A crucial showdown is looming between Serbia and Montenegro on October 17, 2023, at the Rajko Mitić Stadium in Belgrade, as part of the European qualifiers. Serbia, following their defeat against Hungary, can no longer afford to drop valuable points in this crucial stage of the competition. On the other hand, Montenegro aims to secure a result due to their defensive solidity.

Serbia is currently in 2nd place in Group G, while Montenegro is in 3rd place.

Serbia:
- In the last match on October 14, 2023, they lost to Hungary with a score of 2-1. 
- In this European Qualifiers season, they have won 3 times, lost 2 times, and drawn once. They have scored an average of 1.67 goals per match and conceded 1 goal. 
- More than 1.5 goals have been scored in their last 12 matches. 
- In the last 10 home matches, at least 1 goal has been scored in the first half. 
- They have scored at least 1 goal in the last 8 European Qualifiers matches. 
- Both teams have scored in Serbia's last 4 European Qualifiers matches.
- They have conceded at least 1 goal in 8 of their last 9 home matches.

Montenegro:
- In the last match on September 10, 2023, they defeated Bulgaria with a score of 2-1. 
- In this European Qualifiers season, they have won 2 times, lost once, and drawn 2 times. They have scored an average of 1 goal per match and conceded 1 goal. 
- At least one team has not scored in 7 of Montenegro's last 8 away matches. 
- Less than 0.5 goals have been scored in the first half in 5 of their last 6 matches.

Head to Head:
In their last encounter on March 27, 2023, Serbia defeated Montenegro away with a score of 0-2. 
In their last 3 head-to-head matches, Serbia has won 3 times. Serbia has scored an average of 2 goals per match, while Montenegro has scored an average of 0.3 goals per match.

PROBABLE LINEUPS

SERBIA
Milinkovic-Savic; Erakovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic; Zivkovic, Terzic, Gudelj, Milinkovic-Savic; Duricic, Tadic, Mitrovic

MONTENEGRO
Mijatovic; Tomasevic, Savic, Sipcic; Marusic, Vukcevic, Jankovic, Bakic, Loncar; Krstovic, Jovetic

It will be interesting to see how both teams approach this crucial challenge in their quest for qualification to the European Championship.
BetMines predicts a victory for Serbia in this match.