Serbia – Portugal, Prediction – World Cup Qualifiers

✔️ The Serbs started successfully

Serbia is unbeaten in 7 consecutive meetings. In the previous match, there was a difficult home game for Ireland, in which he conceded an early goal in the 18th minute, but by the end of the half, he equalized. Then, in the middle of the second half, Mitrovic scored 2 quick goals and became the hero of the match, although he has not recorded many minutes for his club team lately. The Serbs won this game by 3-2, and together with the 5-0 defeat over Russia, they scored a total of 8 goals for their last 2 home games, which can be worrying for the Portuguese.

⏩ Portugal played very sparingly against Azerbaijan

Portugal won only 1-0 against Azerbaijan and with an own goal they obviously saved energy. 5 of the starting 6 players in the midfield and the attack were replaced as only Ronaldo played the full 90 minutes. Given the difficult cycle for the players this season, and the program of Portugal for these 3 qualifying matches, this is normal, because now the most difficult match is coming, and then visiting Luxembourg, which will also not be so easy.

Serbia are strong, but the difference in quality is serious enough in favor of the guests

 Expert view: In the last 6 years, Serbia and Portugal have played 4 matches as the Portuguese won 3 and ended in a draw in 1 match with Serbia. The most recent clash is for the European qualifiers 2 years ago, when in a key game Portugal defeated the Serbs 2-4 as a guest and then the difference in class simply had an impact. The truth is that we expect the same now. Portugal is one of the strongest teams in the world, and it is this generation that has great potential. After all, we are talking about the current European champion. Prediction – Portugal to win at 1.70.