Bets and predictions Serbia vs England (06/16/24)

On Sunday, June 16 at 3 p.m., at the Veltins-Arena in Gelsenkirchen, Serbia faces an England that seeks to banish its demons from the last Euro 2020, when the Three Lions begin their fight for supremacy in Group C in the Euro 2024.

Neither nation has lifted the Henri Delaunay Trophy since the creation of the continental championships, and both Denmark and Slovenia will provide stiff competition for the coveted knockout spots.

The odds in the betting market indicate a favorable result for the England team and here at Goal.com we explain why and we tell you how both teams arrive for the first date of the UEFA Euro 2024.

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• Serbia at home pays 7.20 for the win
• The tie at 4.30 in Betane
• Visiting England pays 1.47 to winner
• Winner at the end of the first half, 6.70 in favor of Serbia, 2.21 if they remain equal and 2.05 for England.
• Goals in the match; more than 0.5 to 1.06 and less than 3.5 to 1.35 in Betane
• Both teams to score goals; Yes to 2.05 and No to 1.72 in Betane
• The odds for the first team to score are 3.50 for Serbia
• Goalless at 9.25 and 1.40 to score the first goal for England in Betane

All odds courtesy of Betano, correct at time of publication and subject to change.

How Serbia comes to the game

Serbia, twice European runners-up in 1960 and 1968 during its Yugoslav era, makes its debut in this edition, having never before qualified for the quadrennial continental event as an independent nation.

Led by their coach, Dragan Stojković, considered one of the best talents to ever wear the Serbian jersey, the Eagles had mixed results in the qualifying phase, with only four wins in eight games, but their 14 total points were enough for them to become runners-up, behind Hungary.

Serbia’s results in the preliminary phase followed at least a coherent pattern: they did doubles against Lithuania and Montenegro, drew twice with Bulgaria and suffered a pair of defeats against the Hungarians, thus ending a 24-year exile from the European Championship since for Yugoslavia to reach the quarterfinals in 2000.

Filled with recognizable names in the final third, such as Juventus striker Dušan Vlahović, Ajax cult hero Dušan Tadić, and Al-Hilal pair Sergej Milinković-Savić and Aleksandar Mitrović, Serbia’s recent record has not left much to be desired, since they have only added four victories in their last eleven games.

However, two of those wins have come in their last three friendlies – they beat Cyprus 1-0 and scored three goals against Sweden after losing by the narrow margin to Austria – and England’s unremarkable exploits in June should see them Stojković’s men are optimistic about making a dent in the Three Lions’ football aspirations at home.

The Serbian coach has enjoyed an injury-free squad and has avoided starting with the duo of Vlahović and Mitrović together. There are possibilities that he will start with Tadić as a starter in the offensive third – he is also the team with the most caps with 108 international duels.

Nemanja Maksimović, who was rested in the victory against Sweden due to a blow to the head against Austria, could also return to the starting line-up while Werder Bremen’s Miloš Veljković would return to the three-man defensive wall ahead of Predrag Rajković or Vanja Milinković. Savić.

How England has been playing

Less than three years have passed since the nation erupted in ecstasy at Wembley, where Luke Shaw’s far post volley catapulted England to long-awaited European glory, before the Italian old guard inflicted further grief on the crestfallen English.

Despite the renewed criticism of his tactical approach and the brief interest from Manchester United – which has now dissipated -, Gareth Southgate continues to give his orders from the England bench and arrives at this tournament unbeaten in the qualifying phase, after a elimination in the quarterfinals of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.

Two victories in the rematch against defending champions Italy were among England’s six wins in the preliminary competition, but for the Three Lions they may have been stripped of the pre-tournament favorites tag, based on their recent exploits. , since Southgate has only achieved one victory out of five.

Even that win, a 3-0 win over Bosnia and Herzegovina, was a tedious affair until the hour mark, followed by a 1-0 defeat at Wembley to their Euro 2016 conquerors, in which 90 minutes of huffing and puffing snorting were of no use due to a severe lack of killer instinct.

Of course, Southgate shuffled and changed his selection over the course of the friendly period, and since their Euro 2004 opener against France, England – who faced Serbia for the first time since the breakup of Yugoslavia – had not been beaten in the group stage, but not even that statistic can console the glass-half-empty brigade.

As for England, Southgate appears to have avoided a scare over an illness for key defender John Stones – also the victim of a knock to his ankle in the defeat to Iceland – who was successfully monitored for recovery and is training as normal.

Consequently, Southgate’s only absence for Sunday’s debut should be Luke Shaw, who is back in full training after a muscle problem but will not take any risks yet, meaning that Kieran Trippier will continue to occupy the left-back position.

Key attackers Jude Bellingham and Bukayo Saka are ready after their well-deserved rest periods and Southgate is also expected to bring on Trent Alexander-Arnold in midfield after his exceptional work against Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Prediction: Serbia 1-2 England