Get ready for the return leg of the Europa League Round of 16 between Crvena Zvezda and Rangers. This should be an interesting match and this preview contains everything you need to know. Read on!
Rangers have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 2700 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
It's no vacation for neither Crvena Zvezda nor Rangers as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Crvena Zvezda form and stats
Crvena Zvezda participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 16th finals and lost against Milan.Crvena Zvezda have been very solid at home in the Super Liga so far, with 35 points collected from 13 matches (11-2-0). This has contributed greatly to their 2nd position in the table. On the other hand, in the Europa League, Crvena Zvezda has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
A good away victory last time out for Crvena, who won 2-1 against Metalac GM.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Kolubara are coming to town in three days.
Crvena Zvezda can score goals in their home matches. After 13 league matches they have found the net 27 times. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively Crvena Zvezda have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 13 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Rangers form and stats
Rangers's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 8th finals against Slavia Praha.When we have look at the Europa League statistics, we find 5W-4D-2L. This is both home and away.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rangers playing away and similar expectations, we found four relevant matches. Results were zero Rangers wins, two draws and two defeats.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Rangers manager Bronckhorst as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Dundee.
Head 2 Head
This is what happened when the squads played each other earlier this campaign; Rangers - Crvena Zvezda 3-0. As for the last three games between these two teams, there's zero Crvena victories, one draw and two Rangers wins. Over/under statistics; one of these games ended with three goals or more, two matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  A. Katai 17 goals |   A. Morelos Aviléz 12 goals |  M. Ivanić 11 goals |
Crvena Zvezda missing players
Rangers missing players
| Crvena Zvezda | Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 12 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 7 | 18 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 4 | 6 | ||
| 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | ||
| 47 | 21 | Scored | S | 23 | 53 | ||
| 19 | 6 | Conceded | C | 12 | 16 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 76% | 58% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 42% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 48% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 28% | ||
| 16% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 12% | ||
| 44% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 32% | ||
| 48% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 42% | 64% | ||
| 12% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 6.3 | 7.3 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.8 | 6.3 | ||
| 3.4 | 2.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 4.4 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 17.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 15.7 | 18.2 | ||
| 7.6 | 7.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.4 | 6.6 | ||
| 25% | 22% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 35% | 32% | ||
| 8.1 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.2 | 8.3 | ||
| 3 | 2.1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.1 | 2.9 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Partizan | 27 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 64 | 9 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 55 | 72 |
| 2 | Crvena Zvezda | 27 | 23 | 3 | 1 | 67 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 40 | 12 | 52 | 72 |
| 3 | Cukaricki | 27 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 45 | 25 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 28 | 10 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 49 |
| 4 | Radnicki Nis | 27 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 31 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 39 |
| 5 | Vojvodina | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 33 | 34 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | -1 | 36 |
| 6 | Backa Topola | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 37 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 35 |
| 7 | Vozdovac | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 33 | 34 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 16 | -1 | 34 |
| 8 | Napredak | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -3 | 34 |
| 9 | Radnik Surdulica | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 11 | -4 | 33 |
| 10 | Kolubara | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 47 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 26 | -20 | 33 |
| 11 | Mladost Lucani | 27 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 31 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -8 | 31 |
| 12 | Spartak Subotica | 27 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 42 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | -12 | 31 |
| 13 | Proleter Novi Sad | 27 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 44 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 22 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -24 | 28 |
| 14 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 27 | 7 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 44 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -21 | 26 |
| 15 | Metalac GM | 27 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 31 | 48 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 23 | -17 | 23 |
| 16 | Novi Pazar | 27 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -24 | 19 |
