Match Report
3 points and 1 places separated them: Portugal 2nd with 17, Serbia 1st with 20. Portugal's recent output lagged their position: 13th on form over five rounds while 2nd in the table. In league terms the two rates read 2.13/0.75 for Portugal and 2.25/1.13 for Serbia (scored/conceded per game); the competition average is 1.53.
Portugal came in having won three on the spin. Serbia entered with three wins in a row.
The match was played at Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica in Lisbon (capacity 64,642). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-2.