Participating in its second European Championship 24 years after its debut appearance at the tournament, Slovenia knows a win will put it in good position to emerge from Group C that also contains England and Denmark.
“The second match will definitely be easier. This point gave us additional confidence,” midfielder Timi Elsnik told Slovenian news outlet Dnevnik. “We know what a win against Serbia brings.”
Slovenia was initially overwhelmed by playing on the big stage in the 1-1 draw against Denmark in its tournament opener on Sunday, falling behind during a one-sided first half before battling back to level late.
When and where will the Slovenia vs Serbia Euro 2024 match kick-off?
Slovenia vs. Serbia in Euro 2024 kicks off at 9 a.m. ET / 2 p.m. BST on June 20. This fixture takes place at the Munich Football Arena in Munich, Germany
Slovenia vs Serbia Head-to-Head
Slovenia have only played four matches at the European Championship in their history, but as mentioned, one of them was against FR Yugoslavia – a 3-3 draw at Euro 2000 in which Slovenia three away a 3-0 lead.
That draw was one of six stalemates between the teams in their last eight meetings. Each side has one win in that time, too, although Serbia’s sole win was a 4-1 triumph in Belgrade just two years ago.
Slovenia vs Serbia Prediction
Serbia are the favourites to win this match, coming out on top in 51.5% of the Opta supercomputer’s pre-match simulations. Slovenia are left with a 48.5% chance of taking something from the game, though they only came out on top 23.0% of the time.
There is still plenty to play for in Group C overall, with Serbia still being given a 60.1% chance of making it to the last 16, while Slovenia are handed a 38.2% chance despite having a point more.
Slovenia vs Serbia Squads
Slovenia
Igor Vekic, Jan Oblak, Vid Belec, David Brekalo, Erik Janza, Jaka Bijol, Jure Balkovec, Miha Blazic, Petar Stojanovic, Vanja Drkusic, Zan Karnicnik, Adam Gnezda Cerin, Adrian Zeljkovic, Benjamin Verbic, Jasmin Kurtic, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Josip Ilicic, Sandi Lovric, Timi Max Elsnik, Tomi Horvat, Andraz Sporar, Benjamin Sesko, Jan Mlakar, Nino Zugelj, Zan Celar, Zan Vipotnik.
Head coach: Matjaž Kek
Serbia
Djordje Petrovic, Predrag Rajkovic, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Filip Mladenovic, Milos Veljkovic, Nemanja Stojic, Nikola Milenkovic, Srdjan Babic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Uros Spajic, Filip Kostic, Ivan Ilic, Lazar Samardzic, Mijat Gacinovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Nemanja Maksimovic, Sasa Lukic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Srdjan Mijailovic, Veljko Birmancevic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Andrija Zivkovic, Dusan Tadic, Dusan Vlahovic, Luka Jovic, Petar Ratkov.
Participating in its second European Championship 24 years after its debut appearance at the tournament, Slovenia knows a win will put it in good position to emerge from Group C that also contains England and Denmark.
“The second match will definitely be easier. This point gave us additional confidence,” midfielder Timi Elsnik told Slovenian news outlet Dnevnik. “We know what a win against Serbia brings.”
Slovenia was initially overwhelmed by playing on the big stage in the 1-1 draw against Denmark in its tournament opener on Sunday, falling behind during a one-sided first half before battling back to level late.
When and where will the Slovenia vs Serbia Euro 2024 match kick-off?
Slovenia vs. Serbia in Euro 2024 kicks off at 9 a.m. ET / 2 p.m. BST on June 20. This fixture takes place at the Munich Football Arena in Munich, Germany
Slovenia vs Serbia Head-to-Head
Slovenia have only played four matches at the European Championship in their history, but as mentioned, one of them was against FR Yugoslavia – a 3-3 draw at Euro 2000 in which Slovenia three away a 3-0 lead.
That draw was one of six stalemates between the teams in their last eight meetings. Each side has one win in that time, too, although Serbia’s sole win was a 4-1 triumph in Belgrade just two years ago.
Slovenia vs Serbia Prediction
Serbia are the favourites to win this match, coming out on top in 51.5% of the Opta supercomputer’s pre-match simulations. Slovenia are left with a 48.5% chance of taking something from the game, though they only came out on top 23.0% of the time.
There is still plenty to play for in Group C overall, with Serbia still being given a 60.1% chance of making it to the last 16, while Slovenia are handed a 38.2% chance despite having a point more.
Slovenia vs Serbia Squads
Slovenia
Igor Vekic, Jan Oblak, Vid Belec, David Brekalo, Erik Janza, Jaka Bijol, Jure Balkovec, Miha Blazic, Petar Stojanovic, Vanja Drkusic, Zan Karnicnik, Adam Gnezda Cerin, Adrian Zeljkovic, Benjamin Verbic, Jasmin Kurtic, Jon Gorenc Stankovic, Josip Ilicic, Sandi Lovric, Timi Max Elsnik, Tomi Horvat, Andraz Sporar, Benjamin Sesko, Jan Mlakar, Nino Zugelj, Zan Celar, Zan Vipotnik.
Head coach: Matjaž Kek
Serbia
Djordje Petrovic, Predrag Rajkovic, Vanja Milinkovic-Savic, Filip Mladenovic, Milos Veljkovic, Nemanja Stojic, Nikola Milenkovic, Srdjan Babic, Strahinja Pavlovic, Uros Spajic, Filip Kostic, Ivan Ilic, Lazar Samardzic, Mijat Gacinovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Nemanja Maksimovic, Sasa Lukic, Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, Srdjan Mijailovic, Veljko Birmancevic, Aleksandar Mitrovic, Andrija Zivkovic, Dusan Tadic, Dusan Vlahovic, Luka Jovic, Petar Ratkov.