Our prediction for this Nations League match:
Serbia
Match Time & Date:
11/10/2020
02:45 PM
Prediction: 2-2
Hungary
Serbia will be looking to record their first win in the new Nations League campaign when they host Hungary at their Stadion Rajko Mitic. The Serbs continue life without Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic, who is no longer playing for the national team, and, to make things even worse for Ljubisa Tumbakovic, Inter full-back Aleksandar Kolarov is sidelined through suspension.
Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, on the other hand, is likely to return to the starting line-up after overcoming his injury. The Hungarians arrive to Belgrade for the first time since Serbia declared independence. Marco Rossi’s troops experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-2 loss to Russia, but they are surely capable of making life difficult for Serbia’s shaky defence. Given Serbia’s attacking potential, both teams to score betting option should definitely be considered this time out.
Highlighted Player (Luka Milivojevic):
Born in Kragujevac, Serbia on April 7, 1991, Luka Milivojevic is a product of his home-town club Radnicki Kragujevac. After making 17 appearances for the club in the 2007/2008 season, Milivojevic joined fellow Serbian Super Liga team Rad at the end of the season. The 186-cm-tall midfielder, who is well known for his brilliant long-range shots, played for “Gradjevinari” from 2008 to 2012 and then he moved to famous Serbian club Crvena zvezda (Red Star).
Luka Milivojevic scored seven goals in 36 appearances in the league for the capital club, but at the end of the 2012/2013 season he signed a five-year deal with Belgian outfit Anderlecht. During the 2013/2014 season the Serbian midfielder was on Olympiakos’ radar and he soon joined the Greek giants.
Milivojevic quickly established himself as a first-team regular at Olympiakos, but in January, 2017 the club chiefs decided to sell him to Premier League side Crystal Palace. It has to be noted that the Serbia international scored two goals in 14 appearances for the Eagles in the 2016/2017 Premier League campaign.
Highlighted Team (Hungary):
Widely known as the Mighty Magyars during the 1950’s, Hungary national team had the world at its feet as the team featuring Ferenc Puskas, Sandor Kocsis and Zoltan Czibor reached the final of the 1954 World Cup, while recording several impressive wins over England and other top sides in international friendlies.
Hungary also made it to the semi-final at the Euro 1964 and Euro 1972, but they have since largely struggled to return to old glory days. The barren run finally came to an end as Foci defeated Norway in the play-off to qualify for the Euro 2016 finals, but there still appears to be a huge gap behind the top European sides.
Long-serving goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly has managed to break a 58-year record held by Jozsef Bozsik, having surpassed the 101-cap mark, but Ferenc Puskas still remains the top goalscorer in the history of the national team with an unbelievable record of 84 goals in 85 caps, followed by Sandor Kocsis, who has 75 goals in 68 appearances.
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