England vs Serbia match preview, prediction, team news and head-to-head

The Three Lions have already secured qualification but aim to maintain their perfect group record, while Serbia needs a victory to keep their qualification hopes alive.

England are currently top of their group after a clean record under Thomas Tuchel, having won all six of their qualification games with an incredible 18 goals scored and zero conceded.

They recently dismantled this same Serbia team 5-0 away from home in September and also thrashed Latvia 5-0 in October last month.

The Three Lions are playing with high confidence and will want to finish their qualifying campaign strongly, maintaining their unbeaten run in 37 competitive qualifying matches.

The Eagles will need nothing less than a win if they are looking to secure an automatic qualification to the World Cup. Their recent form has been inconsistent, with three wins in their last five games.

Under head coach Dragan Stojković’s they returned to winning ways following a 3-1 away victory over Andorra last time out.

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Both countries have only met twice in competitive games, with the Three Lions coming out on top in those games. England has won both matches against the Eagles without conceding a single goal.

Their first meeting was at Euro 2024, which ended in a narrow 1-0 victory for England, but the reverse World Cup qualifier in September 2025 resulted in a dominant 5-0 win for the Three Lions in Belgrade.

England manager Thomas Tuchel has recalled key figures like Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden to the squad for this round of qualifiers after leaving them out in the last qualifying rounds.

However, Marc Guéhi, Anthony Gordon and Nick Pope are expected to miss out due to injury concerns, meaning Ezri Konsa or Jarell Quansah may start in defence.

The Eagles will rely heavily on their star forwards, such as Dušan Vlahović, who will lead the attack against England. However, Aleksandar Mitrović was left out of the squad for not playing in his last five games.

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England (4-3-3): Pickford – James, Stones, Konsa, Burn – Bellingham, Rice, Wharton – Saka, Kane, Foden

Serbia (4-3-3): Rajković – Milenković, Veljković, Pavlović, Ristić – Gudelj, I. Ilić, Lukić – Živković, Vlahović, Kostić

England’s perfect qualifying record and their recent thrashing of Latvia make them the favourites to win this encounter at Wembley. We expect a lot of goals, with over 2.5 goals on the card, with the Three Lions likely to score more goals in this game.

With Tuchel’s side maintaining six clean sheets in all their games, we expect them to continue the streak and keep another clean sheet against Serbia.

Kane is also England’s highest goal scorer in these qualifying rounds and he would be looking to add to his goal tally. We expect him to score in this clash and increase his 76-goal record in 110 appearances for England.