Serbia 0–2 Brazil: 2018 World Cup match
Serbia0–2Full time
Match in one glance
SerbiaBrazilGoalCard
Serbia
Brazil
0′HT90′FT120′
First half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Team comparison
SerbiaBrazil
41.4%Possession sequences58.6%
11Shots15
1On target7
0.95Expected goals (xG)1.42
447Passes653
75.4%Pass accuracy84.7%
26Corners22
14Fouls7
Leading shot threats
Ranked by xG- 1AMAleksandar MitrovićSerbia · 0 goals0.66xG
- 2NdNeymar da Silva Santos JuniorBrazil · 0 goals0.51xG
- 3JPJosé Paulo Bezzera Maciel JúniorBrazil · 1 goals0.31xG
- 4GFGabriel Fernando de JesusBrazil · 0 goals0.25xG
- 5TEThiago Emiliano da SilvaBrazil · 1 goals0.18xG
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-27
- Venue
- Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
- Result
- 0–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Serbia / BrazilSerbia
No goals
Brazil
Paulinho36′
Thiago Silva68′
Complete match timeline
SerbiaBrazilGoalCardSubstitution
Serbia
Brazil
0′HT90′FT120′
Chance creation
xG per five minutes · larger peaks = better chancesFirst half0′–45′Second half45′–90′Extra time90′–120′
Event feed
11 eventsKey phases
Goals in each periodFirst half
0′–45′0 – 1Paulinho 36′
Second half
45′–90′0 – 1T. Silva 68′
Extra time
90′–120′0 – 0No goals in this period
Event records: © Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Grouped and formatted for this timeline.
Serbia
4-2-3-1VS
1Vladimir StojkovićAR
2Antonio RukavinaNM
15Nikola MilenkovićMV
13Miloš VeljkovićAK
11Aleksandar KolarovSM
20Sergej Milinković-SavićNM
21Nemanja MatićAL
22Adem LjajićDT
10Dušan TadićFK
17Filip KostićAM
9Aleksandar MitrovićListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 7AŽAndrija Živković75′
- 18NRNemanja Radonjić82′
- 19LJLuka Jović89′
Match contributions
- Aleksandar Mitrović▰ 70′
- Nemanja Matić▰ 48′
- Adem Ljajić▰ 33′
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1VSVladimir StojkovićGoalkeeper
- 2ARAntonio RukavinaRight-back
- 9AMAleksandar MitrovićCentre-forward
- 10DTDušan TadićRight winger
- 11AKAleksandar KolarovLeft-back
- 13MVMiloš VeljkovićCentre-back
- 15NMNikola MilenkovićCentre-back
- 17FKFilip KostićLeft winger
- 20SMSergej Milinković-SavićCentral midfielder
- 21NMNemanja MatićCentral midfielder
- 22ALAdem LjajićAttacking midfielder
Brazil
4-3-3F
22FagnerTS
2Thiago SilvaM
3MirandaM
12MarceloC
5CasemiroP
15PaulinhoPC
11Philippe CoutinhoW
19WillianN
10NeymarGJ
9Gabriel JesusListed formation · positions are schematic
Substitutes used
- 6FLFilipe Luís10′
- 8RARenato Augusto80′
- 17FFernandinho66′
Match contributions
- Thiago Silva⚽ 1
- Paulinho⚽ 1
Full starting XI and recorded positions
- 1
AlissonGoalkeeper - 2TSThiago SilvaCentre-back
- 3MMirandaCentre-back
- 5CCasemiroCentral midfielder
- 9GJGabriel JesusCentre-forward
- 10NNeymarLeft winger
- 11PCPhilippe CoutinhoAttacking midfielder
- 12MMarceloLeft-back
- 15PPaulinhoCentral midfielder
- 19WWillianRight winger
- 22FFagnerRight-back
Portraits may show a later team kit. Starting positions are schematic; unused substitutes are not included. © 2023 Joshua C. Fjelstul, Ph.D. · CC BY-SA 4.0. Names and match IDs adapted.
Passing network
Serbia
Brazil
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Serbia
20%8%8%16%20%9%5%11%3%
Brazil
11%7%5%23%20%11%8%11%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Match officials
RefereeAlireza Faghani
Team comparison
SerbiaBrazil
41.4%Possession sequences58.6%
11Shots15
1On target7
0.95Expected goals (xG)1.42
447Passes653
75.4%Pass accuracy84.7%
26Corners22
14Fouls7
Expected goals race
Chance quality as it accumulated. Each step is a shot.
A goal marker sits on the line at each recorded goal. Shootout penalties are excluded — they are not part of the match's expected goals.
Shot quality
0.95Serbia1.42Brazil
0.95Total xG1.42
0.95Non-penalty xG1.42
0.09xG per shot0.09
1Shots on target7
Where the shots came from
Bubble size is the chance's expected-goals value. Filled bubbles are goals.
Serbia0 goals · 11 shots · 0.95 xG
Brazil2 goals · 15 shots · 1.42 xG
Passing network
Serbia
Brazil
Completed passes · both teams attack upwards
Activity zones
Serbia
20%8%8%16%20%9%5%11%3%
Brazil
11%7%5%23%20%11%8%11%4%
Attacking upwards · rounded shares
Attacking
0Goals2
11Shots15
1On target7
15Dribble attempts28
Passing
447Pass attempts653
337Completed passes553
75.4%Pass accuracy84.7%
26Corners22
Defending
28Duels30
6Interceptions10
368Pressures104
14Fouls7
Leading performers
Recorded match actionsAM
Aleksandar MitrovićSerbia0Goals0Assists0.66xG
N
NeymarBrazil0Goals1Assists0.51xG
P
PaulinhoBrazil1Goals0Assists0.31xG
GJ
Gabriel JesusBrazil0Goals0Assists0.25xG
TS
Thiago SilvaBrazil1Goals0Assists0.18xG
Serbia
4-2-3-1| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AM Aleksandar MitrovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.66 |
NM Nemanja MatićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.13 |
SM Sergej Milinković-SavićStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.08 |
DT Dušan TadićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0.03 |
FK Filip KostićStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.03 |
AŽ Andrija ŽivkovićSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.01 |
AK Aleksandar KolarovStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
AL Adem LjajićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
MV Miloš VeljkovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
NM Nikola MilenkovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
AR Antonio RukavinaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
VS Vladimir StojkovićStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Brazil
4-3-3| Player | G | A | Shots | Key passes | xG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N NeymarStarter | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 0.51 |
P PaulinhoStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.31 |
GJ Gabriel JesusStarter | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.25 |
TS Thiago SilvaStarter | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.18 |
PC Philippe CoutinhoStarter | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.14 |
FL Filipe Luís KasmirskiSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.03 |
C CasemiroStarter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.01 |
W WillianStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
F FagnerStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
M MirandaStarter | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
FL Fernando Luiz RozaSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 |
RS Renato Soares de Oliveira AugustoSubstitute | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Performance is shown through recorded statistics. This data source does not provide a player rating or a player-of-the-match award.
Decisive moments
2 eventsPath through 2018
Full tournamentMatch details
Verified record- Round
- First stage, Group E
- Stage
- Group stage
- Date
- 2018-06-27
- Venue
- Otkrytiye Arena, Moscow
- Result
- 0–2
- Coverage
- Score, result and scorers; lineup-derived records available; full lineups, expected goals and shot locations
Scorers
Serbia / BrazilSerbia
No goals
Brazil
Paulinho36′
Thiago Silva68′
Data by
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Source: OpenFootball at the pinned revision. Missing assists and minute-level events are not estimated. Lineups, expected goals and shot locations on this page come from StatsBomb event data.