World Cup Qualifying - Europe | Group Stage
Nov 14, 2021 at 7.45pm UK
Portugal1 - 2Serbia
Reaction
Fernando Santos: 'We played with fear and anxiety against Serbia'
Portugal boss Fernando Santos admits that his side "played with fear and a bit of anxiety" against Serbia on Sunday.
Nov 15, 17:22
Fernando Santos: 'We will qualify for next year's World Cup'
Portugal boss Fernando Santos insists that his side qualify for the 2022 World Cup through the playoffs.
Nov 15, 17:13
The Match
Team News
Bruno Fernandes down to the bench for Portugal's key World Cup 2022 qualification clash against Serbia in Lisbon.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's World Cup Qualifying - Europe clash between Portugal and Serbia, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Portugal could line up in Sunday's World Cup qualification clash with Serbia.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Portugal win with a probability of 60.57%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Serbia had a probability of 16.02%.
The most likely scoreline for a Portugal win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.47%) and 2-1 (9.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.9%), while for a Serbia win it was 0-1 (6.33%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.
| Result | ||
| Portugal | Draw | Serbia |
| 60.57% | 23.41% | 16.02% |
| Both teams to score 43.48% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
