Serbia are really struggling this autumn in the Nations League group stage and it looks like nothing is working for them at the moment. After three games they have picked up three straight losses and there is no way they can turn things around now. The team heads to the Netherlands knowing they face another tough ninety minutes of pain on the road. Their attack managed to score in the home games but away at Germany they got shut out in a 0-2 defeat and now the losing run across all competitions has stretched to five matches.
Team Form
The Netherlands have not lost since they changed coaches in the summer and they remain unbeaten in eight games overall. They have only one win though and that came on the road against Serbia by 2-1. Draws against Germany and Greece both saw them grab late equalisers with Cody Gakpo and Tijjani Reijnders saving the day. Even so the Dutch have not kept a clean sheet in any of those matches and their defence has looked shaky at times.
- Serbia have lost five games in a row across all competitions
- Netherlands unbeaten in eight matches but zero clean sheets
- Serbia scored in home games but failed to score away at Germany
Tactical Analysis
Both sides love to push forward and that should open up spaces for the forwards to exploit. Serbia will be desperate to grab something from this trip but their poor run suggests they might concede again. The Dutch like to play quick passes and create chances from wide areas so expect plenty of shots on target. With neither team able to keep things tight at the back the game could easily turn into an open contest with goals at both ends.
Betting Proposal
Given the attacking styles and the fact that the Netherlands have not kept a clean sheet in their last eight games while Serbia have been leaking goals lately the smart play is to back both teams to find the net. Both teams to score yes at odds of 2.02 looks like the value pick here because the pattern of play points to an exchange of goals rather than a shutout for either side.
