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Serbia vs Brazil, Worldcup 2018 GROUP STAGE

FIFA World Cup · 2018
Serbia
0 – 2
Full Time
Brazil
Wed 27 Jun 2018 · 18:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Adem Ljajic 33' Y
Nemanja Matic 48' Y
Aleksandar Mitrovic 71' Y

Overview

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Serbia vs Brazil — Worldcup .

  • Serbia 0 games · 0 pts (2026/26)
  • Brazil 3 games · 7 pts (2026/26)

Match Details

  • Referee Paolo Valeri
  • Referee Massimiliano Irrati
  • Referee Pawel Sokolnicki
  • Referee Pawel Gil
  • Referee Anouar Hmila
  • Referee Alireza Faghani
  • Referee Reza Sokhandan
  • Referee Mohammadreza Mansouri
  • Referee Nawaf Shukralla

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Mexico 3 9
2 South Africa 3 4
3 South Korea 3 3
4 Czechia 3 1
5 Switzerland 3 7
6 Canada 3 4
7 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3 4
8 Qatar 3 1
9 Brazil 3 7
10 Morocco 3 7
11 Scotland 3 3
12 Haiti 3 0
13 United States 3 6
14 Australia 3 4
15 Paraguay 3 4
16 Turkey 3 3
17 Germany 3 6
18 Ivory Coast 3 6
19 Ecuador 3 4
20 Curaçao 3 1
21 Netherlands 3 7
22 Japan 3 5
23 Sweden 3 4
24 Tunisia 3 0
25 Belgium 3 5
26 Egypt 3 5
27 Iran 3 3
28 New Zealand 3 1
29 Spain 3 7
30 Cape Verde Islands 3 3
31 Uruguay 3 2
32 Saudi Arabia 3 2
33 France 3 9
34 Norway 3 6
35 Senegal 3 3
36 Iraq 3 0
37 Argentina 3 9
38 Austria 3 4
39 Algeria 3 4
40 Jordan 3 0
41 Colombia 3 7
42 Portugal 3 5
43 Congo DR 3 4
44 Uzbekistan 3 0
45 England 3 7
46 Croatia 3 6
47 Ghana 3 4
48 Panama 3 0

Head-to-Head

2
Serbia 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Brazil
Last 5 meetings
2018-06-27 Serbia 0–2 Brazil

Recent Form

Serbia
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Brazil H 0–2 L
22 Jun Switzerland H 1–2 L
17 Jun Costa Rica A 1–0 W
14 Mar Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 0–3 L
08 Feb Vitória SC H 2–0 W
25 Oct SV Drochtersen/Assel H 2–2 D
Brazil
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
27 Jun Serbia A 2–0 W
22 Jun Costa Rica H 2–0 W
17 Jun Switzerland H 1–1 D
07 Feb VfL Bochum 1848 H 1–1 D
26 Oct RB Leipzig H 1–0 W
21 Aug Hannover 96 H 4–3 W

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
40% Clean Sheets
Brazil this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Brazil
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/2
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
–/–
76+
2/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Brazil
Vinicius Junior 4 G 1 A
Matheus Cunha 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Serbia to score. At the same time, Brazil does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Brazil started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
  • 10' Another substitution for Brazil to replace Marcelo by Filipe Luis on 10 minute.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Serbia and Brazil are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 25' The 28-year-old Nikola Milenkovic has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Serbia currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' Adem Ljajic has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 33.
  • 36' Paulinho adds to his 0 season tally! Brazil lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 41' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 46' A quiet spell here at . Brazil seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 48' A moment of madness from Nemanja Matic on 48 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Serbia will be frustrated.
  • 53' Over 53 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 58' The travelling Brazil supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 63' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 66' Fernandinho is ready to make an impact after coming on for Paulinho at the 66 minute mark.
  • 68' Thiago Silva does the damage! The net is bulging and Brazil surge ahead!
  • 71' Aleksandar Mitrovic is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
  • 75' Another substitution for Serbia to replace Adem Ljajic by Andrija Zivkovic on 75 minute.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Renato Augusto. He replaces Philippe Coutinho on 80 minute.
  • 82' Nemanja Radonjic is replacing Filip Kostic for the Serbia side.
  • 87' With 0 assists to his name this season, Fernandinho is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Serbia.
  • 89' The supporters are chanting for Luka Jovic. He replaces Aleksandar Mitrovic on 89 minute.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Brazil players.

Lineups

Serbia Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Mladen Krstajic

Brazil Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tite

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.78 Serbia xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Brazil xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59% + Under — clean sheet likely 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Serbia22% Draw28% Brazil50%
Actual: Brazil win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes43% 0% No57%
Avg goals/match: 2.33
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 67%
33%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 9%
91%

Double Chance

Serbia or Draw
50%
Draw or Brazil
78%
Serbia or Brazil
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Serbia14% Draw49% Brazil37%
Actual: Brazil win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 1
14.1%
1 – 1
12.6%
0 – 0
11.9%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
6.5%
0 – 3
5.7%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 1
4.4%
2 – 2
3.5%
2 – 0
2.8%
0 – 4
2.2%

Asian Handicap — Serbia

Handicap Serbia covers Push Brazil covers
-2.5 1% — 99%
-2 1% 4% 95%
-1.5 5% — 95%
-1 5% 12% 83%
-0.5 17% — 83%
+0.5 46% — 54%
+1 46% 25% 29%
+1.5 71% — 29%
+2 71% 17% 12%
+2.5 88% — 12%

Clean Sheet

Serbia keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Brazil keeps clean sheet
46% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.