We said: Serbia 2-1 Norway
Serbia have not lost at home since the end of 2020, and given the competition for places ahead of an exciting winter in the Middle East, they should perform near their best on Thursday.
While Norway's current crop is surely their most able in decades, few teams dictate terms to the hosts in Belgrade, so the visitors' Nations League campaign could be set for an opening-day loss.
Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Serbia win with a probability of 49.49%. A draw had a probability of 28.1% and a win for Norway had a probability of 22.45%.
The most likely scoreline for a Serbia win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.52%) and 2-1 (8.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.61%), while for a Norway win it was 0-1 (9.36%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood.