This week, Serbia come close to sealing off their spot in the Qatar 2022 World Cup qualifiers when they welcome home Azerbaijan. The match schedules for Tuesday evening at the Eric Lambrechts, Belgium, with kickoff at 9:45 pm.
Both sides come off contrasting forms in their last World Cup qualifiers matches. Serbia registered a 1-0 win over Luxembourg, whereas Azerjaiban suffered a 3-0 defeat to Ireland.
Serbia has participated in two of the three World Cup tournaments that have taken place since it became its own nation, and it is closer to participating in the next one.
With one point from its win against Estonia, the Eagles jumped over Portugal in the World Cup qualifiers qualification standings to move ahead of the Portuguese team by a single point. In their next match, Luxembourg will play Tuesday in a crucial match against group favorites Portugal.
Regardless of whether they win or lose, however, head coach Dragan Stojkovic wants his players to focus on winning all three points to bring the World Cup qualifiers to the end of the season with maximum points and in front of them their fans.
Meanwhile, the qualifying campaign for FIFA’s 117th squad was just as you would expect: one point from six games on Tuesday. Bottom of the group in Group A, Azerjaiban will have to win by four points to have any chance of avoiding last place.
Serbia vs Azerjaiban Head to Head
Both sides have two games against each other, with Serbia taking the two wins while Azerjaiban without one. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Luxembourg 0-1 Serbia
- Ireland 1-1 Serbia
- Serbia 4-1 Luxembourg
- Qatar 0-4 Serbia
- Japan 1-0 Serbia
Away
- Azerbaijan 0-3 Ireland
- Azerbaijan 0-3 Portugal
- Ireland 1-1 Azerbaijan
- Luxembourg 2-1 Azerjaiban
- Moldova 1-0 Azerbaijan
Serbia Team News
The Serbian national team will have to change the position of the three core players with Monaco youngsters on Tuesday against Portugal after Strahinja Pavlovic got another warning. He will be suspended for one game.
Azerjaiban Team News
De Biasi will be free to switch sides and experiment if he wants to play with little in Belgrade. After no new injuries were reported after the team’s loss to Ireland, the head coach seems to have a full squad available.
Prediction and Odds
Since there is little on the line for the opposing team and this encounter is crucial for the hosts, a win at home is likely here.
- Serbia Win
- Goals Under 3.5
- No Goals: Away
