 I. Kousoulos

11 A. Kakoullis 20 G. Kastanos 23 I. Kosti 17 L. Loizou

9 Ioannis Pittas

Bench D. Demetriou , N. Michael , C. Kyriakou , N. Panagiotou , K. Pileas , C. Charalampous , Anderson Correia , Pieros Sotiriou , S. Gavriel , E. Antoniou , K. Artymatas , M. Tzionis

Form guide

Bosnia & Herzegovina at home

3–2–0 in 5 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 5
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.0 per game

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Cyprus away

2–2–1 in 5 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 0.6 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 5
Corners: 6.8 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

Based on 5 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Cyprus head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
31 Aug 17	Cyprus v Bosnia & Herzegovina	3–2
10 Oct 16	Bosnia & Herzegovina v Cyprus	2–0

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Cyprus head-to-head record