Serbia vs England: prediction & betting odds 9 September 2025

The Matchday 6 qualifier for the 2026 FIFA World Cup between Serbia and England will take place on September 9 at the Rajko Mitic Stadium in Belgrade. Serbia vs. England: prediction and betting odds, statistics.

Serbia

Dragan Stojkovic's team remains unbeaten. After three matches, they have accumulated 7 points, trailing England by 5 points, but the leaders have played one more game. The team drew with Albania (0-0) and defeated Andorra (3-0) and Latvia (1-0). Notably, Serbia has been unbeaten in World Cup qualifiers for 12 matches – 9 wins and 3 draws.

• The team has not conceded more than 1 goal in their last 9 World Cup qualifying matches.
• Serbia has won 6 of their last 7 home games in this tournament.
• Serbia has scored at least two goals in their last 5 home matches in World Cup qualification.

Predicted lineup for Serbia (3-5-2)

Djordje Petrovic – Strahinja Pavlovic, Milos Veljkovic, Nikola Milenkovic – Filip Kostic, Ivan Ilic, Sasa Lukic, Aleksandar Katai, Andrija Zivkovic – Luka Jovic, Dusan Vlahovic.

England

Thomas Tuchel's side confidently leads Group K, having collected the maximum 12 points from 4 matches. Like Serbia, they have not conceded a single goal. In the first two rounds, England defeated Albania (2-0) and Latvia (3-0), followed by narrow victories over Andorra (1-0 and 2-0). England's winning streak in World Cup qualifiers now stands at 6 matches.

• England is unbeaten in World Cup qualifiers for 34 matches (26 wins and 8 draws).
• The team has not conceded in their last 6 matches in this tournament.
• England has won 7 of their last 8 away games in World Cup qualification.

Predicted lineup for England (4-2-3-1)

Jordan Pickford – Marc Guehi, Ezri Konsa, Dan Burn, Reece James – Myles Lewis-Skelly – Elliot Anderson, Declan Rice – Marcus Rashford, Eberechi Eze, Noni Madueke – Harry Kane.

Midfielders Jude Bellingham and Cole Palmer, forward Bukayo Saka, and defender John Stones will miss out due to injuries. Defender Myles Lewis-Skelly is also not in the squad for this game.

Referee

Clement Turpin (France)

Matches – 18 (International matches, 2024/25–2025/26);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 56;

Average yellow cards per match – 3.1;

Red cards shown – 1;

Average fouls per match – 22;

Penalties – 56%.

Serbia vs. England: Match Prediction

In Group K, the battle for the top spot is between Serbia and England, as expected. Both teams have scored few goals but have not conceded any. Despite having opponents like Latvia and Andorra in the group, both teams have low average scoring rates: England scores an average of 2 goals per match, while Serbia averages 1.3.

I predict that both teams will choose to play very cautiously in defense during their head-to-head clash. Interestingly, a year ago, the opponents met at the European Championship, where England won 1-0. Additionally, in Serbia's last 12 official matches, 10 have seen no more than 2 goals scored.

My prediction: Total under 2.5 goals