In preparation for the upcoming EURO, national teams will play several friendly matches, including one between Austria and Serbia. Austria, which finished second in their qualifying group, will face France, the Netherlands, and Poland in a difficult group. Their first opponent on June 17th will be the current world vice-champion France. Despite the group’s difficulty, Austria is looking for opportunities to advance to the next stage. However, their absence of David Alaba, Xaver, and Alexander Schlager will exacerbate their weaknesses.

Serbia, on the other hand, has managed to qualify with struggles in a relatively easy group. They will face Denmark, England, and Slovenia, with England likely being the first favorite to win. This match could provide insight into the strength of the team led by Dragan Stojkovic Pixi from the bench. As is typical for this national team, players may be dismissed without passing the list.

The EURO teams are yet to be fully anticipated, with Austria potentially being a formidable opponent. However, without Alaba and Schlager, the team’s potential is significantly lower. Despite these absences, Austria is a compact team that has shown in the qualifiers that it can compensate for some shortcomings. Ralf Rangnick is expected to rotate extensively in this match, but his 4-2-3-1 formation should not deviate much. Serbia’s performance against smaller national teams is still uncertain, as they have shown potential but have also disappointed against larger teams. The defensive line formation, forced by Stojkovic, has not shown the best performance. The match could be a defensive-focused match, with an expected attractive and efficient game.

Predicted lineups:

Austria

Goalkeeper: Alexander Schlager
Defenders: Maximilian Wober, Kevin Danso, Stefan Posch, Philipp Mwene
Midfielders: Nicolas Seiwald, Romano Schmid, Christoph Baumgartner, Konrad Laimer, Xaver Schlager
Forwards: Michael Gregoritsch

Serbia

Goalkeeper: Predrag Rajkovic
Defenders: Nikola Milenkovic, Erhan Masovic, Srdan Babic
Midfielders: Filip Kostic, Srdjan Mijailovic, Lazar Samardzic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Sasa Lukic
Forwards: Aleksandar Mitrovic, Andrija Zivkovic

• Austria – 1 win
• Serbia – 3 wins
• Draws – —

Over all competition record

Serbia must effectively counter Austria’s scoring threat to secure a 1-0 win in a highly competitive match.

Winning probability:

Austria – 58%

Draw – 18%

Serbia – 24%

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