Netherlands
Dutch fans will be delighted that Xavi Hernández is beginning to get the right tune out of Oranje after a 2-1 away win over Serbia on Sunday , followed by a 1-1 home draw with Germany in their opening UEFA Nations League A, Group 2 2026 matchup and a 1-1 draw with Morocco .
Serbia
- Serbia have lost four of their last five matches, including all of their previous three.
- Serbia, by contrast, have hit a wall of late with a 5-1 road defeat to Mexico, a 2-1 home defeat to Greece in the opening game of this UEFA Nations League campaign and Sunday's 2-1 home loss to the Dutch.
Head-to-Head
Netherlands have won three of their last five games, including a 2-1 away victory over Serbia on Sunday .
Key Players
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Netherlands
- Cody Gakpo is the best bet to score at any time of the game, not only because he is the Oranje's most trusted goal-scorer with one in one UEFA Nations League appearance, but also because he is the player that gets the most touches and has scored four goals across the Netherlands' last five games.
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Serbia
- Andrija Zivkovic has been Serbia's sharpest finisher in this competition, netting once in one appearance, while Dusan Tadic is their best creator, also with 1 assist in 1 Nations League game, so the visitors can at least get on the scoreboard if they can catch the Netherlands out on a counter.
Betting Insights
- The Netherlands are the odds-on favorites here at 1.11 with the draw coming in at 7.27.
- Both Teams To Score: No at 1.5 is the alternative bet here as we think the hosts will control the game well enough to keep it down to a single goal margin.
Prediction
- Given that contrast in playing styles, we feel the Oranje will control the pace of this game for long periods with their dominance in the midfield while Serbia's counters off the break, which have been few and far between of late, will have to decide the outcome.
- So, the match prediction that suits this setup is Netherlands win, but not to run away with it.