Republic of Ireland came very close to winning the first leg in Zenica thanks to Robbie Brady’s strike, but even with that goal scored by Edin Dzeko, Martin O’Neill’s charges remain in the driving seat ahead of the return leg.
Bosnia clearly failed to justify the favourites’ tag having largely struggled against under-strength Ireland at home and they could now face a tough task at Aviva Stadium in Dublin against a much stronger side than that which they played three days ago.
With Jonathan Walters, Shane Long and John O’Shea all returning to the side, you should know that Ladbrokes has enhanced the price on Republic of Ireland to win and both teams to score from 4/1 to 11/2.