Serbia-Lithuania is a match from the first day of Euro 2024 qualifying Group G and is played on Friday at 20:45: TV, predictions.
Goddess has not turned her back on Serbia in the draw: Vlahovic and his team-mates are the big favourites to win Group G, a group in which there seem to be no opponents capable of challenging the Balkans, who can be counted among the disappointments of the last World Cup.
Yes, because Dragan Stojkovic’s national team – confirmed despite the World Cup flop – had arrived in Qatar with expectations that were anything but trivial, being able to count on a competitive and well-assorted squad in all departments. Yet it failed to even qualify for the round of 16, coming last in a grouping that also included Brazil, Cameroon and Switzerland. Only one point for the Serbians, obtained thanks to a daring draw (3-3) with the Cameroonians. In any case, there was no revolution: trust was renewed in ‘Pixi’ Stojkovic, who, once the criticism is over, will have the opportunity to make up for it at Euro 2024. And with him also the various Vlahovic, Mitrovic, Milinkovic-Savic, who have not fully exploited the World Cup showcase but who still have age on their side and can lead Serbia towards an important goal.
Serbia can do no wrong
The White Eagles, who played a friendly against the United States in January – beaten 2-1 thanks to goals from Ilic and Simic – will have to watch out for Hungary.
Jankauskas, coach of Lithuania
The Magyars seem to have an edge over Montenegro and Bulgaria and will try to overturn the predictions, which see Serbia as favourites for first place. It is crucial, therefore, not to make a mistake in the opening match against the probable mother-team of the group, Lithuania. The Baltics, 144th in the Fifa ranking, have only beaten the San Marino selection in the last two and a half years, coming last in the qualifying round for Qatar 2022 (it was Italy’s) and relegating to League D of the Nations League, collecting only one point against Turkey, Luxembourg and Far Oer.
The Prediction
Serbia should start their adventure with a convincing success against a modest national team like Lithuania. The Serbs are also likely to keep their goal unbroken, in light of the Baltics’ serious problems in ball possession.
The likely line-up for Serbia-Lithuania
- SERBIA (3-4-1-2): V. Milinkovic-Savic; Milenkovic, Veljkovic, Pavlovic; Zivkovic, Lukic, S. Milinkovic-Savic, Kostic; Tadic; Mitrovic, Vlahovic.
- LITHUANIA (5-4-1): Gertmonas; Mikoliunas, Satkus, Slivka, Girdvainis, Barauskas; Novikovas, Vorobjovas, Simkus, Golubickas; Cernych.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 3-0
