Portugal vs Serbia: Portugal looks to secure direct qualification when they face Serbia at home on Sunday at the Estadio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.
Match Details:
Teams: Portugal vs Serbia
Venue: Estadio de Sport Lisboa e Benfica, Portugal
Date: Monday 15th November, 2021
Time: 01:15 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.sonyliv.com/
Preview
Portugal eye a 5th win in 6 matches when they face Serbia in their final World Cup qualifier on Monday.
Portugal and Serbia will be the two teams going through but this clash depends on which team goes through directly.
Both sides are 1st and 2nd place in the table with 17 points each. This clash is set to be a massive one in terms of qualification.
The hosts played out a goalless draw in their previous clash earlier this week and stayed put at the top of the table.
On the other hand, Serbia beat Qatar 4-0 in a friendly clash on Thursday where Lukic, Jovic, Vlahovic and Milinkovic-Savic found the target.
The Serbians aim to arrive in Portugal and make sure the journey is fruitful as they look to avoid a qualification play off spot.
A jam-packed Portuguese support is expected at the Dragao and we foresee a thriller.
Both sides met in 1st leg of qualifiers the last time, where it ended 2-2 and a goal being wrongly ruled out at the death for the Portugal side.
Form Guide
Portugal: WWWWD
Serbia: WDWWW
Last Matches of both teams:
Ireland 0-0 Portugal
Serbia 4-0 Qatar
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Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Portugal vs Serbia in India?
The match is live streamed on the Sony LIV App, Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Sony TEN 2.
Team News
Silva and Mario miss out for Portugal due to injury while Pepe is suspended after he picked up a red card against Ireland.
Nastasic, Lazovic, Djuricic and Petkovic are out due to injuries for Serbia and have withdrawn from the squad.
Portugal possible 11:
Patricio, Cancelo, Danilo, Dias, Mendes, Fernandes, Palhinha, Sanches, Moutinho, Ronaldo and Jota
Serbia possible 11:
Rajkovic, Milenkovic, S Mitrovic, Pavlovic, Radonjic, Milinkovic-Savic, Gudelj, Kostic, Tadic, A Mitrovic and Vlahovic
Prediction: Portugal 2-1 Serbia
This has all the ingredients for a thriller as both sides look to secure a direct qualification.
The hosts would be upbeat given what’s at stake but a talented Serbia side is not going to make matters easy.
We expect a pulsating contest with Portugal nicking it due to the crowd support and quality on show.
