Serbia vs Brazil Prediction: Their Serves Aren't Going Over Our Heads

Serbia hasn't beaten Brazil since the 2018 World Cup, and the two teams have never had nine aces in even four games. There probably won't be many of them this Saturday either.

To be honest, the Serbian team ended up in the semifinals unexpectedly. For four years they hadn't beaten the U.S. national team - six straight losses. And now, finally, it happened.

With all due respect, we admit that the statistics of Santarelli's charges are not impressive. The Serbian players in this Nations League average two and a half blocks per game and lose two serves. The aces are the worst - only 0.9 on average per set. A few times they didn't have that much - two aces in three games and two aces in four sets. Moreover, in the second week's match, Serbia could not serve once. And their opponent was a very Brazilian team. Interesting, right?

True, the Yellow and Greens aren't masters of unstoppable serves. They averaged exactly one ace per game in the group stage. But their opponent conceded even fewer than that, 0.9 per game. The Brazilian reception is quite good.

A total of 8.5 aces in 13 games with Guimaraes' wards was reached twice in the four-set matches. Perhaps the bookmakers, seeing such a thing, will offer us not 8.5, but 7.5. Still, it makes sense to bet on the under.

We don't see how Serbia can outplay Brazil with such a difference in passing and moving speed. And the Brazilian block is still there. By the way, the Americans were much stronger than the Serbs both times on the block. It was the U.S. who let them down, while Brazil has always been perfectly all right with it. We offer the following options:

- total aces under (7.5);

- a handicap 2 (-10.5);

- correct score 3:0.

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