Netherlands v Serbia: UEFA Nations League A at Philips Stadion on Oct 5
Netherlands will host Serbia at the Philips Stadion in Eindhoven in a UEFA Nations League A fixture on Monday, October 5, at 12:15 a.m. IST, with the Dutch occupying second place in their group and Serbia facing the threat of relegation after a run of defeats.
The Netherlands, three-time World Cup finalists, appointed Xavi following their early exit from the FIFA World Cup 2026 to Morocco and have opened their Nations League campaign with a 1-1 draw against Germany, a 2-1 away win over Serbia and a 2-2 draw with Greece in their most recent match. In that comeback against Greece, the side recovered from a two-goal first-half deficit through Virgil van Dijk and a last-minute strike from Tijjani Reijnders. The Dutch sit one point above Germany in the group standings.
Serbia arrive on the back of consecutive losses and are on the verge of relegation from Nations League A after 2-1 defeats to Greece and the Netherlands followed by a 2-0 loss to Germany, in which Bischof and Wirtz scored. The side is managed by Veljko Paunovic, who, the source notes, has extensive experience managing teams in the American top leagues. The report adds that keeping clean sheets has been difficult for Serbia this campaign.
Crysencio Summerville is highlighted as a key attacking threat for the hosts; the 24-year-old Rotterdam-born forward has played for Feyenoord, West Ham United and Leeds before moving to Al Hilal and has scored two goals in nine appearances for the Riyadh outfit. Summerville netted twice for the Netherlands at the World Cup against Sweden and Japan and is seeking his first Nations League goal at Eindhoven.
Goalkeeper Đorđe Petrović started over Milinković-Savić in the last Serbia match and conceded two goals against Germany, according to the preview. Petrović has made 13 appearances for Serbia and previously played for Chelsea and Strasbourg before signing for Bournemouth last season; the preview expects him to be important if Serbia are to keep Eindhoven quiet.
Injury news and likely lineups are provided: Netherlands will be without Brian Bobbey, Cody Gakpo and Van Hecke, who are injured and will miss the next game, while Serbia have no injury concerns for the fixture. The projected Dutch XI is Bart Verbruggen (GK); Denzel Dumfries, Jurriën Timber, Virgil van Dijk, Micky van de Ven; Joey Veerman, Guus Til, Quinten Timber; Crysencio Summerville, Mexx Meerdink, Ruben van Bommel. Serbia's expected lineup is Đorđe Petrović (GK); Kosta Nedeljković, Strahinja Eraković, Nemanja Gudelj, Srđan Babić, Filip Kostić; Andrija Živković, Nemanja Maksimović, Stefan Džodić, Dušan Tadić; Luka Jović.
Khel Now publishes a prediction that the Dutch will secure a commanding home victory against Serbia and states it is highly unlikely Serbia can win given their current form. Viewers can watch the match on Sony Sports Network and SonyLIV in India, on FOX Sports, FuboTV and ViX in the USA, and it can be streamed on ITV1 in the UK.
