Serbia – Scotland will play on Thursday, November 12, starting at 19:45 in the qualifying round for EURO 2020. It’s simple, whoever wins in this match reaches the final tournament. The match will be played at Rajko Mitić Stadium in Belgrade and will be led from the center by the Iberian Mateu Lahoz.
The most recent direct clashes were in qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. In September 2012 it was 0-0 in Scotland, and in March 2013, Serbia won 2-0 at home.
The host team reached just one step away from EURO 2020 after passing through Norway. It was 1-1 after 90 minutes in Oslo, and Milinkovic-Savic scored the winning goal in the 102nd minute. It was the only reason for joy for the Serbian fans offered by their national team lately. Before the confrontation with Norway, the team led by Tumbakovic came after 3 games without victory, draws with Ukraine (2-2) and Turkey (0-0) and defeat with Russia (3-1). After the confrontation in Oslo, Serbia was defeated at home by Hungary (0-1) and drew in Turkey (2-2). At Betano, the host team has a odds of 1.33 to qualify for EURO 2020
On the other hand, his opponent obtained the qualification after a match with Israel. It was 0-0 at the end of regulation time, extra time ended without a goal, and Scotland won 5-3 after the tiebreaker. This confrontation for the team led by Steve Clarke was followed by victories with Slovakia and the Czech Republic in the League of Nations, both with the same score, 1-0.
According to the bookmakers, Serbia has the first chance to win, but it is a decisive match, and the winner will be present at EURO. I expect both teams not to take big risks and to wait for a possible mistake of the opponent. In these conditions we will bet on a not very spectacular match.
Serbia has never participated in a European final tournament under its current name;
Scotland has been to a European Championship twice, most recently in 1996;
Scotland without a goal received in the last 3 official matches, with Israel, Slovakia and the Czech Republic;
Serbia: Predrag Rajkovic, Nikola Milenkovic, Stefan Mitrovic, Aleksandar Kolarov, Darko Lazovic, Nemanja Maksimovic, Sasa Lukic, Mihailo Ristic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Mijat Gacinovic, Aleksandar Mitrovic
Scotia: David Marshall, Scott McTominay, Liam Cooper, Kieran Tierney, Stephen O’Donnell, Ryan Jack, Callum McGregor, Andrew Robertson, John McGinn, Lyndon Dykes, Oli McBurnie
PREDICTION: Serbia to win @ 1,67
