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Serbia vs China Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 26 Aug 2023
Tip-off: 12:00
Final 105-63
25-14 30-20 22-13 28-16
Position#13
Record8-4
FormLWWLW
Points / game80.9
Allowed / game77.4
Serbia 🏆
vs
Position#20
Record10-2
FormWWWLW
Points / game79.9
Allowed / game66.0
EuropeWorld Cup
Other2023
Meetings · Serbia v China
26 Aug 2023
SERB105
CHIN63
15 Aug 2016
SERB94
CHIN60
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Serbia winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
China winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

SerbiaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormSerbia
Date
Competition
Netherlands
#35
W
100-76
100
76
+24
no box
H02/09
EuroBasket
Czech Republic
#32
W
81-68
81
68
+13
no box
A03/09
EuroBasket
Finland
#16
W
100-70
100
70
+30
no box
H05/09
EuroBasket
Israel
#10
W
89-78
89
78
+11
no box
A06/09
EuroBasket
Poland
#18
W
96-69
96
69
+27
no box
H08/09
EuroBasket
Italy
#11
L
86-94
86
94
-8
no box
H11/09
EuroBasket
Great Britain
#75
W
74-68
74
68
+6
no box
A11/11
World Cup
Turkey
#50
W
77-76
77
76
+1
no box
H14/11
World Cup
Greece
#25
L
92-97 OT
92
97
-5
no box
A24/02
World Cup
Great Britain
#75
W
101-83
101
83
+18
no box
H27/02
World Cup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
31-21
20-17
24-23
25-15
20-15
23-10
17-24
21-19
33-22
29-12
14-14
24-22
24-18
26-20
15-20
24-20
28-14
24-19
20-17
24-19
28-20
23-25
17-21
18-28
21-20
17-14
19-17
17-17
24-21
13-13
17-20
23-22
15-8
24-22
23-25
18-25
28-20
18-21
28-19
27-23
167.5Avg total
89.6Scored
77.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)80.977.4158.3+3.567%
Season at home (6)87.881.7169.5+6.283%
Season away (6)74.073.2147.2+0.850%
Last 10 (10)89.677.9167.5+11.780%
Last 5 (5)86.083.6169.6+2.460%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)85.089.3174.3-4.333%
vs Weaker ◀ (27)86.376.0162.3+10.378%
This opponent (China) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ChinaLast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
🔥 FormChina
Date
Competition
Indonesia
#15
W
108-58
108
58
+50
no box
H18/07
Asia Cup
Lebanon
#1
L
69-72
69
72
-3
no box
A20/07
Asia Cup
Kazakhstan
#47
W
68-56
68
56
+12
no box
A25/08
World Cup
Bahrain
#73
W
80-67
80
67
+13
no box
H29/08
World Cup
Iran
#51
W
81-72
81
72
+9
no box
A11/11
World Cup
Bahrain
#73
W
80-67 OT
80
67
+13
no box
A14/11
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#47
W
71-59
71
59
+12
no box
H23/02
World Cup
Iran
#51
W
86-74
86
74
+12
no box
H26/02
World Cup
Germany
#2
L
58-107
58
107
-49
42avg 52
A12/08
DBB Supercup
New Zealand
#4
W
69-68
69
68
+1
61avg 52
A13/08
DBB Supercup
Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
29-11
30-10
18-23
31-14
13-17
17-22
15-18
24-15
23-14
18-10
7-18
20-14
25-11
17-22
20-13
18-21
20-21
22-13
18-17
21-21
18-12
16-20
19-14
11-18
21-12
22-10
16-18
12-19
20-21
25-27
16-10
25-16
12-25
11-24
18-32
17-26
16-22
15-17
19-15
19-14
147.0Avg total
77.0Scored
70.0Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (12)79.966.0145.9+13.983%
Season at home (6)76.365.3141.7+11.083%
Season away (6)83.566.7150.2+16.883%
Last 10 (10)77.070.0147.0+7.080%
Last 5 (5)72.875.0147.8-2.280%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)68.186.8154.9-18.612%
vs Similar (5)84.474.0158.4+10.480%
vs Weaker (17)84.067.3151.3+16.788%
This opponent (Serbia) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

No spread forecast for this game yet.

⏱️ 5. Quarters & Halves

Quarter by quarter

-9-5+0+5+9Q1Q1: +7.3+7.3Q1: +3.1+3.1Q2Q2: +4.4+4.4Q2: +1.8+1.8Q3Q3: -0.6-0.6Q3: -1.2-1.2Q4Q4: +1.1+1.1Q4: +2.0+2.0
-9-5+0+5+9Q1Q1: +7.3+7.3Q1: +3.1+3.1Q2Q2: +4.4+4.4Q2: +1.8+1.8Q3Q3: -0.6-0.6Q3: -1.2-1.2Q4Q4: +1.1+1.1Q4: +2.0+2.0
SerbiaChina
Each team's average quarter over its last 10 games. Net is the quarter margin (above zero = the team wins that quarter on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the quarter means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
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SerbiaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Netherlands
#35
W
51-38
51
38
+13
H02/09
EuroBasket
Czech Republic
#32
W
43-25
43
25
+18
A03/09
EuroBasket
Finland
#16
W
62-34
62
34
+28
H05/09
EuroBasket
Israel
#10
W
50-38
50
38
+12
A06/09
EuroBasket
Poland
#18
W
52-33
52
33
+19
H08/09
EuroBasket
Italy
#11
W
51-45
51
45
+6
H11/09
EuroBasket
Great Britain
#75
W
38-34
38
34
+4
A11/11
World Cup
Turkey
#50
W
37-34
37
34
+3
H14/11
World Cup
Greece
#25
W
39-30
39
30
+9
A24/02
World Cup
Great Britain
#75
W
46-41
46
41
+5
H27/02
World Cup
82.1Avg total
46.9Scored
35.2Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)44.237.181.3+7.277%-
Last 30 at home (17)46.239.385.5+6.976%-
Last 30 away (13)41.734.275.8+7.577%-
Last 10 (10)46.935.282.1+11.7100%-
Last 5 (5)42.236.879.0+5.4100%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Strongerno games
vs Similar (3)42.746.088.7-3.333%-
vs Weaker ◀ (27)44.436.180.5+8.381%-
This opponent (China) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
ChinaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Indonesia
#15
W
59-21
59
21
+38
H18/07
Asia Cup
Lebanon
#1
L
30-39
30
39
-9
A20/07
Asia Cup
Kazakhstan
#47
W
41-24
41
24
+17
A25/08
World Cup
Bahrain
#73
W
42-33
42
33
+9
H29/08
World Cup
Iran
#51
W
42-34
42
34
+8
A11/11
World Cup
Bahrain
#73
W
34-32
34
32
+2
A14/11
World Cup
Kazakhstan
#47
W
43-22
43
22
+21
H23/02
World Cup
Iran
#51
L
45-48
45
48
-3
H26/02
World Cup
Germany
#2
L
23-49
23
49
-26
A12/08
DBB Supercup
New Zealand
#4
L
31-39
31
39
-8
A13/08
DBB Supercup
73.1Avg total
39.0Scored
34.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)40.435.976.3+4.557%-
Last 30 at home (14)40.936.177.1+4.857%-
Last 30 away (16)39.935.875.7+4.256%-
Last 10 (10)39.034.173.1+4.960%-
Last 5 (5)35.238.073.2-2.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (8)32.043.275.2-11.20%-
vs Similar (5)43.233.276.4+10.080%-
vs Weaker (17)43.533.376.8+10.276%-
This opponent (Serbia) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

Show:Over:
Serbiatheir own shots, last 10 games
No box scores for this team yet.
Chinatheir own shots, last 10 games

Where their points come from

China: 61.5 points a game scored
🏀🏀57%
🏀🏀🏀17%
🏀26%
🏀🏀 2-pointers35.0 pts a game · 57% of the points
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers10.5 pts a game · 17% of the points
🏀 Free throws16.0 pts a game · 26% of the points

Shooting by shot type

Shot typeAttempts per gameMade per gameAccuracy
(made ÷ attempts)
League accuracyPoints per game
🏀🏀 2-pointers41.517.5
42.2%
-35.0
🏀🏀🏀 3-pointers17.03.5
20.6%
-10.5
🏀 Free throws24.016.0
66.7%
-16.0
They take 58.5 shots from the field a game (2-pointers + 3-pointers); 17.0 of them are 3-pointers, so 29% of their shots are threes. Accuracy is green when it beats the league average.

💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

Not enough box scores for both teams yet (the data provider has box scores for the NBA and Europe's top competitions, not every game).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
1
Serbia wins
0
China wins
DateGameScore
15/08/16Serbia v China94-60
Serbialast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
27/02/23HGreat Britain101-83
24/02/23AGreece92-97 OT
14/11/22HTurkey77-76
11/11/22AGreat Britain74-68
11/09/22HItaly86-94
08/09/22HPoland96-69
06/09/22AIsrael89-78
05/09/22HFinland100-70
03/09/22ACzech Republic81-68
02/09/22HNetherlands100-76
Chinalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
13/08/23ANew Zealand69-68
12/08/23AGermany58-107
26/02/23HIran86-74
23/02/23HKazakhstan71-59
14/11/22ABahrain80-67 OT
11/11/22AIran81-72
29/08/22HBahrain80-67
25/08/22AKazakhstan68-56
20/07/22ALebanon69-72
18/07/22HIndonesia108-58

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Serbia
World Cup 2023
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWLW67%
HomeWLWWW83%
AwayWLWWL50%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1266
Win %67%83%50%
Points / game80.987.874.0
Allowed / game77.481.773.2
Point differential+3.5+6.2+0.8
Avg total158.3169.5147.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+17%33%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)67% (3)0% (2)
Overtime %17%17%17%
China
World Cup 2023
Recent: 8 Wins / 2 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWWWWW83%
HomeWLWWW83%
AwayLWWWW83%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1266
Win %83%83%83%
Points / game79.976.383.5
Allowed / game66.065.366.7
Point differential+13.9+11.0+16.8
Avg total145.9141.7150.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+75%83%67%
Close games (≤5 pts) won---
Overtime %8%0%17%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 Russia330100%87.070.7+16.3
2 Latvia1716194%85.570.3+15.2
3 Canada1312192%97.568.2+29.3
4 Australia1312192%83.956.1+27.8
5 South Sudan1311285%79.967.2+12.7
6 Germany1311285%80.170.5+9.5
7 Spain1210283%83.167.7+15.4
8 China1210283%79.966.0+13.9
9 Ivory Coast1210283%75.365.9+9.4
10 Puerto Rico119282%82.678.4+4.3
11 New Zealand108280%92.668.9+23.7
12 France1310377%79.864.4+15.5
13 Angola1310377%73.562.1+11.5
14 Dominican Republic1310377%82.572.5+9.9
15 Lithuania1310377%78.170.7+7.4
16 Italy129375%86.782.9+3.8
17 Montenegro1712571%77.371.0+6.3
18 Lebanon139469%88.275.3+12.8
19 Finland139469%80.879.4+1.4
20 Belarus128467%80.267.2+13.0
21 Argentina128467%78.772.1+6.6
22 Greece128467%78.775.2+3.5
23 Serbia128467%80.977.4+3.5
24 Brazil117464%88.170.5+17.6
25 Mexico117464%82.578.4+4.1
26 Venezuela138562%77.869.7+8.2
27 Egypt138562%72.966.1+6.8
28 Jordan138562%78.273.8+4.5
29 Slovenia138562%84.280.2+3.9
30 Georgia138562%80.877.6+3.2
31 Senegal127558%72.566.0+6.5
32 Nigeria127558%69.564.5+5.0
33 Iceland2112957%80.880.7+0.1
34 Philippines116555%80.377.7+2.5
35 Japan137654%75.473.8+1.6
36 Sweden168850%81.175.8+5.4
37 Ukraine126650%80.277.2+3.0
38 Belgium126650%72.069.4+2.6
39 Tunisia126650%64.362.5+1.8
40 Cape Verde126650%71.170.8+0.3
41 Portugal168850%70.971.6-0.7
42 Switzerland42250%62.263.2-1.0
43 Uruguay105550%71.974.2-2.3
44 Bosnia & Herzegovina126650%77.282.2-5.0
45 Hungary126650%72.679.5-6.9
46 Iran136746%70.471.1-0.7
47 Saudi Arabia125742%68.275.0-6.8
48 Kazakhstan125742%64.972.7-7.8
49 D.R. Congo125742%57.064.9-7.9
50 Mali52340%42.047.2-5.2
51 Turkey114736%77.575.1+2.4
52 Israel124833%78.779.0-0.3
53 Poland62433%74.077.0-3.0
54 Cameroon124833%64.468.2-3.8
55 Estonia124833%72.581.4-8.9
56 Kosovo62433%75.885.2-9.3
57 Slovakia1651131%68.976.7-7.8
58 Colombia103730%77.091.8-14.8
59 Guinea123925%66.070.6-4.6
60 Czech Republic123925%73.280.7-7.5
61 Panama123925%68.578.7-10.2
62 Bahamas123925%77.691.9-14.3
63 North Macedonia102820%64.375.8-11.5
64 Luxembourg102820%76.388.1-11.8
65 Bulgaria61517%74.379.2-4.8
66 Croatia61517%77.083.2-6.2
67 Rwanda61517%56.765.2-8.5
68 Chile61517%66.075.7-9.7
69 Syria61517%69.379.3-10.0
70 Central African Republic61517%61.275.2-14.0
71 Uganda1221017%61.177.8-16.7
72 Albania61517%65.282.2-17.0
73 Bahrain1221017%63.483.7-20.2
74 Cyprus61517%59.080.2-21.2
75 Great Britain101910%69.783.2-13.5
76 Cuba4040%65.072.8-7.8
77 Netherlands110110%71.081.5-10.5
78 Denmark4040%69.584.5-15.0
79 Romania4040%69.889.5-19.8
80 India100100%61.189.5-28.4
81 Chinese Taipei6060%61.090.7-29.7
82 United States Virgin Islands6060%64.796.2-31.5
83 Indonesia6060%58.590.2-31.7
84 Paraguay6060%55.086.8-31.8
85 Kenya6060%42.574.8-32.3
Built from this season's results before tip-off (all phases of the competition). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -). 85 teams: scroll the table.

📋 13. Box Score

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Serbia25302228105
China1420131663
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