Bosnia and Herzegovina v Andorra background
Saturday, August 1, 2015
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Senad Lulić, Edin Džeko and Mehmed Baždarević prospered in the sides' first Group B encounter and will hope there are more good times to come in the rematch.
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Senad Lulić, Edin Džeko and Mehmed Baždarević will have fond memories of Bosnia and Herzegovina's last Group B tussle with Andorra as the sides prepare to meet again.
• Jordi Rubio is suspended after accumulating three bookings. The following players are a yellow card away from a ban: Džeko (Bosnia and Herzegovina), Josep Ayala, Ivan Lorenzo, Cristian Martínez, Moisés San Nicolás and Marcio Vieira (Andorra).
Previous meetings
• Lulić laid on all three goals as a Džeko hat-trick brought a 3-0 win for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the teams' first Group A encounter; it was Baždarević's first game in charge as well as the first senior fixture between these nations.
• The sole previous UEFA competition meeting between national sides from these countries was a UEFA Futsal EURO 2000 qualifier, which Bosnia and Herzegovina won 2-1 in Portugal.
Form guide
• The Bosnians' 3-1 success over Israel in June was their first Group B home victory (W1 D1 L1).
• Andorra's 3-1 reverse to Cyprus in June was their 50th successive competitive loss.
• Andorra have yet to avoid defeat in 47 UEFA European Championship games. They have not scored in their last 12 competitive away games.
Trivia and links
• This is Bosnia and Herzegovina's 50th UEFA European Championship match.
• Andorra midfielder Victor Rodríguez turns 28 the day after the Bosnia and Herzegovina game.
