Super Liga match preview and statistics: Bačka Palanka fight Crvena Zvezda

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Competition: Serbia Super Liga
Competition: Fri 14.May
Match begins: 22:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava (5500 seats)

The visiting Crvena Zvezda side should be favourites in this visit to Bačka Palanka, as the away team holds a 86 point advantage from their 36 league games this season.

Insights:
  • Bačka Palanka have the fewest scored goals (23) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most scored goals (104) in Super Liga

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

Palanka have had a bad season and will be relegated from Super Liga. Happy, happy days for Crvena who are already winners of the Super Liga. This could affect their motivation.

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Bačka Palanka form and stats

Bačka Palanka's struggle is real here at Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava with only 13 points collected from 18 Super Liga games. The win-draw-lost numbers are ugly: 3-4-11. The home team are struggling everywhere these days as they haven't won a league-game, regardless of being the home or the away team, in 16 attempts. Palanka are slowly digging their own grave here at Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava with the depressing streak of not having won a home league game in eight attempts. The last victory here came in the Mačva Šabac match.

M. Zlicic was the last player to score a league goal for Bačka Palanka and it's becoming a more and more distant memory as Bačka Palanka haven't scored in 389 minutes.

Palanka lost their last game at Metalac GM (placed 7th) after a 0-3 scoreline. Before that game, the home loss against Novi Pazar with the scoreline 0-1.

There will be little rest for Bačka Palanka after this match as they are travelling to Radnički Niš for a Super Liga game in only four days.

Palanka aren't scoring a lot here at Stadion Slavko Maletin Vava in the league, with only 16 goals from 18 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 28 goals have been conceded.

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Crvena Zvezda form and stats

The away performances of Crvena Zvezda, who have the most scored goals (104) in Super Liga, have been very solid so far with 16 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in the Super Liga. The question is whether this happy travelling can continue.

Željko Gavrić, Veljko Nikolić, Milan Pavkov, Guélor Kanga and Mirko Ivanić (2) scored in Crvena Zvezda's previous match, the home game against Zlatibor Čajetina that ended 6-1. Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Rad Beograd that ended 2-2.

As mentioned above, Crvena was the only team on the pitch versus Zlatibor Čajetina in their previous game, winning 6-1. This could be a tougher task.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Metalac GM in just four days.

Today's guests are confident travelers having scored 49 goals in 18 league games away this season. It's not easy to score on Crvena as they have only conceded 12 goals from these away games.

Head 2 Head

Bačka Palanka and Crvena Zvezda have met before this season: Crvena Zvezda - Palanka 2-0. Head-2-head stats last seven meetings: zero - one - six (Palanka wins - draws - Crvena Zvezda wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Crvena ZvezdaM. Ivanić
M. Ivanić
15 goals
Crvena ZvezdaA. Katai
A. Katai
14 goals
Crvena ZvezdaM. Pavkov
M. Pavkov
12 goals

Bačka Palanka missing players

Crvena Zvezda missing players

Bačka Palanka Crvena Zvezda
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
36 18 5 Played P 6 18 36
3 3 0 Won W 5 16 33
7 4 1 Drew D 1 2 3
26 11 4 Lost L 0 0 0
23 16 3 Scored S 19 49 104
58 28 11 Conceded C 5 12 19
94% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
69% 78% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 78% 81%
47% 50% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 83% 67% 69%
14% 22% 20% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 56% 50%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 28% 31%
47% 56% 60% BTTS BTTS 67% 61% 44%
8% 11% 0% Clean Sheets C S 33% 39% 56%
50% 39% 40% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 3%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.4 2.6 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.7 1.7 1.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
8.5 9.7 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 15 15.1 17.1
2.9 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 7.2 6.2 6.9
22% 26% 21% Goal Efficiency G E 44% 44% 42%
Key stats in Super Liga this season:
  • Bačka Palanka have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Bačka Palanka have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bačka Palanka have the fewest clean sheets (2) at home in Super Liga
  • Bačka Palanka have the fewest clean sheets (3) in Super Liga
  • Bačka Palanka have the fewest scored goals (23) in Super Liga
  • Bačka Palanka have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Super Liga
  • Bačka Palanka is in the worst form (0-0-6)
  • Crvena Zvezda have not yet lost a game.
  • Crvena Zvezda have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
  • Crvena Zvezda have scored in all their away matches so far.
  • Crvena Zvezda have scored more than double the goals of Bačka Palanka.
  • Crvena Zvezda have the fewest conceded goals (12) away in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the fewest dropped points from leading position (2) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most points (50) away in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most points from losing position (22) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most scored goals (104) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most scored goals (49) away in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the most scored goals in the first half (46) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the the best goal difference (+37) away in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda have the the best goal difference (+85) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 36 33 3 0 104 19 18 17 1 0 55 7 18 16 2 0 49 12 85 102
2 Partizan 36 30 2 4 92 19 18 17 1 0 50 6 18 13 1 4 42 13 73 92
3 Vojvodina 36 21 7 8 61 38 18 13 2 3 31 13 18 8 5 5 30 25 23 70
4 Čukarički 36 20 8 8 65 32 18 12 3 3 42 15 18 8 5 5 23 17 33 68
5 Radnik Surdulica 36 16 7 13 54 44 18 9 3 6 29 22 18 7 4 7 25 22 10 55
6 Bačka Topola 36 15 7 14 63 49 18 9 3 6 42 24 18 6 4 8 21 25 14 52
7 Metalac GM 36 13 12 11 46 47 18 6 10 2 26 15 18 7 2 9 20 32 -1 51
8 Mladost Lucani 36 14 9 13 42 57 18 10 6 2 25 18 18 4 3 11 17 39 -15 51
9 Spartak Subotica 36 15 5 16 52 51 18 9 3 6 28 19 18 6 2 10 24 32 1 50
10 Voždovac 36 13 8 15 49 56 18 8 5 5 31 24 18 5 3 10 18 32 -7 47
11 Napredak 36 13 8 15 41 49 18 8 5 5 24 19 18 5 3 10 17 30 -8 47
12 Proleter Novi Sad 36 13 8 15 33 47 18 9 4 5 21 14 18 4 4 10 12 33 -14 47
13 Radnički Niš 36 12 9 15 32 38 18 8 4 6 20 12 18 4 5 9 12 26 -6 45
14 Javor Ivanjica 36 12 9 15 44 51 18 8 5 5 27 23 18 4 4 10 17 28 -7 45
15 Novi Pazar 36 13 6 17 47 58 18 11 2 5 35 21 18 2 4 12 12 37 -11 45
16 Rad Beograd 36 13 5 18 36 55 18 8 2 8 22 25 18 5 3 10 14 30 -19 44
17 Inđija 36 10 5 21 28 59 18 8 1 9 16 28 18 2 4 12 12 31 -31 35
18 Zlatibor Čajetina 36 7 7 22 28 63 18 3 3 12 10 27 18 4 4 10 18 36 -35 28
19 Mačva Šabac 36 6 4 26 24 74 18 5 1 12 17 37 18 1 3 14 7 37 -50 22
20 Bačka Palanka 36 3 7 26 23 58 18 3 4 11 16 28 18 0 3 15 7 30 -35 16

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The Serbian SuperLiga is the highest level of football in Serbia. It was founded in 2005 with Montenegro and from 2006 with only Serbian teams. 16 teams play each other home and away, resulting in 30 fixtures. The league table then splits in two; a relegation round and a championship round.