Slovenia vs Serbia EURO 2024 Group C Matchday 2 preview: Where to watch, kick-off time, possible line-ups

Slovenia and Serbia meet for their second matches of UEFA EURO 2024 in Group C on Thursday 20 June.

Where to watch Slovenia vs Serbia on TV

Fans can find their local UEFA EURO 2024 broadcast partner(s) here.

What do you need to know?

Slovenian newspaper Delo said the national side had taken their "first step toward fulfilling their dream in Germany" after left-back Erik Janža's powerful hit earned them a 1-1 draw against Denmark. The teams face each other very much as equals; their previous eight senior encounters included a win for each country and six draws, though another one would be unlikely to satisfy either side in Munich.

Serbia lost 1-0 to England, never quite recovering from Jude Bellingham's early header in Gelsenkirchen, but they will take huge confidence from the fact that they had one of the pre-tournament favourites rattled in the second half. Wily campaigners like Dušan Tadić and Aleksandar Mitrović are sure to keep Atlético de Madrid's Jan Oblak busy in the Slovenia goal.

Possible line-ups

Slovenia: Oblak; Karničnik, Drkušić, Bijol, Janža; Stojanović, Gorenc Stanković, Gnezda Čerin, Mlakar; Šporar, Šeško

Serbia: Rajković; Veljković, Milenković, Pavlović; Živković, Sergej Milinković-Savić, Gudelj, Mladenović; Tadić; Mitrović, Vlahović

Form guide

Slovenia:
Form (all competitions, most recent first): DDWWDW

Serbia:
Form (all competitions, most recent first): LWLWLD

Expert predictions

Grega Sever, Slovenia reporter

Slovenia's inexperience showed in the opening minutes against Denmark, but after their well-deserved comeback in Stuttgart, stage fright should be a thing of the past. Whether they can reach the knockout stage for the first time may hinge on this match. Matjaž Kek's charges will need a repeat of their second-half aggression versus the Danes to create and, more importantly, convert their chances. A packed stadium will provide a spectacular backdrop for this expected thriller.

Aleksandra Stojković, Serbia reporter

After an excellent performance in the second half of their 1-0 defeat to England, Serbia's confidence has grown. They are well aware of what Slovenia can do but will be aiming to do a similar job in stifling Šeško as they did on Harry Kane. Should that happen, the Eagles will have much more space to create chances for their highly-rated forwards. This is a match Serbia think they can win: expect them to go flat out for the three points in Munich.

What the coaches say

Matjaž Kek, Slovenia coach: "I believe this team will grow from minute to minute in these surroundings. It's too optimistic to expect too much from this team. All we want is to achieve a positive result and to prove that we deserve to be here, that we qualified for Germany on merit."

Dragan Stojković, Serbia coach: "We all know what victory in this game will bring us. Everyone's motivated. They're going to be fully ready to respond to the challenges that come with Slovenia. Against England, we started playing with too much respect. But we started playing football against them and that's how we're going to play this match."