EuroBasket 2025 Prediction: Serbia – Czech Republic (01-09-2025)

Serbia entered EuroBasket 2025 as clear favorites – the national team brought all of the country’s best players, including one of the best in the world, Nikola Jokić. Serbia started EuroBasket with a 98-64 victory over Estonia.

Although crushing the outsiders of the group does not mean much, this game showed that Serbia is a team that can be feared. Serbia started EuroBasket with a 98:64 victory over Estonia, and although crushing the group’s outsiders doesn’t mean much, this game showed just how deep the team’s roster is. The players who come off the bench would be among the leaders in other teams.

Serbia also won in the second round, but it was not as crushing a victory – 80:69 against Portugal. Unfortunately, Bogdan Bogdanović was injured in this game, and Filip Petrušev was sent off early. Nikola Jokić led the Serbs to victory with 23 points and 35 efficiency points, and Nikola Jović with 18 points and 23 efficiency points.

On Saturday, Serbia will play against the hosts, Latvia. On Sunday, they will have a rest, and on Monday, they will face another relatively easy game against the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic came to the EuroBasket as one of the most affected teams, as their main duo, Jan Veselý and Tomáš Satoranský, are unable to play due to injuries.

The players from the Barcelona team make up a significant portion of the national team, and without them, there is little to hope for.

In their first game, the Czechs lost 50:62 to Portugal, with NBA player Neemias Queta unstoppable, scoring 23 points and grabbing 18 rebounds. One can imagine what Nikola Jokič and Nikola Milutinov will do to the Czech front line. In the second game, the Czechs lost 78:92 to Turkey. Turkey is the favorite to win the tournament.

Serbia not only has one of the best offenses in the tournament, but also a solid defense. If Germany stands out as the best offensive team and France as the best defensive team, Serbia can boast the best balance.

The team has both excellent offensive players and solid defenders. Estonia scored 64 points, while Portugal scored 69; therefore, it would not be surprising if the Czech Republic, which is of a similar level, did not exceed 70 points.

If the Czech Republic doesn’t score 70 or more, the Serbs could score 100 points to avoid exceeding the total number of points scored by the Czech Republic. Serbia is likely to play this game without Bogdan Bogdanović, who suffered an injury and will miss the game against Latvia.

There is a possibility that the guard will not play in the championship at all, which means that the Serbian offense will be somewhat weaker. On Saturday, the Czechs played against Estonia and lost the game 75:89. The offense was slightly better, but the opponent was Estonia.

Even against Estonia, the team failed to score 80 points, so we really shouldn’t expect a high-scoring game against Serbia. The Czech Republic started EuroBasket with three consecutive losses – to Portugal,
Turkey and Estonia, which means that they no longer have a chance to advance to the playoffs. Their motivation is likely to have dropped, so we should not expect a better quality of play.