GROUP 2

Bosnia and Herzegovina vs Netherlands

Saturday 18 October, 20:00 CEST, live on EHFTV

the two sides have never previously met
the Bosnians lost 19:35 to Switzerland in Winterthur in round 1, ending their two-match winning streak which started in qualification phase 1
Desire Kolasinac and Edina Demic scored six goals each for Bosnia in round 1, or 63 per cent of their side’s total; a better collective performance will be needed to challenge the Dutch
the Netherlands began the qualifiers in strong fashion by defeating Italy in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in round 1, 42:19
only France (43) scored more goals than the Dutch in round 1
Kelly Vollebregt found the back of the net nine times against Italy in round 1, and only one Dutch outfield player did not get on the scoresheet, displaying the team’s array of quality offensive options