Super Liga prediction: Crvena Zvezda should edge out Čukarički on their own turf

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Competition: Serbia Super Liga
Competition: Wed 27.April
Match begins: 16:30 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Rajko Mitić (55538 seats)

A important fixture as both sides are fighting for the top league positions. With Crvena Zvezda in 1st place and Čukarički placed 3rd, this is almost guaranteed to be a thriling meeting. Read on to find out more!

Insights:
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most scored goals (79) in Super Liga
  • Čukarički have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Super Liga

This is a local fight, usually meaning added nervousness and importance.

Crvena Zvezda and Čukarički should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Crvena Zvezda form and stats

Crvena Zvezda have been very solid at home in the Super Liga so far, with 41 points collected from 15 matches (13-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 1st position in the table. Crvena has a nice streak going on as they have played 19 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Radnik Surdulica defeat 182 days ago.

The Crvena Zvezda goalkeeper Milan Borjan is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 184 minutes without conceding a goal in the Super Liga.

Happy days for Crvena in their previous game, a fixture away at Bačka Topola that ended with a 4-0 victory. As indicated by the result mentioned above, Crvena Zvezda played a great game against Bačka Topola and beat them comfortably. Expectations are high for this one. Ivanić was absolutely essential when Crvena beat Bačka Topola 4-0, scoring three goals.

In the match before that, Crvena Zvezda hosted Partizan and drew the game 0-0.

Everyone expects Crvena Zvezda to win this match. We have checked our database for matches where they have been as big a favourite and found 30 games: 26 home wins, four draws and zero defeats. Crvena Zvezda have won with at least two goals margin 18 times in similar situations.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Crvena as they are travelling to their away game against Vojvodina in the Super Liga. That match is four days after this one.

The Crvena Zvezda manager Stankovic has got the team scoring with 34 from 15 home games in the league. As for guarding their own goal, Crvena have only let in 4 goals at home.

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Čukarički form and stats

6-6-3 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Čukarički in their Super Liga matches away.

Čukarički are travelling again after losing away to Partizan in their previous match (1-3).

A loss against Bačka Topola was the result prior to that, in a home game.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Čukarički have scored 20 goals in 15 league games away. Čukarički have conceded 17 goals in these away matches.

Head 2 Head

The duelists have fought before this season: Crvena Zvezda - Čukarički 3-0. The ref had use for red card when these clubs last faced each other, and the criminal was Drezgic (Čukarički). As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's nine Crvena victories, zero draws and one Čukarički win. Over/under statistics; eight of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

Crvena ZvezdaA. Katai
A. Katai
20 goals
Crvena ZvezdaM. Ivanić
M. Ivanić
15 goals
Crvena ZvezdaE. Ben Nabouhane
E. Ben Nabouhane
12 goals

Crvena Zvezda missing players

Čukarički missing players

Crvena Zvezda Čukarički
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
32 16 4 Played P 4 16 32
27 13 3 Won W 1 6 14
4 3 1 Drew D 1 6 12
1 0 0 Lost L 2 4 6
83 34 6 Scored S 4 21 51
17 4 1 Conceded C 7 20 33
94% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 88% 88%
81% 62% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 84%
69% 50% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 62% 56%
34% 25% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 19% 19%
19% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 9%
47% 25% 25% BTTS BTTS 75% 62% 62%
53% 75% 75% Clean Sheets C S 0% 25% 31%
6% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 25% 25% 19%
 
7.2 8.1 7 Corners for (avg) C F 5 4.8 5.4
2.4 2 2.5 Corners against (avg) C A 6.2 4.8 3.9
1.8 1.8 2.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.5 2.6 2.2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 4 4
 
16.8 17 11.5 Shots (avg) S ( 5.5 8.9 10.2
7.7 6.9 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 4.1 4.8
34% 31% 27% Goal Efficiency G E 36% 32% 33%
 
6.4 5.4 6 Shots against (avg) S A 11.5 8.9 8.8
2.6 2.2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.5 4.2 3.8
Key stats in Super Liga this season:
  • Crvena Zvezda have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Crvena Zvezda have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most clean sheets (12) at home in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most points (41) at home in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most points from losing position (16) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most scored goals (79) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most scored goals in the first half (42) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most scored goals in the second half (41) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the the best goal difference (+62) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
  • Crvena Zvezda is in the best form (5-1-0) in Super Liga
  • Čukarički have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Čukarički have the fewest matches under the total-line (8) in Super Liga

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Crvena Zvezda 30 26 3 1 79 17 15 13 2 0 34 4 15 13 1 1 45 13 62 81
2 Partizan 30 25 4 1 68 10 15 12 3 0 34 4 15 13 1 1 34 6 58 79
3 Čukarički 30 14 12 4 48 27 15 8 6 1 28 10 15 6 6 3 20 17 21 54
4 Bačka Topola 30 11 8 11 44 41 15 7 3 5 26 21 15 4 5 6 18 20 3 41
5 Voždovac 30 11 7 12 41 37 15 6 6 3 24 18 15 5 1 9 17 19 4 40
6 Radnicki Nis 30 9 13 8 32 33 15 7 4 4 19 16 15 2 9 4 13 17 -1 40
7 Vojvodina 30 11 6 13 38 40 15 7 2 6 22 19 15 4 4 7 16 21 -2 39
8 Napredak 30 10 7 13 31 36 15 7 4 4 18 14 15 3 3 9 13 22 -5 37
9 Mladost Lucani 30 10 6 14 38 44 15 6 2 7 22 25 15 4 4 7 16 19 -6 36
10 Radnik Surdulica 30 8 12 10 24 31 15 3 6 6 11 16 15 5 6 4 13 15 -7 36
11 Spartak Subotica 30 9 7 14 35 49 15 3 5 7 17 25 15 6 2 7 18 24 -14 34
12 Kolubara 30 10 4 16 32 56 15 7 3 5 20 23 15 3 1 11 12 33 -24 34
13 Radnicki Kragujevac 30 8 6 16 27 50 15 5 1 9 13 25 15 3 5 7 14 25 -23 30
14 Proleter Novi Sad 30 8 5 17 23 49 15 4 3 8 11 23 15 4 2 9 12 26 -26 29
15 Metalac GM 30 7 6 17 36 52 15 5 2 8 22 25 15 2 4 9 14 27 -16 27
16 Novi Pazar 30 5 10 15 25 49 15 4 6 5 14 18 15 1 4 10 11 31 -24 25

Read more about Super Liga

The Serbian SuperLiga is the highest level of football in Serbia. It was founded in 2005 with Montenegro and from 2006 with only Serbian teams. 16 teams play each other home and away, resulting in 30 fixtures. The league table then splits in two; a relegation round and a championship round.