Cameroon face Serbia in a Group G fixture at the 2022 FIFA World Cup with both teams seeking their first win in the competition. Both sides have positives to pick from their opening games but Serbia are likely to have the upper hand with their superior quality.
Cameroon began their Group G campaign with a 1-0 defeat to Switzerland in their opening fixture at the World Cup. They missed several goalscoring opportunities and were punished for not making any of their five attempts on target count.
While it was a disappointing result, manager Rigobert Song will be keen to focus on the positives of their performance. The Cameroonians were enterprising throughout and had long spells of dominance in the encounter.
Although there were positives in the performance, the result extends a disappointing record that suggests Cameroon may be out of their depth at the elite level. The Indomitable Lions have now lost their last eight matches at the World Cup, a run stretching back to the 2002 tournament.
Serbia were also beaten in their opening fixture, suffering a 2-0 defeat to tournament favourites Brazil. They put up a stubborn resistance for much of the encounter before they were eventually broken down.
The Serbians had no attempts on target, but that may be as a result of intentionally setting out to frustrate the Brazilians. They are likely to be more adventurous against Cameroon and given the quality in their attack, are expected to cause the Africans plenty of trouble.
The defeat to Brazil was also the first in seven matches for Serbia, who have been in good form lately. Dragan Stojkovic’s men have won five times in that run, including a 4-1 victory over Sweden in September.
How the bookies view it
Serbia are considered overwhelming favourites among the bookies with a win priced at 8/11 by William Hill. A victory for Cameroon is valued at 4/1 by Paddy Power while SBK is offering odds of 37/13 for a draw.
Head to head
There has been only one previous meeting between Cameroon and Serbia with the Europeans claiming a 4-3 victory in a friendly back in 2010.
Players to watch
Vincent Aboubakar came off the bench in their opening game and is likely to be given the nod from the start on Monday. The striker was top scorer at the AFCON earlier this year and is priced at 3/1 by Paddy Power to get off the mark in Qatar.
Aleksandar Mitrovic has six goals in his last five international appearances but had a quiet time in the opening fixture due to the manager’s tactics. With Serbia expected to be more adventurous on Monday, the striker could be backed to get on the score sheet at 6/5 with Unibet.
Anything else catch the eyes?
Since Cameroon and Serbia are seeking their first win in the competition, Monday’s clash is expected to be an open contest. Both teams could be backed to score at 11/10 with Unibet, who are also offering 59/50 for over 2.5 goals while over 3.5 goals is valued at 14/5 with Paddy Power.
Both teams are likely to take some time to find their rhythm, so the second half could be tipped to produce the most goals at 11/10 with William Hill.
This World Cup match between Cameroon and Serbia will be played on Nov 28, 2022 and kick off at 10:00. Check below for our tipsters best Cameroon vs Serbia prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
