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Bosnia’s star man is veteran Edin Džeko, a national icon who helped his country reach the 2014 World Cup. Now playing for Fiorentina, he has one goal in six club matches this season. For Bosnia, he is the all-time top scorer with 71 goals in 143 caps, well ahead of Vedad Ibišević (28 goals).
Cyprus’ main player is forward Ioannis Pittas, currently at CSKA Sofia (Bulgaria). This season, he has three goals and one assist in 11 matches. For the national team, he has 51 appearances and 10 goals, ranking fifth among the nation’s all-time top scorers, 20 behind record-holder Michalis Konstantinou.
Cyprus and Bosnia have met five times, with Bosnia holding a slight edge, three wins to two. In their last meeting, Bosnia won 2–1 in the qualifiers. Ermedin Demirović and Haris Hajradinović scored, while Ioannis Pittas pulled one back and was later sent off.
Bosnia lost 2–1 to Austria in their last fixture. Džeko opened the scoring, but Sabitzer and Laimer turned it around. Despite that, Bosnia still leads Group H, though Austria has a game in hand. Before that defeat, the team had four straight wins and remains well-positioned to qualify directly or through the playoffs.
Cyprus drew 2–2 with Romania in their last match. Denis Drăguș scored twice for the Romanians, but Loizos Loizou and Charalambos Charalambous leveled it. The team has gone four matches without a win and sits second-to-last in Group H, with only four points, eight behind leaders Bosnia. Their only win came against San Marino (2–0).
The Cyprus vs Bosnia and Herzegovina match will be played at the AEK Arena located in the city of Larmaca in Cyprus. This stadium, inaugurated in 2016, has a capacity for 8.000 spectators. In these qualifiers the Cypriot team played at home twice with one win and one draw