Serbia vs Latvia 2026 World Cup Qualifying - UEFA, Group Stage

Serbia

49': Aleksandar Katai
60': Aleksandar Stankovic

FT
2 - 1

Latvia

12': Vladislavs Gutkovskis

Introduction

Serbia are hosting Latvia at Gradski stadion Dubocica, Leskovac, Serbia, starting on . The match is a part of the FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
12': Goal! Serbia 0, Latvia 1. Vladislavs Gutkovskis (Latvia) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Lukass Vapne with a cross.
45'+2': First Half ends, Serbia 0, Latvia 1.
45': Substitution, Serbia. Aleksandar Katai replaces Nemanja Radonjic.
45': Substitution, Serbia. Aleksandar Stankovic replaces Sasa Lukic.
45': Second Half begins Serbia 0, Latvia 1.
45': Substitution, Serbia. Ognjen Mimovic replaces Strahinja Pavlovic.
49': Goal! Serbia 1, Latvia 1. Aleksandar Katai (Serbia) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic.
59': Roberts Savalnieks (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
60': Goal! Serbia 2, Latvia 1. Aleksandar Stankovic (Serbia) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrija Zivkovic with a cross.
61': Eduards Daskevics (Latvia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
65': Substitution, Latvia. Aleksejs Saveljevs replaces Janis Ikaunieks.
65': Substitution, Latvia. Marko Regza replaces Vladislavs Gutkovskis.
78': Substitution, Latvia. Vitalijs Jagodinskis replaces Maksims Tonisevs.
78': Substitution, Latvia. Kristers Penkevics replaces Eduards Daskevics.
80': Substitution, Serbia. Jovan Milosevic replaces Luka Jovic.
83': Substitution, Latvia. Ingars Pulis replaces Lukass Vapne.
85': Substitution, Serbia. Nemanja Gudelj replaces Marko Grujic.

Game Information

Competition: FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA

Venue: Gradski stadion Dubocica
Location: Leskovac, Serbia
Attendance: 3,894

FIFA World Cup Qualifying - UEFA Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+22	England	8	24	0
+2	Albania	8	14	2
-1	Serbia	8	13	3
-10	Latvia	8	5	5

Full Table

Statistics

LVA		SRB
17	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	13
4	Saves	3
32.8	Possession	67.2
6	SHOTS	19
4	ON GOAL	7
0.7	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
214	Accurate Passes	520
293	Passes	582
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.9
1	Accurate Crosses	9
11	Crosses	41
0.1	Cross %	0.2
56	Long Balls	32
20	Accurate Long Balls	20
0.4	Long Balls %	0.6
1	Blocked Shots	5
12	Effective Tackles	8
19	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
7	Interceptions	5
40	Effective Clearances	24
40	Clearances	24

Line-Ups

Serbia (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Predrag Rajkovic (GK)
3	Strahinja Pavlovic
4	Nikola Milenkovic
11	Filip Kostic
16	Strahinja Erakovic
20	Lazar Samardzic
10	Sasa Lukic
5	Marko Grujic
8	Luka Jovic
7	Nemanja Radonjic
14	Andrija Zivkovic

Substitutes:

Luka Ilic, Djordje Petrovic, Milos Veljkovic, Ognjen Mimovic, Veljko Milosavljevic, Aleksandar Katai, Jovan Milosevic, Aleksandar Stankovic, Nemanja Gudelj, Aleksa Terzic, Veljko Ilic, Petar Ratkov.

Latvia (5-4-1)

No.	Name
23	Rihards Matrevics (GK)
21	Deniss Melniks
13	Raivis Andris Jurkovskis
4	Roberts Veips
19	Maksims Tonisevs
11	Roberts Savalnieks
15	Dmitrijs Zelenkovs
17	Lukass Vapne
7	Eduards Daskevics
10	Janis Ikaunieks
9	Vladislavs Gutkovskis

Substitutes:

Aleksejs Saveljevs, Bruno Melnis, Kristaps Grabovskis, Kristers Penkevics, Vitalijs Jagodinskis, Krisjanis Zviedris, Danila Patijcuks, Ingars Pulis, Marko Regza, Daniels Balodis, Frenks Orols.