Matchday

UEFA Nations League 26/27 · 2 Oct 2026

Latvia 1–2 Montenegro

Expected and what happened

Before the match, from team ratings for Sep 2026; the outlined result is what happened.

Expected xG
1.4 – 1.2
Actual xG
0.9 – 1.9
Goals
1 – 2

Footybot made Latvia favourites at 42%.

Montenegro won and made the better chances: 1.9 xG to 0.9.

Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Vasilije Adžić, 73.2 in 95′.

Well above their usual level: Vasilije Adžić +22.7, Milutin Osmajić +12.6, Raivis Jurkovskis +10.2.

Well below it: Rihards Matrevics −12.2.

Going in

Each side's last five results before this match.

Latvia

28 Sep 2026D 0–0v Cyprus UEFA Nations League
25 Sep 2026L 0–2at Armenia UEFA Nations League
31 Mar 2026W 1–0v Gibraltar UEFA Nations League
26 Mar 2026W 1–0at Gibraltar UEFA Nations League
16 Nov 2025L 1–2at Serbia World Cup Qualification UEFA

Montenegro

28 Sep 2026W 3–2at Armenia UEFA Nations League
25 Sep 2026W 2–1v Cyprus UEFA Nations League
5 Jun 2026D 2–2at Slovakia International Friendlies
1 Jun 2026W 1–0at Bulgaria International Friendlies
31 Mar 2026L 2–3v Slovenia International Friendlies

Head to head

No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.

Latvia

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Markuss Strods Midfielder17100.22100.0–
Dmitrijs Zelenkovs Midfielder78000.0354.6+9.3
Andrejs Cigaņiks Defender95000.1453.3+5.6
Dennis Cirkin Defender95000.1450.4+9.0
Raivis Jurkovskis Defender6700–48.8+10.2
Eduards Daskevics Midfielder3000–45.3–
Deniss Melniks Defender9500–45.3+3.0
Roberts Uldriķis Forward65000.2943.0–
Rihards Matrevics Goalkeeper9500–41.0−12.2
Antonijs Černomordijs Defender6500–40.9−4.4
Danila Patijčuks Midfielder78000.0137.4–
Vladislavs Gutkovskis Forward30000.0337.1–
Roberts Savaļnieks Defender2800–20.3–

Montenegro

PlayerMinGAxGScorevs usual
Marko Perović Midfielder35000.0377.7–
Vasilije Adžić Midfielder95200.4473.2+22.7
Igor Vujačić Defender9500–61.5–
Stevan Jovetić Forward78000.5459.8+2.2
Miloš Brnović Midfielder34000.0358.1–
Stefan Lončar Midfielder9500–56.0+9.2
Milutin Osmajić Forward61000.0654.7+12.6
Risto Radunović Defender6001–54.3+7.8
Marko Janković Midfielder6100–54.1+2.8
Slobodan Rubežić Defender9500–53.7–
Viktor Đukanović Forward34000.2752.2–
Nikola Krstović Forward68000.3949.0−0.3
Marko Vešović Midfielder95000.1648.7+5.8
Balša Popović Goalkeeper9500–48.3−0.1
Aleksa Latković Midfielder2700–46.0–