Serbia vs Spain - prediction, team news, lineups

Serbia and Spain face off this Thursday at the Stadion Rajko Mitic in an intriguing match in the UEFA Nations League. Serbia mark their 4th participation in the competition, whilst Spain, who have already won this tournament, go into their 6th. The match will be broadcast live at 14:45 on beIN SPORTS CONNECT.

After facing Denmark in European Championship, Serbia turn their attention to the UEFA Nations League where they challenge Spain. When analysing the previous encounters between the teams, Serbia's national team and Spain's national team have faced each other one time, with Spain holding the advantage: 1 victory, against 0 victories of Serbia.

This will be the first time these teams face each other for the UEFA Nations League.

Looking into the history of Serbia in the competition, Aleksandar Mitrovic stands out as their best scorer of all time, with 14 goals in total, which has given him the first position in the UEFA Nations League top scorers. Sasa Lukic excels as their most used player, with 15 games in total. Regarding the history of Spain in the competition, Spain's national team's best scorer ever is Ferrán Torres, with 6 goals, and occupying the seventeenth position in the UEFA Nations League top scorers. Sergio Busquets excels as their most used player, with 15 games in total.

Spain are given the favouritism to win this match.

Last starting XIs

Serbia ( vs Denmark 2024-06-25): Predrag Rajkovic, Milos Veljkovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Srdjan Mijailovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Ivan Ilic, Andrija Zivkovic, Lazar Samardzic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Sasa Lukic

Spain ( vs England 2024-07-14): Unai Simón, Dani Carvajal, Robin Le Normand, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella, Fabián Ruiz , Rodri Hernández, Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams , Álvaro Morata

Predicted starting XIs

Serbia: Predrag Rajkovic, Srdan Babic, Nikola Milenkovic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Sasa Lukic, Aleksa Terzic, Ivan Ilic, Kosta Nedeljkovic, Lazar Samardzic, Veljko Birmancevic, Luka Jovic

Spain: David Raya, Dani Carvajal, Robin Le Normand, Aymeric Laporte, Marc Cucurella, Martin Zubimendi , Fabián Ruiz , Lamine Yamal, Dani Olmo, Nico Williams , Mikel Oyarzabal