- Serbia U19 are winless after 1 home game in UEFA EURO U19 Group B 2026, scoring just 1 home goal.
- Croatia U19 are unbeaten in their only away game in the competition so far.
A classic clash of styles is on the cards
With Serbia U19 in 4th with 0 points from 2 games and Croatia U19 in 3rd with 1 point from 2, both sides have work to do if they're to make it through to the semi-finals of UEFA EURO U19 Group B 2026 this year.
It looks a tight game on paper, with the recent head-to-head record split evenly at 1-1 over the last 2 games. The last meeting in UEFA U19 Championship Qualification 2025/2026 went Croatia U19's way, but a 4-1 home win doesn't tell the whole story.
Serbia U19 are coming into this on a 4-match losing run, which makes them very difficult to fancy against a Croatia U19 team that held Italy U19 to a draw and only just lost out to Ukraine U19 in Group B so far.
Go with the visitors at the odds
Gordan Petrić's Serbia are a front-loaded 4-3-3 with some good pressers and players who like to get the ball and go. This should be a fast-paced game from the off as Petrić isn't the type to go into this and just sit back, so there's no value in backing the draw here.
Croatia U19 are a much more structured side, keeping the ball well, building through the thirds and probing patiently. Croatia should win this game on merit, but the odds on the outcome suggest otherwise, with Serbia U19 123/50, Draw 267/100 and Croatia U19 11/10.
That's a big miss by the market and I can only assume that they're looking at the 4-1 scoreline from the reverse fixture, but the clash of playing styles should create a different type of game this time around and Croatia are only slight favourites.
Croatia U19 or Draw looks a good entry point into this game, but with Serbia U19 desperate to get something from the game and Croatia U19 looking to close out the win, both teams to score and over 2.5 goals at 13/20 and 21/25 respectively look a better bet for what should be an edge-of-your-seat clash.
