Serbia 2–1 Saudi Arabia
Expected and what happened
- Expected xG
- 1.4 – 1.0
- Actual xG
- 2.2 – 1.1
- Goals
- 2 – 1
Footybot made Serbia favourites at 45%.
Serbia won and made the better chances: 2.2 xG to 1.1.
Best on the pitch by Footybot's score: Abdullah Al-Hamdan, 69.5 in 61′.
Well above their usual level: Khalifah Al-Dawsari +13.6, Nawaf Boushal +12.9, Abdullah Al-Hamdan +11.7.
Well below it: Đorđe Petrović −18.5, Predrag Rajković −16.5, Saud Abdulhamid −13.7.
Going in
Each side's last five results before this match.
Serbia
| 27 Mar 2026 | L 0–3 | at Spain |
| 16 Nov 2025 | W 2–1 | v Latvia |
| 13 Nov 2025 | L 0–2 | at England |
| 14 Oct 2025 | W 3–1 | at Andorra |
| 11 Oct 2025 | L 0–1 | v Albania |
Saudi Arabia
| 27 Mar 2026 | L 0–4 | v Egypt |
| 18 Nov 2025 | L 0–2 | v Algeria |
| 14 Nov 2025 | W 1–0 | v Côte d'Ivoire |
| 8 Sep 2025 | D 1–1 | at Czechia |
| 4 Sep 2025 | W 2–1 | v North Macedonia |
Head to head
No earlier meeting in Footybot's data.
Serbia
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stefan Bukinac | 1 | 100.0 | – |
| Saša Lukić | 11 | 80.8 | – |
| Aleksandar Mitrović | 33 | 79.1 | – |
| Filip Kostić | 33 | 71.9 | – |
| Dejan Joveljić | 1 | 66.5 | – |
| Strahinja Eraković | 57 | 66.4 | +11.0 |
| Petar Stanić | 45 | 64.7 | +7.2 |
| Strahinja Pavlović | 90 | 60.6 | +7.0 |
| Sergej Milinković-Savić | 83 | 60.5 | +10.4 |
| Nikola Milenković | 90 | 57.4 | +10.7 |
| Ognjen Mimović | 33 | 55.0 | – |
| Lazar Samardžić | 45 | 53.3 | −4.3 |
| Njegoš Petrović | 11 | 51.3 | – |
| Luka Jović | 57 | 49.7 | +1.9 |
| Aleksandar Stanković | 83 | 49.7 | +6.7 |
| Mijat Gaćinović | 57 | 49.6 | −0.2 |
| Aleksa Terzić | 89 | 47.8 | −2.7 |
| Veljko Birmančević | 89 | 41.3 | −7.1 |
| Đorđe Petrović | 45 | 37.0 | −18.5 |
| Predrag Rajković | 45 | 34.2 | −16.5 |
Saudi Arabia
| Player | Min | Score | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abdullah Al-Hamdan | 61 | 69.5 | +11.7 |
| Ayman Yahya | 18 | 69.3 | – |
| Abdullah Al-Khaibari | 29 | 60.6 | – |
| Mohammed Al-Owais | 90 | 59.8 | – |
| Musab Al Juwayr | 10 | 55.5 | – |
| Nawaf Boushal | 45 | 54.8 | +12.9 |
| Saleh Al-Shehri | 18 | 54.4 | – |
| Khalifah Al-Dawsari | 45 | 53.2 | +13.6 |
| Ziyad Aljohani | 72 | 47.5 | +6.5 |
| Mohammed Mahzari | 45 | 43.7 | −0.7 |
| Muteb Al-Mufarrij | 45 | 42.7 | −3.5 |
| Firas Al-Buraikan | 45 | 41.4 | +0.2 |
| Marwan Al-Sahafi | 72 | 40.8 | +3.6 |
| Saud Abdulhamid | 84 | 40.1 | −13.7 |
| Mohamed Kanno | 84 | 40.0 | −13.3 |
| Naif Masoud | 61 | 38.6 | −0.1 |
| Rayan Hamed | 90 | 38.2 | −2.8 |
| Salman Alfaraj | 29 | 36.7 | – |
| Abdulaziz Al-Aliwa | 45 | 36.4 | −5.8 |
| Ali Majrashi | 10 | 35.1 | – |