Red Star Belgrade head into this game after a 1-1 Europa League drawn result against Celtic.
In that game, Red Star Belgrade managed 46% possession and 16 shots on goal with 4 on target. The scorer for Red Star Belgrade was Marko Arnautović (65'). Celtic had 8 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Kelechi Ịheanachọ (55') scored for Celtic.
It’s been a rare occasion in recent times where Red Star Belgrade have shown defensive steel. It will be a concern for them that Red Star Belgrade have been scored against in 6 of their previous 6 games, giving up 7 goals on the way. That sort of trend isn’t assured to be carried forward into this next game, though.
In their last game, Radnički 1923 drew 1-1 in the SuperLiga tie with Novi Pazar.
In that game, Radnički 1923 had 49% possession and 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. At the other end, Novi Pazar had 10 attempts at goal with 5 on target.
Over the course of 5 of the past six clashes involving Radnički 1923, a relatively low number of goals have been struck between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game in that period is a meagre 2, with the number of goals averaged by Crveni Đavoli standing at 1.17.
A look at their previous results shows us that Radnički 1923:
A look at their most recent head to head clashes stretching back to 08/10/2023 tells us that Red Star Belgrade have won 5 of them and Radnički 1923 1, with the tally of draws standing at 0.
There were also plenty of goals scored in those games, 25 overall which averages out at 4.17 goals per match.
The previous league encounter featuring these clubs was SuperLiga match day 2 on 23/04/2025 which ended up with the score at Radnički 1923 4-1 Red Star Belgrade.
In that match, Radnički 1923 managed 35% possession and 19 shots at goal with 9 on target. The scorer was Issa Bah (57').
Red Star Belgrade got 18 attempts on goal with 6 on target. Duarte (66') scored.
It’s a low absenteeism rate, with just the sole fitness concern for the Red Star Belgrade boss Vladan Milojević to be concerned about from an otherwise complete group of players. Rade Krunic (Adductor injury) is sidelined.
Our feeling is that Red Star Belgrade should be able to create a good number of chances & successful shots on target.
At the same time, Radnički 1923 will be up against it getting goals - but, we do see them managing to get on the scoresheet as well here.
Our selection here is for a pretty comfortable 3-1 margin for Red Star Belgrade come full-time.