Two World Cup participants throw down in an intriguing soccer friendly on Wednesday night. The United States hosts Serbia at the BMO Stadium in Los Angeles, CA at 10:00 pm ET. HBO Max will televise the game, which should boost interest. Although oddsmakers have yet to set a line, that won’t keep us from handicapping the match. Check out more info on both teams as well as a free International Friendlies Odds pick when Serbia takes on the United States.
Soccer Lines and Betting Preview for Serbia versus United States
2023 Soccer International Friendly – Serbia vs United States
- When: Wednesday, Ja. 25 at 10:00 pm ET
- Where: BMO Stadium, Los Angeles, CA
- TV/Streaming: HBO Max
- Handicap Odds: TBD
- Moneyline Odds: TBD
- Total Odds: TBD
Why Serbia is a good play versus United States
The Serbs didn’t have a fantastic World Cup tournament. But Serbia didn’t play horrible soccer. The 0-2 loss to Brazil makes sense since the Brazilians had entered the WC the tournament chalk.
Serbia played great in the 3-3 victory over Cameroon. The 2-3 loss to Switzerland was a decent performance. Heading into this, Serbia has shown it can hang, and even beat, teams on the United States’ level.
Serbia Last 5
- L – 2-3 vs. Switzerland
- D – 3-3 vs. Cameroon
- L – 2-0 vs. Brazil
- W – 1-5 vs. Bahrain
- W – 0-2 vs. Norway
Serbia Predicted Starting Lineup
- Milinkovic-Savic
- Gudelj
- Veljkovic
- Pavlovic
- Milenkovic
- Maksimovic
- Lukic
- Tadic
- Kostic
- Zivkovic
- Mitrovic
- Jovik
The United States made it to the knockout stage, which is all you can ask from a team that just wasn’t as good as many of the other World Cup participants.
Team USA had no chance versus the Netherlands, one of the top squads at the 2022 World Cup. Beating Iran 1-0, and drawing with England and Wales, showed the United States has enough talent to beat a team like Serbia.
United States Last 5
- L – 3-1 vs. Netherlands
- W – 0-1 vs. Iran
- D – 0-0 vs. England
- D – 1-1 vs. Wales
- D – 0-0 vs. Saudi Arabia
United States Predicted Starting Lineup
- Turner
- Long
- Zimmerman
- Dest
- Yedlin
- Adams
- Aaronson
- Acosta
- Pepi
- Tillman
- Arriola
Final Betting Analysis: United States vs Serbia
With so much other soccer going on, neither team projects to start their top players. In that sense, the United States for sure is the pick to win.
The problem Serbia has is the team depends on players like Kostic, Lukic, and Tadic. Serbia’s number 10, Dusan Tadic, plays for Ajax in the Dutch Eredivisie.
Filip Kostic and Dusan Vlahovic play for Juventus. Aleksandar Mitrovic plays for Fulham in the Premier League.
If Serbia hit the pitch with their very best players, no doubt, they’d be difficult to beat. But the Serbs can’t play their stars in a meaningless friendly when those star players mean so much to their club teams.
So although the United States will be without Christian Pulisic and maybe a couple of other UEFA League players, the U.S. should field more first-string talent than Serbia does. Also, home pitch advantage is meaningful. The United States plays well enough to win this match.
Soccer Friendly Pick: United States
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