Serbia vs Spain Prediction and Betting Tips: Dani Olmo tipped to fire
Nations League champions Spain begin the defence of their trophy with a trip to Serbia in Belgrade on Thursday 5th September.
Read on for the best bets for the clash.
Serbia vs Spain Predictions
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Serbia vs Spain Match Preview
Spain will take to the field for the first time since their 2-1 victory over England in the Euro 2024 final.
La Roja, who also won the last edition of the Nations League, are the red-hot favourites to emerge victorious from League A Group 4 - which also consists of Serbia, Denmark, and Switzerland - while they can be backed at 6/1 to retain the Nations League and 8/15 to get off to a winning start in Serbia.
With the loss of Unai Simón in goal and the withdrawal of Jesús Navas from the national team, manager Luis de la Fuente will continue to trust in the majority of the players who shone at Euro 2024. In addition, the Riojan coach could opt to give opportunities to Oscar Mingueza and Pepelu.
The Serbians, for their part, will try to surprise this all-powerful Spanish team as they bid to redeem themselves following their poor performance at Euro 2024, where they finished bottom of Group C. To achieve this, they will be fuelled by their passionate supporters in the stands of the legendary Little Maracana in Belgrade, with the hosts priced at 11/2 to carve out an upset and 16/5 to claim a draw.
Serbia vs Spain Form Guide
Serbia - Last 5 matches
- Friendly - Austria 2 Serbia 1
- Friendly - Serbia 3 Sweden 0
- Euro 2024 - England 1 Serbia 0
- Euro 2024 - Serbia 1 Slovenia 1
- Euro 2024 - Denmark 0 Serbia 0
Spain - Last 5 matches
- Euro 2024 - Albania 0 Spain 1
- Euro 2024 - Spain 4 Georgia 1
- Euro 2024 - Spain 2 Germany 1
- Euro 2024 - Spain 2 France 1
- Euro 2024 - Spain 2 England 1
Serbia vs Spain Predicted Line Ups
Serbia: Raijkovic; Veljkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic, Mijailovic; Ilic, Gudelj, Zikovic; Samardzic, Lukic, Mitrovic.
Coach: Dragan Stojkovic
Spain: David Raya; Carvajal, Laporte, Le Normand, Cucurella; Fabián Ruiz, Zubimendi, Dani Olmo; Nico Williams, Lamine Yamal, Joselu.
Coach: Luis de la Fuente
With morale through the roof after the Euro 2024 final victory and the high-quality play they exhibited throughout the tournament, La Roja will be confident of starting the defence of their Nations League title on the right foot.
Odds-on favourites to win on Thursday, Spain appeal at 27/20 in Midnite's half-time/full-time market, a bet which has landed in five of Spain's last nine matches in all competitions.
Meanwhile, Serbia have registered just two wins from their last nine games and have been behind at the break in three of their last seven.
Lamine Yamal, Nico Williams, and Dani Olmo were stand out performers for Spain in La Roja's Euro 2024 triumph.
Olmo scored three goals and carved out two assists en route to winning the Golden Boot alongside five other players.
He has continued his fine form into the new La Liga season, scoring in both of Barcelona's wins over Rayo Vallecano and (2-1) and Real Valladolid (7-1).
The 22-year-old player from Terrassa now looks a decent price at 41/20 to score his third goal of the campaign against the Serbians on Thursday.
Serbia vs Spain Boosts
Midnite have boosted the following bets for Thursday's game:
- 13/5 to 3/1 - Nico Williams Anytime Goalscorer
- 5/1 to 11/2 - Spain 1-0
- 5/1 to 11/2 - BTTS: Yes & Luka Jovic to Score
- 3/1 to 7/2 - Spain to Win, Over 1.5 Goals & Lamine Yamal to Score
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