Serbia vs England Prediction: 16/6/2024

Serbia and England will face off at Veltins Arena in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday evening for their first-ever competitive match. Serbia is coming off a strong performance, having defeated Sweden 3-0 in their final warm-up game, despite Jon Dahl Tomasson resting several key players during Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s farewell match. Although Darko Lazovic, Strahinja Erakovic, and Dejan Joveljic are not included, star players Aleksandar Mitrovic, Dusan Tadic, and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic are fit and ready to play against England.

England, meanwhile, experienced a surprising defeat to Iceland in their last friendly, but Gareth Southgate had rotated his squad significantly. Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham will return to the starting lineup, and with Southgate expected to field his strongest team against Serbia, an away win seems likely. Notably, Marcus Rashford, Jack Grealish, Harry Maguire, and Ben White have been left out of England’s EURO 2024 squad.

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