The prediction of Portugal and Serbia comes before the match of the World Cup Quals. This game will be played on November 14th, at Estádio da Luz, Portugal. In this match overview, we bring you betting tips and accurate predictions of results based on the analysis of these two sides.
Portugal vs Serbia Match Preview and Team News
Portugal
Portugal plays host to Serbia at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon in this World Cup Group A Match. Portugal is top of the group with 17 points from their seven games, while Serbia has the same number of points but an inferior goal difference. The winner of this match will finish on top of the group regardless of other results. Thanks to their superior goal difference, Portugal is the favorites to qualify from this group as they only need a draw to go through. They are in great form and enter this match on the back of five wins and a draw. Portugal is unbeaten in their qualifying campaign and has a record of five wins and two draws. However, they struggled in Ireland on Thursday and need to put on a much better display to beat Serbia. Danilo Pereira is an excellent player, very useful for the team, all praise for him. Cristiano Ronaldo is the biggest star of the national team, he is a football machine, and it is a real pleasure to watch this man.
Serbia
Serbia is also on an excellent run going unbeaten through the qualifiers and has the exact same record as Portugal with five wins and two draws. They are on the same number of points as Portugal but have conceded more goals than their rivals. They need nothing less than a victory to ensure their ticket to their World Cup. A draw or loss will see Portugal win the group. They do have a good away record with just one defeat in the last ten away games. This has, however, included five draws and just four wins. In the seven matches between the two sides, Portugal has won three, and there have been four draws. Nemanja Gudelj has excellent ball control, and he can play in several positions. He doesn’t allow the opponent much action in the middle of the field, which makes him an instrumental player. Filip Kostic is the engine of this team, he goes through the defense of the opponent like a fast train, he has excellent ball control, he can be satisfied with his games.
Portugal vs Serbia Predicted Lineups
Portugal: Patricio, Dalot, Pepe, Dias, Cancelo, Moutinho, Palhinha, Fernande, Felix, Ronaldo, Jota.
Serbia: Rajkovic, Milenkovic, Pavlovic, S. Mitrovic, Mladenovic, Maksimovic, Gudelj, Lukic, Kosti, Tadic, A Mitrovic.
Portugal vs Serbia Betting Tips and Predictions
It will be a big battle between these two teams, and it will not be surprising if the match ends in a draw.
We can also expect a goal in both nets, and neither side should keep the clean sheet.
Draw @1.90
BTTS Yes @1.70
Correct score 1:1 @7.00