Serbia vs Spain 2024-25 UEFA Nations League, Group Stage
Spain held by Serbia in drab goalless draw
Euro 2024 champions Spain were held to a dour goalless away draw with Serbia in Nations League Group Four on Thursday, ending a nine-game winning streak and dropping their first points since March.
Match Commentary
- 5': Strahinja Erakovic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 21': Ayoze Pérez (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 27': Dani Carvajal (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
- 41': Lamine Yamal (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Veljko Birmancevic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Serbia. Jan-Carlo Simic replaces Strahinja Erakovic.
- 45': Second Half begins Serbia 0, Spain 0.
- 56': Substitution, Spain. Álex Grimaldo replaces Marc Cucurella.
- 57': Substitution, Spain. Mikel Oyarzabal replaces Ayoze Pérez.
- 59': Robin Le Normand (Spain) is shown the yellow card.
- 62': Substitution, Serbia. Kristijan Belic replaces Andrija Zivkovic.
- 67': Dani Olmo (Spain) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 69': Kristijan Belic (Serbia) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Substitution, Serbia. Marko Grujic replaces Luka Jovic.
- 74': Substitution, Serbia. Petar Ratkov replaces Lazar Samardzic.
- 76': Substitution, Spain. Pedri replaces Fabián Ruiz.
- 82': Substitution, Spain. Ferran Torres replaces Nico Williams.
- 82': Substitution, Spain. Joselu replaces Dani Olmo.
- 85': Substitution, Serbia. Stefan Mitrovic replaces Ivan Ilic.
Game Information
Competition: UEFA Nations League
Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 29,981
Venue: Rajko Mitic Stadium
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Attendance: 29,981
UEFA Nations League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +9 | Spain | 6 | 16 | 0 |
| +2 | Denmark | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| -3 | Serbia | 6 | 6 | 2 |
| -8 | Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 4 |
Statistics
 ESP |
SRB |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 5 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 5 |
| 73.7 | Possession | 26.3 |
| 21 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 556 | Accurate Passes | 165 |
| 611 | Passes | 227 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 45 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 22 | Long Balls | 44 |
| 18 | Accurate Long Balls | 17 |
| 0.8 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 10 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 6 | Effective Clearances | 43 |
| 6 | Clearances | 43 |
Serbia (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Predrag Rajkovic (GK) |
| 4 | Nikola Milenkovic |
| 3 | Strahinja Pavlovic |
| 16 | Strahinja Erakovic  |
| 10 | Sasa Lukic |
| 17 | Ivan Ilic |
| 7 | Veljko Birmancevic |
| 2 | Kosta Nedeljkovic |
| 8 | Luka Jovic |
| 14 | Andrija Zivkovic |
| 11 | Lazar Samardzic |
Spain (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 14 | Aymeric Laporte |
| 3 | Robin Le Normand |
| 22 | Marc Cucurella |
| 2 | Dani Carvajal |
| 10 | Dani Olmo |
| 8 | Fabián Ruiz |
| 6 | Martín Zubimendi |
| 15 | Ayoze Pérez |
| 17 | Nico Williams |
| 19 | Lamine Yamal |
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