Germany vs Serbia Prediction 1 October 2026
🔊 Jürgen Klopp is still waiting for his first win as Germany manager after two Nations League matchdays. Serbia are in a worse position: no points and bottom of the group. Fourth place in League A means relegation to League B, and whichever side loses in Munich will be sitting there after this round.
Head-to-Head
📊 Serbia and Germany have met three times, with the head-to-head record perfectly balanced: one win each and a draw. Only one of those three meetings was an official fixture - the 2010 World Cup match, which Serbia won 1-0. The last time the two sides met was in March 2019 in Wolfsburg, where Leon Goretzka equalised after a Luka Jović goal and the game ended level. For the current Germany side, that history means little: none of Klopp's players have faced Serbia before. Serbia do have a link to that previous meeting, though - Jović is in the squad again.
Head-to-head statistics Germany - Serbia
Germany Team Overview
After two matchdays, Germany sit third with one point, five points behind leaders Greece. It was Greece who beat them in Augsburg, 1-0 - for the first time in history. Despite 75% possession and 16 shots to eight, the only goal came from Dimitrios Kourbelis, and even that deflected in off Joshua Kimmich. Klopp's explanation was straightforward: you need well-drilled patterns to break down a low block, and there simply hadn't been enough time to work on them.
Klopp is approaching the Serbia match with almost an entirely different squad. For the four games in this international window he called up 44 players and split them into two groups, wanting to see as many candidates as possible in action while managing the load of a packed schedule. Six players from the first group have remained in camp, while nine players in the new squad have never been capped. If at least four of them feature, Germany will celebrate their 1,000th debutant in Munich.
Match Results: Germany
Serbia Team Overview
Serbia sit bottom of the group without a point, and both home defeats came after the break. Against Greece, Veljko Paunović's side led from the 4th minute through an Andrija Živković goal, but the visitors scored on 74 minutes and in the fifth minute of added time. Serbia also lost to the Netherlands in Belgrade, and both matches ended 1-2. Paunović was particularly stung by the first evening: in his words, Serbia pushed too hard for a winner late on, opened up and were punished.
Paunović describes the current period as a reconstruction phase. The key squad decision ahead of the Nations League was the return of Dušan Tadić: the 37-year-old midfielder had not played for the national team for two years and was immediately handed the captain's armband. Against the Netherlands, Tadić came on at half-time alongside Luka Jović, and in the very first attack of the second half Jović equalised.
Match Results: Serbia
Latest news
Germany
❓ The main personnel news is the absence of the captain. Joshua Kimmich is not in the squad for either of Germany's two October matches, so someone will be leading the side out in Munich as the 117th captain in the team's history. The German press have named Nico Schlotterbeck as the favourite for the armband - he was rested against Greece following a lengthy injury. Florian Wirtz and Jonathan Burkardt have been in camp since last Friday, called up early after Jamal Musiala and Kai Havertz were injured in Amsterdam. Lennart Carl, meanwhile, was switched between the two squads with Karim Adeyemi by the coaching staff, joining only the second group for workload management purposes.
Serbia
❓ Pavunović's injury list is a long one. Strahinja Pavlović went off in the second matchday at the 71st minute with a muscle problem, and according to the Italian press, the Milan defender will be rested for the Germany match. Dušan Vlahović has complained of calf pain and the manager is not counting on him for any of the four fixtures in this window. Aleksandar Mitrović, Nikola Milenković and Predrag Rajković have all missed out on the squad through injury. After the first two matchdays, the squad was adjusted: defender Ognjen Mimović was called up from the under-21 side, Vojvodina goalkeeper Dragan Rosić received an additional call-up, while Jovan Milošević, Lazar Nikolić and Stefan Bukinac were released. Serbia will have no support from the stands: due to a UEFA punishment for racist and discriminatory behaviour by their supporters, the away section in Munich will be left empty.
Predicted Lineups
📋 Predicted starting XI for Germany: Urbig - Baku, Anton, Schlotterbeck, Raum - Pavlovic, Janelt - Karl, Wirtz, El Mala - Burkardt.
📋 Predicted starting XI for Serbia: Milinkovic-Savic - Erakovic, Babic, Simic, Kostic - Gudelj, Lukic - Zivkovic, Tadic, S. Milinkovic-Savic - Jovic.
⚽️ Goals prediction
Germany have conceded in seven consecutive Nations League matches. The last time they kept a clean sheet in the competition was in November 2024. This autumn they were scored against by the Netherlands in Amsterdam and by Greece in Augsburg. Serbia found the net in both of their September matches despite their current injury problems. We expect the visitors to take their chance in Munich too. The bet is Serbia to Score: Yes.
🚩 Corners prediction
Across their last ten matches, Germany have taken 67 corners and allowed their opponents 38. That imbalance is unlikely to disappear in Munich: after the Greece game, Klopp warned that he will probably face a deep-sitting opponent again. Serbia do not get to the opposition's corner flag very often - 35 corners in the same ten matches. But against a side that keeps the ball around the opposition penalty area, a corner is one of the few routes to goal. The bet is Germany Team Total Corners - Over 4.5.
🟨 Yellow cards prediction
Germany have picked up ten yellow cards in their last ten matches. Their opponents over the same period have collected 21. Serbia do not provoke many bookings against them either - referees have shown 16 yellows to their opponents across ten matches. The referee is Norwegian official Espen Eskas, who has taken charge of Germany twice before, with the Germans winning on both occasions. The bet is Germany Team Total Yellow Cards - Under 1.5.
🚀 Player statistic bet
Jonathan Burkardt has scored in three consecutive Bundesliga matches, against Augsburg, Mainz and Freiburg. At the start of the season the Eintracht forward has three goals and an assist in four rounds. He came off the bench against Greece, and the German press are tipping him to start up front against Serbia. Serbia have conceded in seven matches in a row, which is a direct opportunity for a striker. The bet is Burkardt to Score.
😱 Risky bet
Germany have scored in 10 of their last 11 matches, and with Milenković absent from Serbia's defence, that run looks unlikely to end. But Germany have also been conceding after the break: they have let in goals in five consecutive Nations League second halves, four of them at home. A 2-1 scoreline, which is what we are expecting, would land this bet, and the odds here are noticeably higher than for a straightforward home win. The bet is Germany to Win and Both Teams to Score.
🎯 Reliable bet
Germany have not scored more than three goals in seven consecutive Nations League matches. Across their last five appearances in all competitions, they have not scored more than twice in any of them. For this option to fail, Klopp's side would need to score four - and across the two matches under him they have managed one goal. The bet is Germany Team Total - Under 3.5.
👀 If the match goes off-script
The likely scenario is Germany going in at half-time ahead, then easing off and edging Serbia by a single goal. That changes if Serbia score first. In that case, a remodelled Germany would have to open up against a low block, and the match would move towards goals at both ends. Keep in mind for in-play betting on Both Teams to Score and Total Goals - Over 4 if Serbia take the lead within the first half-hour.
*Odds are indicative and may vary across different bookmakers📌 Editorial Prediction
Germany have not been involved in high-scoring games lately: fewer than four goals combined in each of their last five matches in a row. That includes the draw in Amsterdam and the defeat to Greece that marked the start of Jürgen Klopp's tenure with the national team. Serbia have shown the same pattern in the Nations League, only for even longer - fewer than four goals in 11 consecutive matches in the competition. Away from home they have had five such games in a row, and they are unlikely to open up in Munich. We expect Germany to grind out the win, but not by a big margin. The bet is Total Goals - Under 3.5. Predicted score: 2-1.
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