Austria vs Serbia Prediction, Preview, Predicted Lineups and Team News | UEFA Nations League

Austria vs Serbia Preview

• Tournament: UEFA Nations League
• Date: March 20, 2025
• Venue: Ernst-Happel Stadion
• Kick-off Time: 07:45 PM GMT

Austria vs Serbia is set to take place in the UEFA Nations League at Ernst-Happel Stadion on 21st March League play-off match for promotion\relegation. Austria was drawn alongside Norway, Slovenia and Kazakhstan in League B Group 3. The hosts finished in second place with 11 points out of a possible 18. Austria won three games, drawing two games and lost one. Austria's run of form in the Euro 2024 was commendable as they unexpectedly won a group of giants such as France, Netherlands, and Poland.

However, their glorious run was short-lived as Turkey knocked them out in the Round Of 16. In the 2024-2025 UEFA Nations League, Austria were unbeaten at home in the group stages and their only loss came against Norway which eventually cost them automatic qualification for League A.

Serbia on the other hand will look to retain their spot in League A as they face Austria. Serbia was drawn in Group 4 alongside Spain, Switzerland, and Denmark. They struggled a lot in their group managing to get only one win and three draws as they finished in third place. Serbia got 6 points out of a possible 18 and finished just two points above Switzerland to avoid automatic relegation. Their 2-0 victory against Switzerland is their only win in their previous nine matches as they went winless throughout Euros 2024.

Austria National Football Team News

The hosts have some good news as David Alaba and Xavier Schlager have returned from their respective injuries. Unfortunately, Leeds defender Maximillian Wober is sidelined because of a knee injury alongside Stefan Posch and Kevin Danso who have thigh injuries. Austria manager Ralf Rangnick can possibly field Raul Florucz for his first debut since Konrad Laimer is facing a suspension.

Serbia National Football Team News

As it is Serbia's form is quite disappointing and the news of star player Mitrovic being sidelined because of health issues just piles it up. Further, Ivan Ilic is sidelined because of an illness and Nemanja Gudelj is also a doubt. Further issues in defence are Nikola Milenkovic and Pavlovic facing suspensions for this encounter alongside Zivkovic and Terzic.

Austria vs Serbia Predicted Lineups

Austria National Football Team Predicted Lineup (4-3-3)

Goalkeeper: Pentz

Defenders: Prass, Alaba, Mwene, Lienhart

Midfielders: Seiwald, Baumgartner, Wimmer

Forwards: Schmid, Sabitzer, Arnautovic

Serbia National Football Team Predicted Lineup (3-5-2)

Goalkeeper: Rajkovic

Defenders: Babic, Erakovic, Veljkovic

Midfielders: Birmancevic, Maksimovic, Lukic, Topic, Samardzic

Forwards: Vlahovic, Jovic

Austria vs Serbia H2H Record

Austria and Serbia have faced each other five times in their history since 2008 with Austria winning two matches and Serbia winning five matches.

Key Players To Watch For In Austria vs Serbia

Marko Arnautovic (Austria National Football Team)

Inter Milan forward Marko Arnautovic will be much needed for his country as they look to gain qualification for League A. Marko has scored six goals and has two assists for Inter Milan in 19 appearances across all competitions. The tally might be a bit less for Inter Milan however he has scored two goals for Austria and has one assist to his name in six appearances in the 2024-2025 UEFA Nations League group stage. Overall, he has scored 40 goals in 121 caps for Austria which is a very commendable feat in itself.

Dusan Vlahovic (Serbia National Football Team)

Yet another Serie A striker to look out for and Vlahovic is definitely a lethal forward. Dusan Vlahovic has managed to score 18 goals and provide three assists for Juventus in 38 appearances across all competitions in the 2024-2025 season. Dusan's stats for Serbia are great as well in which he has scored 13 goals in 31 caps. Since Mitrovic will not be playing, Dusan has a responsibility upon him to become the goalscoring output for the team and is likely to have an impact on the game.

Austria vs Serbia Prediction

Serbia have not been in great form over the last year and have failed to show any promise besides getting a sole victory and adding to this is their injury list which includes many key players. Austria on the other hand have been doing great under Ralf Rangnick. Austria are likely to get the better of them and will take a comfortable lead as they will face Serbia again in the return fixture at their home. As of the first leg, Austria's goalscoring prowess is likely to get them at least two goals to wrap up a nice victory.

Prediction: Austria 2-0 Serbia

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