Serbia vs Latvia Prediction and Betting Tips


Serbia i Latvia bring theirs Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup the campaign ended when they face each other at the Dubocica stadium on Sunday. Latvia, who have failed to win their last eight matches in all competitions, will look to end this dry spell and close their qualification journey on a high.

Serbia's dreams of World Cup qualification were dashed on Thursday when they slumped to a 2-0 defeat against England when the two nations met at Wembley Stadium.

This followed a 3-1 win over Andorra on 14 October, a result that ended Veljko Paunovic's side's two-match losing streak in the qualifiers.

Serbia head into the final match of Group K in third place with 10 points from their seven games, four points behind Albania in the playoff spot.

Meanwhile, Latvia are still struggling for results as they played out a goalless draw with North Macedonia in their friendly last Thursday.

Paolo Nicolato's men are now focused on World Cup qualifiers, where they are on a five-game winless streak (D4L) since a 1-0 win in Andorra in March's first group game.

Latvia have picked up five points from their seven qualifying games so far to sit fourth in the Group K table, just ahead of Andorra, who have picked up just one point so far.

Serbia vs Latvia Head to head and key numbers

  • This will be only the second meeting between Serbia and Latvia, with Paunovic winning 1-0 when they met in the reverse fixture in September.
  • Latvia have won just one of their last 11 competitive matches, while losing seven and drawing three since October 2024.
  • Serbia are unbeaten in seven of their last nine competitive matches at home, amassing four wins and three draws since October 2023.
  • Latvia are winless in 10 of their last 11 competitive away games, losing eight and drawing two since June 2022.

Prediction Serbia – Latvia

With their qualification hopes already over, Serbia and Latvia will be playing for pride here as they look to close the campaign strongly.

Paunovic's men are still licking their wounds from their heartbreaking defeat against England in midweek, but we're backing them to secure the three points in front of their home fans.

prediction: Serbia 2-0 Latvia

Serbia vs Latvia Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result: Serbia wins

Tip 2: Over 2.5 goals – No (There have been fewer than three goals scored in five of Latvia's last seven games)

Tip 3: Over 4.5 cards – No (there have also been under five bookings in eight of the visitors' last 10 games)