Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Crvena Zvezda & Radnički Niš face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Serbian Cup. All the pre-match information is available here!
It's no vacation for neither Crvena nor Radnički Niš 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 have been outstanding at home so far in the Super Liga with 9 wins, 2 draws and only 0 losses.
A nice win for Crvena Zvezda last time playing, versus Cukaricki. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Omoijuanfo, Dragović and Pavkov scoring for the victors.
In the game before, an away victory in the Super Liga match versus Backa Topola with a 3-2 scoreline.It would be a shock if the hosts fail to win this game. Let's see how Crvena Zvezda have performed as huge favourites like they are today: 29 games found in the database showing 26 Crvena Zvezda wins, three draws and zero defeats.
The manager Stankovic will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Proleter Novi Sad in only four days.
The Crvena Zvezda fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 20 goals in 11 league matches. Defensively Crvena have been outstanding, conceding less than half a goal on average per home game in the league (3 in 11 games). For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Radnički Niš form and stats
Last season their Serbian Cup adventure ended in the 8th finals.Radnički Niš have only collected 9 points from their away games in the Super Liga, after 1-6-4 (11 played).
Pejovic was the last player to score for the away team. Radnički Niš haven't scored a league goal in the last 197 minutes.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Partizan with 0-2 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game, the 0-2 loss visiting Proleter Novi Sad's place.Radnički Niš have another fixture away from home in just four days, a Super Liga match versus Vozdovac. A back-breaking schedule for the visitors!
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Radnički as they have only managed to score 9 times from 11 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Radnički Niš have seen the ball go into their own net 16 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
Statistics for the prior ten meetings featuring these two sides are: nine wins for Crvena, one draw and zero wins for Radnički Niš. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Nabouhane with 7 goals scored against Radnički Niš in these 10 games.Crvena Zvezda missing players
Radnički Niš missing players
| Crvena Zvezda | Radnički Niš | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 11 | Played | P | 14 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 8 | Won | W | 4 | 9 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 5 | 8 | ||
| 3 | 2 | Lost | L | 5 | 8 | ||
| 52 | 19 | Scored | S | 13 | 24 | ||
| 19 | 8 | Conceded | C | 18 | 25 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 93% | 92% | ||
| 76% | 64% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 71% | 64% | ||
| 52% | 55% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 36% | 28% | ||
| 24% | 18% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 14% | 8% | ||
| 16% | 9% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 7% | 4% | ||
| 56% | 45% | BTTS | BTTS | 57% | 44% | ||
| 40% | 45% | Clean Sheets | C S | 21% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 9% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 32% | ||
| 6 | 7.6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.4 | 4.8 | ||
| 3.7 | 3 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.7 | 4.7 | ||
| 1.9 | 2.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.4 | 2.4 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 3 | ||
| 14.7 | 15.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.7 | 9.1 | ||
| 6.7 | 6.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.8 | ||
| 31% | 26% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 23% | 25% | ||
| 9.3 | 9.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.2 | 9.8 | ||
| 3 | 2.7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.1 | 4.2 | ||
| 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 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 53 | 62 |
| 2 | Crvena Zvezda | 22 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 53 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 10 | 40 | 57 |
| 3 | Cukaricki | 22 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 38 |
| 4 | Vojvodina | 22 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 33 |
| 5 | Napredak | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 0 | 30 |
| 6 | Proleter Novi Sad | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -12 | 30 |
| 7 | Vozdovac | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 1 | 29 |
| 8 | Radnički Niš | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 24 | 26 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 16 | -2 | 27 |
| 9 | Mladost Lucani | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 26 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -5 | 27 |
| 10 | Spartak Subotica | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 19 | -12 | 27 |
| 11 | Backa Topola | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 34 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 1 | 26 |
| 12 | Kolubara | 22 | 8 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 44 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -20 | 26 |
| 13 | Radnik Surdulica | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -7 | 24 |
| 14 | Metalac GM | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 26 | 41 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | -15 | 19 |
| 15 | Novi Pazar | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 22 | -17 | 17 |
| 16 | Radnicki Kragujevac | 22 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 20 | 42 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 19 | -22 | 16 |
