Slovan Liberec have traveled here for an interesting Europa League fight against Crvena Zvezda. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
The hosts Crvena saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the Super Liga. This match was also played here at Stadion Rajko Mitić. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Slovan Liberec have had more rest.
Everyone involved with the away team has to get their travel gear ready for this match as there's a whopping 900 kilometers to cover before arriving at the match.
Crvena Zvezda form and stats
Crvena was eliminated in the group stage last season in the Champions League.Crvena Zvezda have been very solid at home in the Super Liga so far, with 19 points collected from 7 matches (6-1-0). This has contributed greatly to their 4th position in the table. Crvena Zvezda has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Backa Topola defeat 137 days ago.
A draw after 90 minutes last time out for Crvena Zvezda, who played 0-0 against Javor Ivanjica. That match was also played at this venue (Stadion Rajko Mitić). Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Hoffenheim (0-2).
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 Zvezda have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found two games) they have won zero times, drawn two and lost zero.
Crvena are traveling soon after this match as the Super Liga match at Radnik Surdulica awaits in one day.
Crvena always seem capable of creating a buzz here at Stadion Rajko Mitić with 23 goals in 7 league games. Crvena have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only 2 goals.
Slovan Liberec form and stats
Slovan Liberec are doing rather OK so far in their away games in the Czech Liga, having played 3 games and collected 3 points (1 win, 0 draws and 2 losses). Total Europa League statistics for Slovan Liberec: 4 wins, 0 draws and 0 losses.
Liberec are travelling after their nice 1-0 home win in the Europa League against Gent. Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Pribram in the Czech Liga.
We have checked recent matches where Liberec have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those two games were one victory, zero draws and one defeat.
Slovan Liberec has another fixture away, a Czech Liga game, against Banik Ostrava in just two days. A tough schedule for the visitors!
The attacking power of Liberec when travelling is not overwhelming with 2 goals scored from 3 league matches away. As opposed to that, Liberec have seen the ball go into their own net 4 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Last two meetings between the teams: Crvena won zero, Slovan Liberec won two and zero draws. one game with over 2,5 goals, one match with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Ivanić 6 goals |  A. Katai 6 goals |  D. Falcinelli 4 goals |
Crvena Zvezda missing players
Slovan Liberec missing players
| Crvena Zvezda | Slovan Liberec | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 13 | Played | P | 12 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 12 | Won | W | 4 | 13 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | Lost | L | 6 | 8 | ||
| 59 | 41 | Scored | S | 16 | 42 | ||
| 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 22 | 35 | ||
| 96% | 92% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 80% | 92% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 88% | ||
| 64% | 85% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 64% | ||
| 28% | 38% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 32% | ||
| 20% | 38% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 17% | 20% | ||
| 36% | 31% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 60% | ||
| 56% | 69% | Clean Sheets | C S | 17% | 24% | ||
| 12% | 8% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 16% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1.7 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.8 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 361 | 205 | Total Shots | T S | 78 | 189 | ||
| 148 | 93 | Shots on Target | S O | 39 | 92 | ||
| 40% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 41% | 45% | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Hoffenheim | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | Slovan Liberec | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | Gent | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 |
| 4 | Crvena Zvezda | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| 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 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 31 | 32 |
| 2 | Vojvodina | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 26 |
| 3 | Partizan | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 23 |
| 4 | Proleter Novi Sad | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
| 5 | Vozdovac | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| 6 | Mladost Lucani | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 20 |
| 7 | Spartak Subotica | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 |
| 8 | Cukaricki | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 9 | Radnicki Nis | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | -1 | 18 |
| 10 | Backa Topola | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 17 |
| 11 | Metalac GM | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Javor Ivanjica | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 | -3 | 15 |
| 13 | Novi Pazar | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 | -8 | 15 |
| 14 | Inija | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14 | -9 | 15 |
| 15 | Radnik Surdulica | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 16 | Napredak | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -11 | 9 |
| 17 | Rad Beograd | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 19 | -15 | 9 |
| 18 | Backa Palanka | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 8 | -7 | 7 |
| 19 | Zlatibor Cajetina | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | -19 | 6 |
| 20 | Macva Sabac | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | -19 | 5 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sparta Praha | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 18 |
| 2 | Slavia Praha | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 17 | 16 |
| 3 | Viktoria Plzen | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 4 | Sigma Olomouc | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | Slovan Liberec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Jablonec | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | Pardubice | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 8 | Karvina | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Bohemians 1905 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Slovacko | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 7 |
| 11 | Zlin | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 6 |
| 12 | Teplice | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -5 | 6 |
| 13 | Banik Ostrava | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -1 | 5 |
| 14 | Mlada Boleslav | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 5 |
| 15 | Opava | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 5 |
| 16 | Ceske Budejovice | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | -8 | 3 |
| 17 | Pribram | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -10 | 1 |
| 18 | Zbrojovka Brno | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -12 | 1 |