Serbia vs England Prediction, 01:45 September 10: Red Alert for Tuchel

Prediction before the match Serbia vs England

England are currently leading Group K of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Europe with four wins, eight goals scored and none conceded. However, coach Thomas Tuchel has been heavily criticised by England fans for the Three Lions' poor performances. In fact, England have won all four of their matches against opponents much weaker than them, including Albania, Latvia and Andorra (twice).

Interspersed with these victories was a humiliating 3-1 defeat to Senegal in a friendly in June. This was a defeat that cast doubt on Tuchel and put him on the same pecking order as his predecessor Gareth Southgate. In the recent match against Andorra, England were even turned away by their home fans. Many left mid-match because of the Three Lions' uninspiring performance.

After exactly half a year of officially leading the England team, Tuchel has not made any mark as expected. The German coach surprised everyone when he abandoned his usual 3-4-3 formation to use the 4-2-3-1 formation, which is popular in Premier League clubs. However, this change is counterproductive. Even though England has continuously met weak opponents, they still cannot launch smooth and effective attacks. Scoring 3 goals in 2 matches against Andorra is considered a "failure" of the Three Lions, showing the disjointedness in the team's attack.

Visiting Serbia tomorrow morning, England will face a real challenge in Group K. Serbia have 7 points and kept a clean sheet in all 3 matches. They have a strong, balanced squad with stars spread across 3 lines. The "Eagles" have lost only 1/24 recent World Cup qualifiers (won 16, drawn 7), and are unbeaten in 27/28 home matches since 2001 (won 19, drawn 8). They will certainly create many difficulties for the Three Lions.

Aleksandar Mitrovic is a player known to England defenders, and any Premier League fan, who has just moved from Saudi Arabian giants Al-Hilal, where he scored 47 goals in 51 games, to Al Rayyan in Qatar.

The 30-year-old striker is entering the final stages of his career in the Middle East, but he remains a real threat to any defence, especially in international games. With 62 international goals, he is Serbia's all-time leading scorer, with eight of those coming in his last seven World Cup qualifying appearances.

Form, history of confrontations between Serbia and England

This will be the first time England have visited Serbia as an independent nation, their last away match against Yugoslavia coming in November 1987, when they won 4–1 in a UEFA European Championship qualifier.

Including Yugoslavia and Serbia & Montenegro, England have won their last five meetings with Serbia by an aggregate score of 11-3.