England vs Serbia
Ref: I. Kruzliak
Match recap
England beat Serbia 2–0 in their World Cup - Qualification Europe fixture. Saka and Eze scored for England. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.93 for England versus 1.06 for Serbia.
First Half
⚽
Saka
39'
⇄
Ilić
Second Half
⇄
Rashford
⇄
Kane
⇄
Rice
⇄
Rogers
69'
⇄
Gudelj
76'
⇄
Lukić
77'
⇄
Terzić
77'
⇄
Živković
⇄
Anderson
85'
Kostić
Yellow Card
⚽
Eze
Assist: Foden
Match Statistics
EnglandSerbia
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.93VS1.06
Attack6 · 0 won
19
Shots
7
6
Shots on target
1
10
Shots in the box
5
9
Shots outside box
2
7
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
70%
Possession
30%
647
Total passes
270
588
Accurate passes
212
91%
Pass accuracy
79%
Discipline1 · 1 won
13
Fouls
10
0
Yellow cards
1
2
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
1
Goalkeeper saves
4
6
Blocked shots
3
England
4-2-3-1
Serbia
4-2-3-1
England
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. PickfordG
- 2E. KonsaD
- 3R. JamesD
- 4D. RiceM
- 5J. StonesD
- 7B. SakaM
- 9H. KaneF
- 11M. RashfordM
- 15M. RogersM
- 18N. O'ReillyD
- 21E. AndersonM
Substitutes
- 6T. ChalobahD
- 8J. HendersonM
- 10J. BellinghamM
- 12D. BurnD
- 13D. HendersonG
- 14D. SpenceD
- 16A. WhartonM
- 17P. FodenM
- 19E. EzeM
- 20J. BowenF
- 22J. TraffordG
- 23J. QuansahD
Serbia
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1P. RajkovićG
- 2O. MimoviÄD
- 3S. PavlovićD
- 4N. MilenkovićD
- 6N. GudeljM
- 10S. LukićM
- 11F. KostićM
- 14A. ŽivkovićM
- 17I. IlićM
- 22A. TerzićD
- 23D. VlahovićF
Substitutes
- 5M. GrujićM
- 7N. RadonjićM
- 8L. JovićF
- 9A. KataiM
- 12V. IlićG
- 13M. VeljkovićD
- 15Veljko MilosavljevićD
- 16S. ErakovićD
- 18L. IlićM
- 19A. StankovićM
- 20L. SamardžićM
- 21Đ. PetrovićG
England
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bukayo Saka | M | 90 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2/2 |
| Reece James | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ezri Konsa | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nico O'Reilly | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Elliot Anderson | M | 85 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| John Stones | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Harry Kane(C) | F | 65 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Declan Rice | M | 65 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jordan Pickford | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Morgan Rogers | M | 65 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Marcus Rashford | M | 64 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0/4 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Dean Henderson | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Djed Spence | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarrod Bowen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trevoh Chalobah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jarell Quansah | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Trafford | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dan Burn | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eberechi Eze | M | 26 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1/4 |
| Phil Foden | M | 25 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Jordan Henderson | M | 25 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jude Bellingham | M | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Adam Wharton | M | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Serbia
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predrag Rajković | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nikola Milenković | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Filip Kostić(C) | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Nemanja Gudelj | M | 69 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ognjen Mimović | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Strahinja Pavlović | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Aleksa Terzić | D | 77 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Saša Lukić | M | 76 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Andrija Živković | M | 77 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dušan Vlahović | F | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Ivan Ilić | M | 39 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Luka Ilić | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Miloš Veljković | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Strahinja Eraković | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Đorđe Petrović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleksandar Katai | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Veljko Milosavljević | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Veljko Ilić | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marko Grujić | M | 14 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Lazar Samardžić | M | 21 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Luka Jović | F | 13 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aleksandar Stanković | M | 51 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nemanja Radonjić | M | 13 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |