Netherlands vs Serbia Betting Odds, Tips, Predictions, Preview 4th October 2026

We have turned a corner and enter the final half of the Nations League A group stages. Lying ahead of us here is a round four match between Netherlands and Serbia on Sunday at Philips Stadion. Netherlands go into their encounter with fond memories, as they won 1-0 and 2-1 the last two times they played Serbia.

Netherlands head to their upcoming match as number 9 in the FIFA world ranking. Meanwhile, there is a pretty big gap to upcoming opponents Serbia. They enter the game ranked number 43 in the world.

Halfway through the group games Netherlands rank as number two on five, whereas Serbia have zero as number four.

Netherlands scored an average of 1.8 goals in ten matches or a total of 18 while allowing 14 goals against. This is an average of 1.4 goals against per match with one clean sheets along the way.

They were full of optimism before the Nations League A started, but it's been miserable for Serbia. They look back on three defeats in this group, which leaves them with no chance of seeing the next round. A win in this round four encounter is too little too late.

Serbia travel to their next Nations League A match, averaging a lowly 0.5 goals per game in their last nine matches. They scored a disappointing total of five goals, while also conceding 12 goals. That amounts to an average of 1.2 per game, in which they kept their opponents from scoring three times.

Netherlands vs Serbia Prediction

Netherlands Form

Netherlands have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 1-1 draw with Germany, a 1-2 victory over Serbia, and a 2-2 draw with Greece. Netherlands won half of their previous six internationals, while also drawing two. They lost one, while they scored 16 and conceded ten goals.

Serbia Form

Serbia lost their previous three matches by 1-2 against Greece, 1-2 against Netherlands and 2-0 against Germany. Serbia only have one paltry win to show from the last six internationals. These six matches also produced a record of zero draws and five defeats, as they were outscored by 15 goals to five.

Anything but a home win would be a stunning result, and we back Netherlands not to be stunned, just like we back numerous goals to be scored when they face Serbia.

Amazingly, Netherlands failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 11 matches.

Serbia lost their previous 5 matches.

Netherlands vs Serbia Team News

Netherlands vs Serbia H2H

Netherlands won the last two meetings against Serbia, as they followed up a 1-0 win by beating their upcoming opponent by a 2-1 score. Netherlands go into their upcoming match against Serbia with a 100% winning record in recent meetings. This gives them a 3-0-0 record in the latest encounters with their next opponent. A record worth keeping in mind before you make a choice for your next accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.

Netherlands vs Serbia Results

The scenario of both teams to score came out two times in the last three matches between Netherlands and Serbia.

Netherlands vs Serbia Betting Tips

Cody Gakpo has four strikes in six matches for Netherlands, who might be relying on his services against Serbia. The opponents are looking to Andrija Zivkovic, who has provided his team with one goals.

Netherlands claimed five wins, drew four and lost one of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Serbia won two, drew three and lost five of their last 10 games away. Goals are flowing freely for Netherlands on home soil currently, as both teams scored in seven of their last 10 matches here. Both teams were also on target four times in Serbia''s last 10 league games away from home.

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the last three encounters between these two teams. Netherlands managed an average of three goals, with Serbia averaging 0.66 goals in these games. Both teams to score was a winning bet two times in this run of matches. Over 2.5 goals came out six times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Netherlands, who scored an average of 1.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Serbia, who managed to hit the net one time on average in these games.