FT · Europe: UEFA Nations League · Thursday, 24 September 2026

Serbia 1–2 GreeceMatch recap & Bawler model verdict · Thursday, 24 September 2026

Serbia
1–2
Greece win
Greece
> 🧠 Model verdict
✓ Model called it

Pre-match, Bawler had Serbia at 29%, draw at 25%, Greece at 45%. The match ended 1-2 — confirming the model's lean toward Greece.

> Pre-match probability vs result
Serbia win
29%
Draw
25%
Greece win
45%
Actual ✓
> Expected vs actual goals
Model expected (xG)
1.33 – 1.70
Total 3.04
Actual
1 – 2
Total 3 (-0.0 vs xG)

Total goals landed close to the model's expectation — within 0.0 of forecast. Suggests this match played to the underlying xG balance.

> 🧾 What the model called · and how it landed
High confidence
Over 1.5 Goals
Pre-match: 81%
✓ Won
Medium confidence
X2
Pre-match: 71%
✓ Won
Outside shot
Over 3.5 Goals
Pre-match: 36%
✗ Lost
> What we said pre-match
"Over 1.5 Goals emerges as the high-confidence forecast at 81%, anchored by Greece's 1.70 xG advantage and Serbia's relative defensive vulnerability at home."

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