Slovenia vs Serbia: Preview, predictions and lineups

There will be English interest in Thursday’s clash at the Allianz Arena when Serbia and Slovenia face off in Group C.

England downed Dragan Stojkovic’s physical and aggressive Serbia outfit on Matchday 1 to take command of the group, although the Serbs gave a pretty good account of themselves and may have felt they deserved at least a point in Gelsenkirchen.

They struggled to break down a deepening Three Lions defence, however, and victory is required on Thursday to bolster their chances of qualifying for last 16 automatically.

Slovenia will force them to work hard for all three points after they held Denmark to a 1-1 draw in their group opener. They may be the lowest-ranked nation in Group C, but Matjaz Kek’s 4-4-2 block is well-drilled and there’s a destructive talent up top who’s threatening to make his mark on this tournament.

There are no expectations for Slovenia to advance into the knockouts, with plenty of supporters merely content with enjoying their country’s first goal at the European Championship in 24 years. A maiden victory in this competition still eludes them.

Here is 90min’s guide to the Euro 2024 Group C fixture between Slovenia and Serbia.

Slovenia vs Serbia H2H record (All Games)

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Slovenia’s success against Denmark means there are unlikely to be any changes to their starting XI for Thursday’s game in Munich.

Benjamin Sesko will be hoping for a more productive afternoon after rattling the woodwork on Matchday 1, while fated goalscorer Erik Janza will once again start at left-back. Jan Oblak is searching for his first clean sheet of the tournament between the sticks.

Slovenia predicted lineup vs Denmark (4-4-2): Oblak; Karnicnik, Drkusic, Bijol, Janza; Stojanovic, Elsnik, Cerin, Mlakar; Sporar, Sesko.

Serbia have lost veteran wing-back Filip Kostic for the tournament…