Germany - Serbia: UEFA Nations League Matchday 3 - Prediction, Facts and Betting Tips
Germany and Serbia will face each other in a UEFA Nations League matchday 3 clash on Thursday, October 1. The game will kick off at 20:45 CET, and I am backing a bet on this encounter.
Germany - Serbia: Match Preview
Jurgen Klopp included 44 players in the squad for this international break and decided to use his second-string side for the final two matches. The first two games did not go particularly well for the Germany team. They played two matches. Last week, the team drew 1:1 away to the Netherlands, while a few days ago they suffered a narrow 0:1 home defeat to Greece. Now they face Serbia at home.
However, for Veljko Paunovic, who previously worked with Watford and Real Oviedo, the start of his tenure with the Serbia national team has been extremely difficult. In the opening two rounds of the 2026/27 UEFA Nations League, Serbia suffered two identical 1:2 home defeats — first against Greece and then against the Netherlands. They have no points after two rounds and a 2:4 goal difference. They are currently bottom of the table and could face relegation to a lower division.
Match Facts and H2H
- Germany have not won any of their last four matches.
- Germany have failed to keep a clean sheet in seven consecutive matches.
- Serbia have lost their last four matches.
- Serbia have failed to keep a clean sheet in 11 consecutive matches.
- Both teams have made an unsuccessful start to the new Nations League campaign.
- In their last meeting, Germany and Serbia drew 1:1.
Probable Lineups
- Germany: Atubolu; Baku, Anton, Thiaw, Raum; Janelt, Pavlovic; Adeyemi, Bischof, Wirtz; Burkardt
- Serbia: Milinkovic-Savic; Terzic, Pavlovic, Babic, Nadeljkovic; Lukic, Gudelj; S Milinkovic-Savic, Stankovic, Zivkovic; Joveljic
Prediction
Germany clearly want to win, and I think the team can get the victory, as they need to step up now. I am backing Germany's team total to go over 2.5 goals at odds of 1.75.
