Germany vs Serbia Preview – prediction, team news, lineups | UEFA Nations League 2026-27

The previous outing between these nations took place in 2019!

The Germany national football team will go head-to-head against the Serbia national football team for their third match of the UEFA Nations League 2026-27 campaign. This is going to be an interesting outing, taking place at the Allianz Arena.

Jurgen Klopp’s reign with Germany is not off to a positive start. After being held to a 1-1 draw in their opening game against the Netherlands, they faced a 0-1 loss at the hands of Greece. It was a poor performance by the four-time world champions.

They are now winless in their last four matches. Despite having the majority of the control of the game, the Germany national football team failed to score a goal. They lacked a finishing touch in the final third.

It cost them three crucial points. The DFB-Team will be in desperate need of a win now. Being at home is surely going to help them out.

The Eagles are also off to an underwhelming start to their UEFA Nations League 2026-27 campaign. They have faced consecutive losses in their first two matches and are going to be under pressure for their next one. The Veljko Paunović-led side tried to put up a fight against the Netherlands, but it was not quite enough.

Being away from home will only make things tough for the Serbia national football team. They surely are capable of scoring goals, but must also look for a better performance in the backline.

Kick-off:

• Location: München, Germany
• Stadium: Allianz Arena
• Date: Friday, October 2
• Kick-off Time: 12:15 AM IST (Thursday, Oct 1; 06:45 pm GMT/ 02:45 am ET/ 11:45 am PT)
• Referee: TBA
• VAR: In use

Form:

Germany: W-L-L-D-L

Serbia: W-L-L-L-L

Players to Watch

Felix Nmecha (Germany)

Felix Nmecha was the sole goal scorer for Germany in their opening game of the UEFA Nations League 2026-27 campaign. His performance in the clash against Greece was decent enough. He will now be looking to step up his game and help the Germany national football team back to winning ways.

Luka Jović (Serbia)

Luka Jović was the sole goal scorer for the Serbia national football team in their 1-2 loss against the Netherlands. He came on to the field off the bench in the second half and was quite influential for his side in the attacking front. The 28-year-old took the joint-most shots (6) and had the joint-most touches (7) in the opposition’s box.

Match Facts

• Germany are winless in their last four matches.
• Serbia are on a four-match losing run.
• These nations have faced one another three times before.

Betting Tips & Odds

• Germany to win @2/7 Bet Goodwin
• Jonathan Burkardt to score @6/5 bet365
• Goals under 3.5 @4/5 Boyle Sports

Injury and Team News

All of the selected squad members for both Germany and Serbia are fit to be in action.

Head-to-Head

Matches played: 3

Germany (wins): 1

Serbia (wins): 1

Draws: 1

Predicted Lineups

Germany predicted XI (4-2-3-1)

Nubel (GK); Vagnoman, Bisseck, Tah, Brown; Nmecha, Kimmich; Adeyemi, Gnabry, Wirtz; Burkardt

Serbia predicted XI (5-4-1)

Vanja Milinkovic-Savic (GK); Nedeljkovic, Gudelj, Babic, Pavlovic, Terzic; Zivkovic, Stankovic, Lukic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic; Jovic

Match Prediction

Germany, with the home ground advantage and strong squad quality, will have a slight edge. Serbia are going to come up with a tough fight, but might not stand a chance.

The Jurgen Klopp-led side are likely to come out on top to secure three points.

Prediction: Germany 2-1 Serbia

Telecast Details

India: Sony Sports Network, SonyLIV

UK: Prime Video UK

Germany: DAZN, DasErste, RTL+, ZDF sportstudio

Serbia: RTS Serbia, Arena Sport

USA: FOX Sports, FuboTV, ViX

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