Matchday

World Cup Qualification, UEFA 2026 · 9 Sep 2025

Serbia 0–5 England

Picked for matchday: Two strong sides · Standout: Jarrod Bowen scored 100.0

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Aug 2025; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.2 – 0.9
Actual xG
–
Goals
0 – 5

Footybot made Serbia favourites at 43%.

No xG was recorded for this match, so only the result can be read.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Filip Kostić, 73.9 in 45′.

Well above their usual level: Morgan Rogers +27.9, Declan Rice +14.5, Marc Guéhi +12.5.

Well below it: Saša Lukić −21.5, Strahinja Pavlović −15.7, Đorđe Petrović −13.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Serbia

6 Sep 2025W 1–0at Latvia World Cup Qualification UEFA

England

6 Sep 2025W 2–0v Andorra World Cup Qualification UEFA

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Serbia

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Filip Kostić Midfielder4500–73.9–
Andrija Živković Midfielder7600–61.9–
Veljko Birmančević Forward4500–61.4–
Strahinja Pavlović Defender9000–48.7−15.7
Dušan Vlahović Forward7000–48.1–
Miloš Veljković Defender1400–47.2–
Lazar Samardžić Midfielder2900–45.7–
Saša Lukić Midfielder9000–41.2−21.5
Nikola Milenković Defender7200–40.5−7.0
Luka Jović Forward4500–40.0–
Ivan Ilić Midfielder6100–39.7–
Strahinja Eraković Defender9000–38.6–
Đorđe Petrović Goalkeeper9000–37.9−13.2
Kosta Nedeljković Defender4500–36.4–

England

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Jarrod Bowen Midfielder1400–100.0–
Marcus Rashford Forward2110–85.8–
Morgan Rogers Midfielder9001–73.3+27.9
Declan Rice Midfielder8102–72.8+14.5
Jordan Henderson Midfielder900–71.0–
Marc Guéhi Defender9011–68.1+12.5
Tino Livramento Defender9000–58.0+0.8
Harry Kane Forward7610–56.3−1.8
Reece James Defender6900–56.0–
Anthony Gordon Forward6900–55.1–
Elliot Anderson Midfielder9000–54.8−6.5
Ezri Konsa Defender9010–52.6–
Jordan Pickford Goalkeeper9000–48.0−4.8
Ollie Watkins Forward1400–47.3–
Noni Madueke Forward7610–46.0−4.4
Djed Spence Defender2100–30.8–