Rangers host the first leg in this deciding Europa League Round of 16 game. Crvena Zvezda will try their very best to bring a solid result back to Stadion Rajko Mitić before the return leg in 10 days.
These teams have little in common geographically as Crvena Zvezda have to travel 2700 kilometers to reach their opponents. The trip home will be especially long if the match ends in defeat.
The visiting Crvena Zvezda played their last game only four days ago, a Super Liga match.
Rangers form and stats
Rangers participated in Europa League the last season, where they reached the 8th finals and lost against Slavia Praha.This match is a Europa League match, and the hometeam has the total statistics 4 wins, 4 draws and 2 losses in this competition.
The Rangers fans enjoyed the previous fixture, watching their team host Aberdeen and win 1-0. Tavernier was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.12 out of 10. The defender Tavernier hit three key passes and won 10 of 15 duels.
Before that match, a Premiership win away at St. Johnstone.Rangers are traveling soon after this match as the Scottish Cup match at Dundee awaits in three days.
Crvena Zvezda form and stats
Crvena Zvezda's mission in Europa League last season failed in the 16th finals against Milan.Crvena Zvezda have been very strong on the road so far with a massive 34 points collected from 13 Super Liga games. 11 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat is the record so far. Total Europa League statistics for Crvena Zvezda: 5 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
The regulars enjoyed Crvena's previous game versus Novi Pazar, a 5-0 win played at home.
Ahead of that match was the victory versus Vozdovac at their stadium, the result 3-0.Crvena Zvezda have another game away in just three sleeps, a Super Liga game vs Metalac GM. A demanding timetable for them!
Crvena are a potent attacking force on the road with their 38 goals in 13 league games. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (11 so far).
Head 2 Head
As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Rangers victory, one draw and zero Crvena Zvezda wins. Over/under statistics; zero 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 |
Rangers missing players
Crvena Zvezda missing players
| Rangers | Crvena Zvezda | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 11 | Won | W | 9 | 17 | ||
| 6 | 2 | Drew | D | 3 | 5 | ||
| 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | ||
| 52 | 32 | Scored | S | 32 | 53 | ||
| 21 | 9 | Conceded | C | 11 | 17 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 80% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 92% | 76% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 62% | 52% | ||
| 36% | 43% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 16% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 23% | 20% | ||
| 40% | 29% | BTTS | BTTS | 69% | 48% | ||
| 56% | 71% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 48% | ||
| 4% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 8% | ||
| 6.5 | 7.9 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.3 | 6.2 | ||
| 4.2 | 3.4 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 3.4 | ||
| 1.5 | 1.3 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.7 | ||
| 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | ||
| 18.1 | 20.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 14.2 | 15.6 | ||
| 6.6 | 7.6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 7.4 | 7.6 | ||
| 32% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 28% | ||
| 7.7 | 6.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.8 | 8 | ||
| 2.8 | 2.4 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.5 | 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 | 26 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 64 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 4 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 32 | 5 | 55 | 71 |
| 2 | Crvena Zvezda | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 65 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 11 | 51 | 69 |
| 3 | Cukaricki | 25 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 44 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 47 |
| 4 | Vojvodina | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 36 |
| 5 | Backa Topola | 26 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 19 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
| 6 | Radnicki Nis | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 29 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Napredak | 25 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 21 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | Kolubara | 25 | 10 | 2 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 25 | -19 | 32 |
| 9 | Vozdovac | 25 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 14 | -3 | 30 |
| 10 | Mladost Lucani | 25 | 9 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 35 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 17 | -6 | 30 |
| 11 | Spartak Subotica | 26 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 29 | 41 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -12 | 30 |
| 12 | Radnik Surdulica | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 25 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 11 | -6 | 29 |
| 13 | Proleter Novi Sad | 25 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 41 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 21 | -22 | 27 |
| 14 | Metalac GM | 25 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 30 | 45 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 22 | -15 | 23 |
| 15 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 25 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 22 | 44 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 21 | -22 | 22 |
| 16 | Novi Pazar | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 46 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 13 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 28 | -24 | 18 |
