Skip to content

Matchday 2 · · Rajko Mitić Stadion

Serbia vs Netherlands: result, lineups and stats

Serbia
1 - 2
Netherlands
  • 46' Luka Jović
  • 30' Mexx Meerdink (pen)
  • 69' Mexx Meerdink

Lineups Serbia vs Netherlands

Serbia 4-2-3-1 · V. Paunovic
23 Milinković-Savić
17 Terzić
3 Pavlović
15 Babić
2 Nedeljković
22 Lukić
6 Gudelj
20 Milinković-Savić
7 Stanković
14 Živković
9 Joveljić
  • 45' Dušan Tadić Sergej Milinković-Savić
  • 45' Luka Jović Dejan Joveljić
  • 59' Nemanja Maksimović Aleksandar Stanković
  • 59' Strahinja Eraković Kosta Nedeljković
  • 71' Filip Kostić Strahinja Pavlović

Lineup for Serbia: Milinković-Savić, Terzić, Pavlović, Babić, Nedeljković, Lukić, Gudelj, Milinković-Savić, Stanković, Živković, Joveljić

Bench
  • 5 N. Maksimović 59'
  • 11 F. Kostić 71'
  • 1 Đ. Petrović
  • 21 L. Samardžić
  • 13 N. Simić
  • 12 F. Stanković
  • 10 D. Tadić 45'
  • 18 M. Cvetković
  • 4 V. Dragojević
  • 19 S. Džodić
  • 16 S. Eraković
  • 8 L. Jović 45'
Netherlands 4-3-3 · Xavi
1 Verbruggen
15 van de Ven
4 van Dijk
6 van Hecke
22 Dumfries
14 Reijnders
18 Veerman
8 Gravenberch
11 Gakpo
17 Meerdink
7 Summerville
  • 17' Ruben van Bommel Cody Gakpo
  • 67' Kenneth Taylor Tijjani Reijnders
  • 67' Guus Til Ryan Gravenberch
  • 80' Quinten Timber Mexx Meerdink
  • 80' Jurriën Timber Denzel Dumfries

Lineup for Netherlands: Verbruggen, van de Ven, van Dijk, van Hecke, Dumfries, Reijnders, Veerman, Gravenberch, Gakpo, Meerdink, Summerville

Bench
  • 23 M. Flekken
  • 3 J. Hato
  • 20 T. Koopmeiners
  • 10 N. Lang
  • 13 R. Roefs
  • 12 K. Taylor
  • 16 G. Til
  • 19 Q. Timber
  • 2 J. Timber
  • 9 J. Zirkzee
  • 21 R. van Bommel 17'
  • 5 N. Aké

Highlights Serbia vs Netherlands

Watch the official highlights on UEFA.tv

Stats Serbia vs Netherlands

Serbia Match Netherlands
  • 33% Possession 67%
  • 11 Shots 25
  • 6 Shots on target 8
  • 4 Shots off target 7
  • 3 Corners 4
  • 7 Fouls 10
  • 4 Offsides 2
  • 1 Yellow cards 1
  • 0 Red cards 0

Pre-match preview

Serbia

Veljko Paunović looks likely to keep much of the side that suffered a 2-1 defeat against Greece on Thursday. Serbia took an early lead through Andrija Živković, following good work from Dušan Tadić and Sergej Milinković-Savić, but eventually surrendered their advantage in the second half. Tadić immediately showed his importance on his return to the national team after a two-year absence.

Luka Jović remains the logical choice up front with Dušan Vlahović unavailable. Mihajlo Cvetković was a surprise starter against Greece but was replaced at half-time, making his position one of the main doubts. Options are limited at the back. Nikola Simić struggled at right-back on Thursday but could retain his place alongside Strahinja Eraković, Strahinja Pavlović and Filip Kostić.

Netherlands

Xavi could make several changes after the Netherlands opened their Nations League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Germany. Brian Brobbey suffered an injury during the first half and has since left the squad. Mexx Meerdink replaced him and impressed on his debut, going close to scoring several times. The striker is therefore in a strong position to make his first international start against Serbia. Joshua Zirkzee has been called up as Brobbey's replacement but only joined the squad on Friday evening.

Joey Veerman is also pushing for a starting place after making a strong impact from the bench against Germany. He could join Ryan Gravenberch and Tijjani Reijnders in midfield. Cody Gakpo scored the late equaliser and remains a key figure in attack. Crysencio Summerville could retain his place on the opposite flank, although Ruben van Bommel strengthened his case with the assist for Gakpo's goal.

Players to watch

The five players from each team with the most combined goals and assists for their club this season.

Serbia

  1. Dušan Tadić NEC 2 goals 1 assists
  2. Mihajlo Cvetković Anderlecht 2 goals 1 assists
  3. Lazar Samardžić Atalanta 1 goals 0 assists
  4. Aleksa Terzić Frosinone 1 goals 0 assists
  5. Strahinja Pavlović AC Milan 0 goals 1 assists

Netherlands

  1. Donyell Malen AS Roma 8 goals 2 assists
  2. Mexx Meerdink AZ 6 goals 3 assists
  3. Guus Til PSV 7 goals 1 assists
  4. Gjivai Zechiël Feyenoord 5 goals 4 assists
  5. Ruben van Bommel PSV 4 goals 3 assists

Playing time and form

Who has played the most in recent weeks, and how have they performed?

Serbia

Player Starts Min. Form
Vanja Milinković-Savić 4/4 360 solid
Srđan Babić 4/4 360 poor
Dušan Tadić 4/5 331 mixed
Kosta Nedeljković 4/4 329 mixed
Andrija Živković 3/5 308 mixed
Strahinja Pavlović 3/4 274 poor
Saša Lukić 2/4 248 mixed
Nemanja Maksimović 2/4 233 mixed

Netherlands

Player Starts Min. Form
Bart Verbruggen 5/5 450 solid
Micky van de Ven 5/5 450 solid
Denzel Dumfries 5/5 440 strong
Crysencio Summerville 5/5 428 strong
Joey Veerman 4/5 361 strong
Virgil van Dijk 4/4 360 strong
Tijjani Reijnders 4/5 340 excellent
Jan Paul van Hecke 3/3 270 excellent

Other matches from matchday 2 of the Nations League

Other matches today