Brazil vs Serbia Prediction with Betting Odds – 2022 World Cup: Who Will Win?

💯 Brazil vs Serbia Betting Odds

There are three key football betting markets to consider for Brazil vs Serbia; namely the match winner, both sides to score and over / under wagering for the total number of goals in the game. We’ve broken these down in a little more detail below:

🏅 Brazil vs Serbia Odds: Match Winner

Before you wager on the outcome of Brazil vs Serbia, it’s important to consider the event’s most popular and viable football world cup betting markets. Here’s a more detailed breakdown, along with the Spain vs Costa odds offered by some of our best betting sites.

Brazil to Win	1.45	1.38	1.48	1.44	1.40	1.44	1.44
Serbia to Win	6.71	8.00	7.20	7.00	7.50	6.50	7.50
Draw	4.23	4.20	4.30	4.20	4.20	3.90	4.20

⚽ Brazil vs Serbia Odds: Both Teams to Score

Yes	2.04	1.91	2.04	1.91	185	1.95	1.91
No	1.79	1.74	1.75	1.80	1.87	1.80	1.80

🥅 Brazil vs Serbia Odds: Over/Under 2.5 Goals

Over 2.5 Goals	1.84	1.82	1.92	1.75	1.80	1.80	1.80
Under 2.5 Goals	1.94	1.97	1.92	1.95	2.00	1.95	1.91

🏠 Brazil World Cup Preview

Brazil will start the Qatar World Cup as favourites to win, which should come as no surprise given that they qualified for the tournament unbeaten and currently top FIFA’s rankings.

Similarly, Brazil are unique in that they’ve appeared in every World Cup to date, while they’re the only country to have won five titles since the tournament’s inception in 1930.

The current Brazilian side is also unbeaten in 13 matches dating back to July 2021, when the Canarinho lost 1-0 to Argentina in the Copa America final.

Since this defeat, they’ve won eight and drawn three of their final 11 CONMEBOL qualifiers, while thumping South Korea 5-1 in a friendly and beating Japan 1-0 in Tokyo during the Kirin Challenge Cup.

🏆 Brazil World Cup History

Brazil endured a challenging initiation to World Cup football, exiting at the group stage in 1930 and enduring a heart-breaking 2-1 loss to Uruguay in the 1950 final in front of more than 170,000 home fans.

The first of the nation’s World Cup wins came in 1958, when Brazil (who were inspired by a precocious 17-year-old forward called Pele) thrashed host nation Sweden 5-2 in Stockholm. What’s more, the country retained their title in Chile four years’ later, in an ill-tempered tournament that saw Brazil’s opponents physically target their best players throughout.

A group stage exit followed in England in 1966, before arguably the greatest Brazilian side of all-time claimed the nation’s third title in Mexico 1970. Here, a team featuring stars like Carlos Alberto, Gérson, Jairzinho, Rivellino, Tostão and a mature Pelé beat Italy 4-1 in an iconic final and ensured that Brazil got to keep the original Jules Rimet trophy (a new one was introduced in 1974).

Since then, Brazil have claimed two more titles in USA (1994) and Japan (2002), while finishing runners-up in 1998. Curiously, Brazil also endured one of the tournament’s heaviest knockout stage defeats as the home nation in 2014, when Germany thrashed them 7-1 in the semi-final to leave their fans heartbroken.

✔️ Brazil Qualification and Road to the World Cup 2022

Brazil’s path to Qatar was surprisingly smooth given the quality of their rivals, as they powered through the CONMEBOL qualification group to top it by six points ahead of second-place Argentina.

To this end, they won 14 of their 17 matches during qualifying, drawing the other three and scoring 40 goals in total (while conceding just five). Interestingly, Argentina also qualified unbeaten and were able to finish 11 points clear in second, meaning that the postponed clash between the two nations was eventually cancelled.

Unsurprisingly, Brazil won all of the home games that they played during qualifying, with Argentina, Ecuador and Colombia the only side to take points of them on the road.

⭐ Brazil Players to Watch

Brazil’s current playing squad is packed full of international stars, who ply their trade for the world’s biggest clubs including Real Madrid, Barcelona and Liverpool. But which of these players will star in Qatar?

• Neymar: Now 30 years old, Neymar remains Brazil’s talisman and one of his country’s best players, both in terms of creating and converting chances. The mercurial forward has scored an impressive 74 goals in 119 international appearances to date, while he has struck 349 goals in 557 games during a stellar club career. Now excelling for PSG (where he has scored 107 goals in 148 matches), Neymar will be central to Brazil’s attacking output and could well be one of the star players on show at the Qatar World Cup.
• Vinícius Júnior: The 22-year-old wide forward Vinícius Júnior enjoyed a breakthrough season for Real Madrid in 2021/22, scoring 22 goals in 52 appearances and four in 13 UCL outings (including the winner in the final against Liverpool). He has also impressed in 14 international outings to date, contributing a single goal in the 4-0 win against Chile in March. Crucially, he creates space for the other forwards around him with his skilful and relentless running, affording Neymar more room in which to roam and spark attacks.
• Lucas Paquetá: Lyon midfielder Lucas Paquetá (who’s on the verge of joining West Ham) is one of Brazil’s most skilled and creative midfielders, having won 33 caps and scored 7 goals so far (including three during World Cup qualifying). Blessed with exceptional technical skills and creativity, he made his international debut against USA in September 2018, with the first goal for his country following against Panama six months later. Paquetá also starred during the 2019 Copa America, and is almost certain to be starter in Qatar.

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✈️ Serbia World Cup Preview

Serbia and Montenegro became an independent nation following the breakup of the Yugoslavian state in 1990, although the newly-formed country was banned from participating in international sporting events as a result of UN Sanctions stemming from conflict in Yugoslavia.

However, the country made its international debut on December 23rd 1994, ironically playing Brazil in Porto and succumbing to a respectable 2-0 defeat.

Despite struggling to make their mark on either the World Cup finals or European Championships so far, the Serbian side has emerged as a consistent qualifier and is currently ranked 25th by FIFA. The side also qualified for the 2022 tournament unbeaten, stunning rivals Portugal in their final group match to seal an automatic place in Qatar.

The side is also experienced, determined and efficient in attack, so we’d expect all of their matches in Qatar to be highly competitive.

🏆 Serbia World Cup History

Given Serbia’s complicated and conflict-strewn history, the country has no independent history at major tournaments prior to its first ever international match in 1994.

The side then impressively qualified for the World Cup at the first attempt in 1998, successfully reaching the round of 16 before being eliminated following a close 2-1 defeat against the Netherlands.

Another appearance as Serbia and Montenegro followed in 2006, although the side lost all three of its group stage matches and shipped 10 goals in total. Further group stage exits followed in 2010 and last time out in Russia in 2018, while the country failed to qualify at all for the 2014 tournament in Brazil.

Clearly, Serbia will be hoping to improve and reach the knockout stages for the first time since 1998 in Qatar, although they’ve undoubtedly been drawn in a highly competitive and very challenging group.

✔️ Serbia Qualification and Road to the World Cup 2022

Serbia competed in UEFA Group A during qualifying, eventually earning an automatic spot in Qatar as they topped rivals Portugal by three points.

As we’ve already touched on, this followed a dramatic final qualification match between the two sides in Lisbon, which saw Serbia’s talismanic striker Aleksandar Mitrović head home a stoppage time winner with the game evenly poised at 1-1.

Overall, Serbia topped the group with an unbeaten record, as they won six of their eight matches in total and drew the other two. Here’s a breakdown of their results:

⭐ Serbia Players to Watch

Most of Serbia’s players are spread across Europe’s top five leagues, so they’ll be more than familiar to the majority of fans. Here are three of the country’s standout performers:

• Sergej Milinkovic-Savic: Powerful midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is a key cog in the Serbian side, with the 27-year-old combining physical presence and technical ability with a keen eye for goal. Since his debut, Milinkovic-Savic has earned 34 international caps and scored six goals, while his record of 58 goals in 297 games for club side Lazio is impressive for a deep-lying midfielder. Now entering his peak as a player, we think that Milinkovic-Savic will influential if Serbia are to progress beyond the group stages in Qatar.
• Aleksandar Mitrović: This powerful and bullish 27-year-old striker is arguably in the form of his life, having scored a record 43 Championships goals for Fulham in 2021/22 and four in four EPL outings so far this term. Having scored 10 goals in his last 13 international matches too, he has taken his record for Serbia to an impressive 46 goals in 74 caps overall. Clearly, he’ll pose a huge threat to defences at the Qatar World Cup, particularly when you consider his immense aerial ability and increased prowess on the ground.
• Dušan Tadić: Dušan Tadić remains Serbia’s creator-in-chief, with his influence so strong that the 33-year-old is now captain of his country. He‘s certainly one of his side’s most experienced players, with 647 club appearances and 88 international caps to his name. Blessed with both excellent vision and an outstanding eye for goal, Tadic also has 18 international goals to his name, while he had scored 192 goals for a litany of clubs including Groningen, Twente, Southampton and now Ajax.

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🥇 Brazil vs Serbia Prediction - Who Will Win?

As the Brazil vs Serbia world cup odds suggest, Brazil are overwhelming favourites to kick off their 2022 World Cup campaign with a win. However, Serbia boasts a disciplined and experienced squad of players, and one that’s unlikely to beaten easily in the Lusail Stadium.

So, although the most likely outcome here is a comfortable Brazilian win, we’d expect Serbia to remain competitive throughout and stop their more illustrious rivals from scoring a hatful of goals without reply.

Brazil will certainly have to be patient in their attempts to break down what’s sure to be a well-drilled Serbian defence, but the quality of attacking players such as Neymar, Gabriel Jesus and Vinícius Júnior should prove too much in the end.

Our Brazil vs Serbia match prediction: Brazil to win.

🔍 Our Brazil vs Serbia Betting Tips?

Given the likelihood of a Brazil victory (and the fact that the side is priced at an average of 1.44 to beat Serbia), there’s little to gain through straight match betting. Though you could apply a –1.5 goal handicap to Brazil and hope that they win by at least two goals, this won’t excessively improve the odds (although it will incur significantly greater risk).

Given the quality of Serbia’s attack and the threat posed by the imposing Mitrovic, however, it may be worth backing both sides to score in this match. TonyBet is currently offering 2.04 for both teams to score, with this the best price in the ante-post market.

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✒️ Lewis Humphries - Sports Journalist, Tipster and Betting Expert

This Brazil vs Serbia Prediction was written by Lewis Humphries. Lewis is a business and iGaming copywriter from the UK, who has a passion for sports betting and online casino gaming. He's reviewed some of the world's leading casino platforms, while creating blog posts and landing page content for various sports betting brands.

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