Netherlands 2-1 Serbia: match report, goals and statistics

Match summary

UEFA Nations League, Sunday, 4 October 2026: Netherlands came out on top against Serbia, winning 2-1.

The score was 1-1 at half-time. The game was played at Philips Stadion, Eindhoven. The recorded attendance was 31,387.

Before kick-off

Over their last 5 games Netherlands have 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. They scored 9 goals and let in 6 goals (W-D-D-W-D). Netherlands are unbeaten in 5 matches.

Over their last 5 games Serbia have 0 wins, 0 draws and 5 defeats. They scored 3 goals and let in 14 goals (L-L-L-L-L). Serbia have lost 5 matches in a row.

Netherlands arrive in better form, taking 9 of a possible 15 points from their recent matches, compared with 0 for Serbia.

The previous meeting between the sides before this game was Serbia 1-2 Netherlands on Sunday, 27 September 2026.

Goals and key moments

The match produced 3 goals.

31' - Teun Koopmeiners scored for Netherlands (1-0). 35' - Mihajlo Cvetkovic scored for Serbia (1-1). 72' - Joshua Zirkzee scored for Netherlands (2-1).

Discipline and substitutions

The match saw 7 yellow cards: 1 for Netherlands and 6 for Serbia.

Substitutions recorded: 5 substitutions for Netherlands and 5 substitutions for Serbia.

Match statistics

Netherlands had 64.7% of possession, against 35.3% for Serbia.

Netherlands had 22 shots, 7 on target, while Serbia had 14 shots, 4 on target. Netherlands won 6 corners and Serbia won 4 corners. Netherlands committed 14 fouls and Serbia committed 13 fouls.

Netherlands had the most shots on target (7).

Impact on the table

In the latest standings Netherlands are 1st with 8 points from 4 matches, while Serbia are 4th with 0 points from 4 matches. That leaves Serbia 8 points behind Netherlands.

Netherlands are top of the table.

More on this match

The full timeline, line-ups and statistics for Netherlands vs Serbia stay available on the match page.