Serbia vs Portugal: result 2-2 and analysis
World Cup - Qualification EuropeGroup stage · Matchday 2Kick-off on March 27, 2021 at 07:45 PM (UTC)Stadion Rajko Mitić, Beograd
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What was the result of Serbia vs Portugal?
Serbia and Portugal drew 2-2 on March 27, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 11′Diogo JotaPortugal
- 36′Diogo JotaPortugal
- 46′A. MitrovićSerbia
- 60′F. KostićSerbia
Official lineup for Serbia vs Portugal
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Serbia
3-4-1-2- 9A. Mitrović
- 18D. Vlahović
- 10D. Tadić
- 17F. Kostić
- 8N. Gudelj
- 20S. Milinković-Savić
- 22D. Lazović
- 2S. Pavlović
- 13S. Mitrović
- 4N. Milenković
- 1M. Dmitrović
Portugal
4-3-3- 17Diogo Jota
- 7Cristiano Ronaldo
- 10Bernardo Silva
- 14Sérgio Oliveira
- 13Danilo Pereira
- 8Bruno Fernandes
- 20João Cancelo
- 4Rúben Dias
- 6José Fonte
- 21Cédric Soares
- 12Anthony Lopes
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Serbia have 6 wins, 7 draws and 2 defeats; Portugal have 11, 2 and 2.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2021 | Rep. Of Ireland(home) | 3-2 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Panama(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Jan 25, 2021 | Dominican Republic(away) | 0-0 | Friendlies |
| Nov 18, 2020 | Russia(home) | 5-0 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 15, 2020 | Hungary(away) | 1-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2021 | Azerbaijan(home) | 1-0 | World Cup - Qualification Europe |
| Nov 17, 2020 | Croatia(away) | 3-2 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 14, 2020 | France(home) | 0-1 | UEFA Nations League |
| Nov 11, 2020 | Andorra(home) | 7-0 | Friendlies |
| Oct 14, 2020 | Sweden(home) | 3-0 | UEFA Nations League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 2 meetings: 0 Serbia wins, 1 draw, 1 Portugal win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 7, 2019 | Serbia 2-4 Portugal | Euro Championship |
| Mar 25, 2019 | Portugal 1-1 Serbia | Euro Championship |
How many goals should we expect?
Serbia score 1.5 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Portugal score 2.7 and concede 0.6.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Serbia | 1.5 | 1.1 | 5 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Portugal | 2.7 | 0.6 | 9 | 5/15 | 9/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Serbia sit 3rd in World Cup - Qualification Europe (13 points from 8 matches) and Portugal sit 1st (13 points from 6 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PortugalGroup F | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 13 |
| 3 | SerbiaGroup K | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 13 |
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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