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Azerbaijan vs Serbia: result 1-2 and analysis

World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup Stage - 3Kick-off on March 30, 2021 at 04:00 PM (UTC)Bank Respublika Arena, Masazyr (Masazir)

Azerbaijan
1-2
Serbia

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What was the result of Azerbaijan vs Serbia?

Serbia won 1-2 on March 30, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 16′A. MitrovićSerbia
  • 59′E. MahmudovAzerbaijan (pen.)
  • 81′A. MitrovićSerbia

Official lineup for Azerbaijan vs Serbia

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Azerbaijan

5-3-2
  1. 9A. Ghorbani
  2. 7A. Nuriyev
  1. 3A. Salahlı
  2. 20İ. İbrahimli
  3. 8E. Mahmudov
  1. 18A. Krivotsyuk
  2. 14E. Bədəlov
  3. 5M. Medvedev
  4. 15B. Hüseynov
  5. 13A. Hüseynov
  1. 12Ş. Məhəmmədəliyev

Serbia

3-5-2
  1. 10D. Tadić
  2. 9A. Mitrović
  1. 17F. Kostić
  2. 6N. Maksimović
  3. 8N. Gudelj
  4. 20S. Milinković-Savić
  5. 7N. Radonjić
  1. 2S. Pavlović
  2. 13S. Mitrović
  3. 5U. Spajić
  1. 12P. Rajković
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Azerbaijan have 2 wins, 5 draws and 8 defeats; Serbia have 5, 8 and 2.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Azerbaijan
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 27, 2021Qatar(away)1-2Friendlies
Mar 24, 2021Portugal(away)0-1World Cup - Qualification Europe
Nov 17, 2020Luxembourg(away)0-0UEFA Nations League
Nov 14, 2020Montenegro(home)0-0UEFA Nations League
Nov 11, 2020Slovenia(away)0-0Friendlies
Serbia
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Mar 27, 2021Portugal(home)2-2World Cup - Qualification Europe
Mar 24, 2021Rep. Of Ireland(home)3-2World Cup - Qualification Europe
Jan 29, 2021Panama(away)0-0Friendlies
Jan 25, 2021Dominican Republic(away)0-0Friendlies
Nov 18, 2020Russia(home)5-0UEFA Nations League

How many goals should we expect?

Azerbaijan score 0.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Serbia score 1.6 and concede 1.2.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Azerbaijan0.51.155/154/15
Serbia1.61.2410/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

Azerbaijan sit 4th in World Cup - Qualification Europe (1 point from 6 matches) and Serbia sit 3rd (13 points from 8 matches).

2025-26 standings
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3SerbiaGroup K841391013
4AzerbaijanGroup D60153161

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The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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