Netherlands prepare for rare second meeting with Serbia

The Netherlands will face Serbia on Sunday in only the second meeting between the two senior men’s national teams, according to Voetbal International. Oranje won the countries’ previous encounter, meaning they enter the latest fixture with a perfect record against the Serbian side.

The match will also be Xavi Hernández’s fourth as Netherlands coach. His first three games produced one victory and two draws, leaving Oranje unbeaten during the opening stretch of his tenure. The win came against Serbia, while the Netherlands shared the points with Germany and Greece in the other two fixtures. Sunday therefore gives Hernández’s team an opportunity to record another positive result against the only opponent they have beaten under him so far.

There is another element of novelty surrounding the fixture: the two nations have never previously played one another in the Netherlands. Their limited head-to-head history means the upcoming contest offers little past evidence beyond Oranje’s victory in the sole earlier meeting.

Voetbal International presented those sporting details as part of a commercial betting promotion focused on whether the Netherlands will score. The outlet did not provide squad information, a confirmed line-up or further match details in the supplied report, but highlighted Oranje’s unbeaten three-game sequence and their successful first encounter with Serbia as the main context for Sunday’s game.