This promises to be an action-packed encounter for Crvena Zvezda at Stadion Rajko Mitić when the Europa League tournament arrives in town and Midtjylland with it. Read all about the Group Stage match here!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
It's quite the trip for Midtjylland when visiting Crvena Zvezda as the cities are 1800 kilometers apart.
Crvena Zvezda form and stats
Crvena Zvezda participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 16th finals and lost against Milan.This stadium, Stadion Rajko Mitić, has been a fortress for Crvena Zvezda in the Super Liga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 6-1-0. This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 1 draw and 0 losses in this competition. The Crvena Zvezda fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadion Rajko Mitić and will expect new points from this game. Crvena has played 32 games in a row here without a defeat.
A strong away win for Crvena Zvezda against Radnicki Kragujevac the last match, as Milan Pavkov, Aleksandar Katai and Mirko Ivanić were on target.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Radnik Surdulica (1-2).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Crvena have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found four games) they have won two times, drawn two and lost zero.
The manager D. Stankovic will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Vojvodina in only one day.
The Crvena fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 12 goals in 7 league matches. Crvena have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Midtjylland form and stats
Midtjylland's mission in Champions League last season failed in the 2nd qualifying round.Midtjylland's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Midtjylland collect 16 points from their 7 away matches in the Superliga. 5 victories and 1 draw have created these points (and only 1 defeat). Total Europa League statistics for Midtjylland: 0 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
Midtjylland play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 3-1 victory visiting Randers. Midfield player Raphael Onyedika was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.81/10. Onyedika scored two goals, served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
A home win before that, celebrating 3-1 vs AaB (after extra-time).Midtjylland are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, two draws and one defeat. From a total of four matches.
Midtjylland have another match away from home in just three nights, a Superliga game vs AGF. A hard diary for the visiting team!
The travelling fans enjoy Midtjylland's attacking play in away games, having scored 11 goals in 7 league matches away. It's not easy to score on Midtjylland as they have only conceded 5 goals from these away games.
Head 2 Head
Crvena Zvezda and Midtjylland have duelled previously this season: Midtjylland - Crvena 1-1.Top Goalscorers
  A. Katai 7 goals |   J. dos Santos Júnior 7 goals |  M. Ivanić 6 goals |
Crvena Zvezda missing players
Midtjylland missing players
| Crvena Zvezda | Midtjylland | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 10 | Won | W | 7 | 15 | ||
| 5 | 2 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | ||
| 54 | 27 | Scored | S | 22 | 47 | ||
| 16 | 4 | Conceded | C | 16 | 26 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 85% | 84% | ||
| 60% | 58% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 54% | 56% | ||
| 28% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 38% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 52% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 46% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 36% | ||
| 8% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 15% | 12% | ||
| 7.1 | 8.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.2 | 5.1 | ||
| 3.2 | 2.3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| 2.1 | 1.8 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 5 | 5 | ||
| 16 | 17.4 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 12.9 | ||
| 7 | 7.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.1 | 4.9 | ||
| 31% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 42% | 39% | ||
| 8.8 | 7.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 10.4 | ||
| 3 | 2.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 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 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 2 | Sporting Braga | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Midtjylland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 4 | Ludogorets | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 1 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Partizan | 15 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 39 | 43 |
| 2 | Crvena Zvezda | 14 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 33 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 6 | 25 | 35 |
| 3 | Cukaricki | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | Backa Topola | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 24 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
| 5 | Vozdovac | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 2 | 21 |
| 6 | Vojvodina | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 |
| 7 | Napredak | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 20 |
| 8 | Spartak Subotica | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 18 |
| 9 | Radnicki Nis | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 17 |
| 10 | Proleter Novi Sad | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 15 | -13 | 17 |
| 11 | Mladost Lucani | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | -3 | 14 |
| 12 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 16 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -13 | 14 |
| 13 | Radnik Surdulica | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -5 | 13 |
| 14 | Kolubara | 14 | 4 | 1 | 9 | 16 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 17 | -17 | 13 |
| 15 | Metalac GM | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | -6 | 12 |
| 16 | Novi Pazar | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 18 | -16 | 8 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Midtjylland | 14 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 29 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 34 |
| 2 | København | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 19 | 28 |
| 3 | AaB | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 24 |
| 4 | Randers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 24 |
| 5 | Silkeborg | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 22 |
| 6 | Brøndby | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | OB | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 19 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 8 | Viborg | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 12 | -2 | 15 |
| 9 | AGF | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -7 | 15 |
| 10 | Nordsjælland | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 17 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -9 | 14 |
| 11 | SønderjyskE | 14 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 | -18 | 9 |
| 12 | Vejle | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 21 | -24 | 5 |