Serbia U18 host Russia U18 in an international friendly. Both sides have shown some attacking sparkle in their recent outings, with goals flowing at both ends.
The two teams come into this off very different runs, though, and from different points in the calendar. That leaves plenty of open questions about how their form actually lines up here.
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How both sides have been playing
Serbia U18's recent sample covers three matches. They beat North Macedonia U18 3-0, then drew twice with Slovakia U18, 1-1 and 3-3. That's seven goals scored and four conceded across the three games, so goals have generally been there in both directions.
Serbia U18: 4 completed matches; Russia U18: 3 completed matches.
Serbia U18
- Win
- 50% 2 / 4
- Draw
- 50% 2 / 4
- Loss
- 0% 0 / 4
- Scored
- 10
- Conceded
- 6
- Difference
- +4
Russia U18
- Win
- 66.7% 2 / 3
- Draw
- 0% 0 / 3
- Loss
- 33.3% 1 / 3
- Scored
- 9
- Conceded
- 4
- Difference
- +5
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Serbia U18 | Russia U18 | 25.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Friendlies | Serbia U18 | North Macedonia U18 | 30.04.2026 | 3-0 |
| Friendlies | Slovakia U18 | Serbia U18 | 30.03.2026 | 1-1 |
| Friendlies | Slovakia U18 | Serbia U18 | 27.03.2026 | 3-3 |
| League | Home | Away | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friendlies | Serbia U18 | Russia U18 | 25.09.2026 | 3-2 |
| Friendlies | Russia U18 | Jordan U20 | 15.11.2025 | 1-0 |
| Friendlies | Russia U18 | Jordan U20 | 13.11.2025 | 6-1 |
Russia U18's sample is smaller and comes from further back, both matches against Jordan U20. They won 1-0 and then 6-1, scoring seven and shipping just one. Those results look emphatic, but they came against a different opponent entirely and roughly ten months before this fixture, so they don't tell us much about where Russia U18 stand right now.
The two form lines come from different months and against very different opposition, so they're not directly comparable.
Comparative Team Statistics: Serbia U18 vs Russia U18
What might shape this one
Serbia U18's two draws suggest they can be involved in open, back-and-forth games, while their win over North Macedonia U18 shows they can also shut things down when on top. Russia U18's pair of wins over Jordan U20 point to a side capable of scoring freely, but that tells us little about how they'll cope with a different level of opponent months later.
With youth squads, personnel can shift quickly between matches, so recent results carry a bit less weight than they would at senior level. This one feels genuinely open based on what's in front of us.
There's just not enough here to back a confident view. Serbia U18's sample shows goals at both ends without a clear pattern, and Russia U18's two wins came against different opposition and a long time ago.
With no market to weigh up anyway, this looks like one to leave alone rather than force an angle.
Who will win?
