The final team in Group D of the 2021 European Championships will be decided this Thursday. Serbia and Scotland do battle for that spot at the Red Star Stadium in Belgrade. With the possibility of extra-time, this will certainly make a good watch for fans.
This would be the very first meeting between these two nations since 2013. They were pitted against each other in the 2014 World Cup qualification. Although they both missed out on qualification, the first game ended in a draw but the Serbians managed to win the second game via a 2-0 victory.
The Serbians will be keen on putting out better performances as they head into another international break. They have managed only one win since the return of the international break. As such, they find themselves on the brink of relegation in League B3 in the UEFA Nations League. However, this game feels different as it's a one-off match. As such, they would be confident they can nick this victory to book themselves a place in next year's tournament.
Scotland, unlike their opponents, is in amazing form heading into this game. They head into this game keen on stretching their unbeaten run to nine games, and their winning run to four games. With 10 points from their opening four games in the UEFA Nations League, they only need one more win to secure promotion to League A. However, their main focus will be to secure a place in Euro 2021 next year. Will they manage to achieve this feat?
Serbia vs Scotland Team News
Serbia possible starting XI:
Rajkovic; Milenkovic, Mitrovic, Kolarov; Lazovic, Maksimovic, Lukic, Ristic; Milinkovic-Savic; Gacinovic, Mitrovic
Scotland possible starting XI:
Marshall; McTominay, Cooper, Tierney; O'Donnell, Jack, McGregor, Robertson; McGinn; Dykes, McBurnie
Serbia vs Scotland Prediction: 1-1
Serbia is heading into this game with lots of experience with players like Kolarov and Mitrovic expected to feature. On the other hand, confidence is quite high in the Scotland camp as they look to record their fifth straight win.
We expect both sides to find the back of their opposition's net with lots of attacking quality on display. However, we would be sitting on his fence for this one as we don't see a clear winner in regulation time.