Slovenia vs Serbia Predictions & Match Preview

Slovenia vs Serbia Prediction

Stakes will be high on Thursday afternoon in Munich as Slovenia and Serbia take on each other in the Group C Balkans derby.

Neither outfit can afford a defeat here, especially Serbia who have already lost their inaugural match at the hands of England.

• Four of Slovenia’s last five games produced goals at both ends.
• Serbia dispatched Sweden 3-0 in their last pre-Euro check.
• Serbia put six goals past Slovenia in their last two head-to-head matches at the 2022 UEFA Nations League.
• Both teams scored in four of the last five H2H clashes between Slovenia and Serbia.

Serbia fell 0-1 to the tournament’s main favourites on Sunday evening. They did not do anything in the first 45 minutes of the affair but found a way to produce a much better display after the break.

Dragan Stojkovic’s men even had a few chances to level the score in the second half, namely through Dusan Vlahovic, Luka Jovic, and Ivan Ilic.

Slovenia also pulled off a much better second-half display in their first-round game. Unlike their Balkans neighbours, the Slovenians managed to find a late equalizer in a 1-1 draw to Denmark on Saturday.

It came through left-back Erik Janza whose deflected shot tricked wrong-footed Kasper Schmeichel.

Slovenia vs Serbia Predicted Lineups and Team News

• Serbia started in a 3-5-2 formation against England as Stojkovic shocked the nation by leaving Dusan Tadic on the bench.
• Tadic was clearly not happy about the decision, stating that he was more than ready to play the full 90 minutes on the occasion.
• Elsewhere, Filip Kostic suffered an injury late in the first half and is expected to be replaced by Filip Mladenovic.
• Also, Ivan Ilic could get the nod at the centre of the park ahead of Nemanja Gudelj in this game.

Slovenia (4-4-2): Oblak – Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Janza – Stojanovic, Gnezda Cerin, Elsnik, Mlakar – Sporar, Sesko

• Slovenian coach Matjaz Kek does not have reasons to change his starting lineup much ahead of the clash against Serbia.

Serbia (3-5-2): Rajkovic – Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic – Zivkovic, Milinkovic-Savic, Ilic, Lukic, Mladenovic – Vlahovic, Mitrovic

Serbia to get their first points in the tournament

Serbian public does not expect much from this squad after the team’s poor results at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and an even worse qualifying campaign for the 2024 Euro.

Nevertheless, this team still possess enough quality to shine on any given day against any given team on the planet. They’ve shown in numerous times so far, including a 3-0 victory over Sweden in the last test ahead of the European Championship.

Serbia have a stronger roster than Slovenia and we must consider them pretty clear favourites to claim their first points of the tournament on Thursday.

As for the Slovenians, they left a strong impression in a 1-1 stalemate against Denmark. They own a pair of attackers in the likes of Andraz Sporar and Benjamin Sesko. The latter showed how dangerous he can be in the first match of the tournament, hitting the post from a thunderous strike against the Danes.

We can see Slovenia on target against a relatively leaky Serbian defence. In these circumstances, we like Serbia to win & Both Teams To Score pick at the odds of 4.00.

Dusan Vlahovic to punish Slovenian back line

Dusan Vlahovic is one of the best strikers in Europe. The Juventus forward showcased some of his talent against England, delivering a couple of dangerous attempts in the opening match.

Vlahovic will obviously have much more space to deliver on Thursday against Slovenia. Four of Slovenia’s previous five outings provided goals at both ends.

The value is thus massive with the 3.20 odds offered for Vlahovic to score anytime in Munich.

Steffen Schmidt- June 17, 2024

Slovenia vs Serbia Betting Tips

Serbia to win & Both Teams Score

OK

4.00 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

OK

2.07 Odds

Correct Score: Serbia 2-1

OK

9.00 Odds