Wales vs Serbia Prediction, Betting Tips and Preview
Wales take on Serbia in a World Cup qualifying match this Saturday. Read the match predictions to find out why a draw is the betting tip in this Group D match. In the last round of games Wales played out a disappointing 1-1 draw at home to Georgia while Serbia came out on top to win 3-2 in a thrilling match with Austria.
Wales vs Serbia Preview
Wales have called up Adam Matthews and Joe Walsh as replacements for injured duo James Collins and Ben Davies. Their omission leaves the hosts light at the back and Paul Dummett could be handed a rare start. Taylor and Gunter will push forward on the flanks with Allen, Ramsey and Ledley in the engine room. Sam Vokes is likely to partner Gareth Bale in attack.
Serbia are set to welcome Chelsea star Nemanja Matic back into the midfield with either Luka Milivojevic or Nemanja Gudelj dropping to the bench. Aleksandar Kolarov and Antonio Rukavina are the wide men who may have to track back when Wales go on the attack. Up-front, Newcastle’s Aleksandar Mitrovic will lead the line.
Team Predictions Wales vs Serbia
Wales 5-3-2 formation: Hennessey; Taylor, Dummett, Williams, Chester, Gunter; Ledley, Ramsay, Allen; Bale, Vokes
Serbia 3-4-3 formation: Stojkovic; Mitrovic, Nastasic, Ivanovic; Kolarov, Milivojevic, Matic, Rukavina; Kostic, Mitrovic, Tadic
Wales vs Serbia Betting Tips
- Wales have won 5 drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Serbia have won 5 drawn 2 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Wales have scored an average of 1.7 goals and conceded an average of 1.2 goals per game
- Over the course of their previous 10 matches, Serbia have scored an average of 1.6 goals and conceded an average of 1.5 goals per game
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Wales’ previous 10 matches
- There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 7 of Serbia’s previous 10 matches
Wales vs Serbia Prediction
Wales made light work of Moldova when winning 4-0 at home in their opening match. The Dragons then produced a hard-working performance in the absence of Aaron Ramsey to draw 2-2 away at Austria but the draw against Georgia was truly disappointing. Chris Coleman will be asking his players to be more clinical in this match.
Serbia played out a thrilling 2-2 draw at home to Republic of Ireland to get their qualification process underway. They never got out of second gear when cruising to a 0-3 win in Moldova but had to pull out all of the stops to get the win against Austria.
With Wales tending to use attacking full-backs and Serbia preferring a back 3, this has the makings of an end to end game. I’m expecting an open contest and a few goals in this one. Neither side has been beaten in the qualification process so far and that may still be the case at the end of 90 minutes here.
Free Betting Tips
Match Prediction
DRAW at 9/4 with Sportingbet
Over/Under Prediction
OVER 2.5 goals at 11/8 with Betvictor
Correct Score Prediction
DRAW 2-2 at 18/1 with William Hill
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