Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy match stats & report

1–1 After penalties

World Cup - Qualification Europe · Final · Bilino Polje, Zenica · Ref C. Turpin

Bosnia & Herzegovina stats & fixtures · Italy stats & fixtures

Bosnia & Herzegovina drew with Italy 1–1 in the World Cup - Qualification Europe (Final) on 31 March 2026. Bosnia & Herzegovina had 65% of the ball.

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy match statistics

Bosnia & HerzegovinaItaly

65% Ball possession 35%
30 Total shots 9
11 Shots on target 3
12 Shots off target 4
7 Blocked shots 2
17 Shots inside the box 4
10 Corners 4
18 Fouls 9
2 Offsides 0
3 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 1
698 Passes 390
88% Pass accuracy 74%
2 Goalkeeper saves 10

Goals and cards

15' Goal M. Kean (assist N. Barella) Italy
41' Red card A. Bastoni Italy
54' Yellow card Benjamin Tahirović Bosnia & Herzegovina
79' Goal H. Tabaković Bosnia & Herzegovina
81' Yellow card G. Donnarumma Italy
102' Yellow card T. Muharemović Bosnia & Herzegovina
114' Yellow card N. Katić Bosnia & Herzegovina
120+1' Yellow card D. Frattesi Italy

Penalty shoot-out: 4–1

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Confirmed 4-4-2 Sergej Barbarez

1 N. Vasilj

5 Sead Kolašinac 4 T. Muharemović 18 N. Katić 7 A. Dedic

15 A. Memić 14 Ivan Šunjić 13 I. Basic 20 E. Bajraktarevic

11 E. Džeko 10 E. Demirović

Bench M. Zlomislić , O. Hadžikić , N. Celik , Kerim-Sam Alajbegović , H. Tabaković , A. Hadžiahmetović , D. Burnić , S. Radeljic , Nihad Mujakić , A. Gigović , Benjamin Tahirović , Samed Baždar

Italy

Confirmed 3-5-2 Ivan Gennaro Gattuso

1 G. Donnarumma

13 R. Calafiori 21 A. Bastoni 23 G. Mancini

3 F. Dimarco 8 S. Tonali 5 M. Locatelli 18 N. Barella 7 M. Politano

9 M. Retegui 11 M. Kean

Bench A. Meret , Marco Carnesecchi , D. Frattesi , G. Raspadori , A. Buongiorno , A. Cambiaso , F. Gatti , F. Esposito , N. Pisilli , M. Palestra , B. Cristante , L. Spinazzola

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.

Italy away

5–1–0 in 6 matches

Scored: 2.0 per game
Conceded: 0.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 6
Corners: 6.2 per game
Shots on target: 5.7 per game

17% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Based on 6 matches — treat these numbers lightly.

Bosnia & Herzegovina vs Italy head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
9 Jun 24	Italy v Bosnia & Herzegovina	1–0
18 Nov 20	Bosnia & Herzegovina v Italy	0–2
4 Sep 20	Italy v Bosnia & Herzegovina	1–1
15 Nov 19	Bosnia & Herzegovina v Italy	0–3
11 Jun 19	Italy v Bosnia & Herzegovina	2–1

Only 5 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

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