The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's European Championship clash between Serbia and England, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Serbia could line up for Sunday's Euro 2024 Group C clash with England.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Sweden 0-3 Serbia
Saturday, June 8 at 5pm in International Friendlies
Saturday, June 8 at 5pm in International Friendlies
Current Group C Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
1 | England | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Serbia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 |
We say: Serbia 1-2 England
As a third of Serbia's qualifying goals came from headers - the highest ratio of any of the 24 teams at Euro 2024 - and England are without their aerial dominator in Harry Maguire, expect to see Jordan Pickford's goal breached at least once at the Veltins-Arena. For all of England's lackadaisical attacking play against a backs-against-the-wall Iceland, though, Southgate can now put out a near full-strength XI and should see his troops rise to the occasion to put three points in the bag right away. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a England win with a probability of 49.42%. A win for Serbia has a probability of 26.48% and a draw has a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a England win is 0-1 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 1-2 (9.56%) and 0-2 (8.18%). The likeliest Serbia win is 1-0 (6.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it is 1-1 (11.35%).
Result | ||
Serbia | Draw | England |
26.48% ( -0.98) | 24.1% ( -0.33) | 49.42% ( 1.31) |
Both teams to score 56.11% ( 0.28) |
Goals |
Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |