Both teams are enjoying a good season so far and games like this could be decisive. Here's the preview for Crvena Zvezda - Partizan!
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
There's local pride at stake here, as these teams are practically neighbours. Expect lots of passion from both players and supporters.
Crvena Zvezda form and stats
This stadium, Stadion Rajko Mitić, has been a fortress for Crvena Zvezda in the Super Liga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 11-0-0. Crvena Zvezda has a nice streak going on as they have played 16 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Partizan defeat 160 days ago.
Crvena Zvezda travelled for their previous game, a trip to Inđija that ended 1-1. Ahead of that match, Crvena Zvezda won a home game hosting Vojvodina (2-0).
This is expected to be a close game, with Crvena Zvezda perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Crvena Zvezda as a small favourite), we find one game. Crvena Zvezda has won zero of these, drawn one and lost zero.
Goals decide football matches and Crvena Zvezda are scoring many of them at home; 27 on target from 11 league matches. From these home matches, Crvena Zvezda have conceded only 6 goals.
Partizan form and stats
Partizan's travelling support has been rewarded for their time and money so far this season, having witnessed Partizan, who have the most scored goals (56) in Super Liga, collect 23 points from their 11 away matches in the Super Liga. 7 victories and 2 draws have created these points (and only 2 defeats).
Impressive finishing secured the home win 3-1 against Proleter Novi Sad in their previous game. Preceding that game, the 1-1 draw paying a visit to Bačka Topola.
As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found four similar matches played by Partizan in our archives, and the results are: two wins for Partizan, one draw and one defeat.
Partizan are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 20 times in 11 away games so far. Partizan are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 11 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The two sides played each other earlier this season: Partizan - Crvena Zvezda 2-0. Last ten meetings between the teams: Crvena Zvezda won two, Partizan won three and five draws. three games with over 2,5 goals, seven matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Ben Nabouhane 11 goals |   U. Sadiq Mesbah 10 goals |  S. Soumah 9 goals |
Crvena Zvezda missing players
Partizan missing players
| Crvena Zvezda | Partizan | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 11 | 23 |
| 20 | 11 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 50 | 27 | 8 | Scored | S | 2 | 20 | 56 |
| 14 | 6 | 2 | Conceded | C | 3 | 9 | 18 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 91% | 100% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 82% | 91% |
| 43% | 55% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 55% | 70% |
| 35% | 45% | 67% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 18% | 35% |
| 9% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 9% | 13% |
| 48% | 55% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 55% | 48% |
| 48% | 45% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 36% | 48% |
| 4% | 0% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 9% | 4% |
| 7 | 7.9 | 6 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| 1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 347 | 177 | 29 | Total Shots | T S | 15 | 138 | 340 |
| 135 | 69 | 14 | Shots on Target | S O | 6 | 55 | 141 |
| 33% | 35% | 36% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 29% | 37% |
- All of Crvena Zvezda's home-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Crvena Zvezda has the fewest conceded goals (14)
- Crvena Zvezda has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (6)
- Crvena Zvezda has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0)
- Crvena Zvezda has the most points (33) at home
- Crvena Zvezda have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Crvena Zvezda have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Crvena Zvezda have scored in all their home matches so far.
- Crvena Zvezda have won all their matches at home so far.
- Crvena Zvezda have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Crvena Zvezda haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Crvena Zvezda is in the best form (5-1-0)
- Partizan has the most scored goals (56)
- Partizan has the most scored goals in the second half (29)
- Partizan has the the best goal difference (+38)
- Partizan have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded.
- Partizan have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded.
- Partizan haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 23 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 50 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 36 | 62 |
| 2 | Partizan | 23 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 56 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 9 | 38 | 51 |
| 3 | Vojvodina | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 48 |
| 4 | Čukarički | 23 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 25 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 6 | 43 |
| 5 | Bačka Topola | 23 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 39 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 41 |
| 6 | Radnički Niš | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 36 |
| 7 | Voždovac | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 38 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | 5 | 35 |
| 8 | Spartak Subotica | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 34 | 36 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 23 | -2 | 35 |
| 9 | Mladost Lučani | 23 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | -9 | 31 |
| 10 | Napredak | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 34 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 25 |
| 11 | Radnik Surdulica | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 25 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -13 | 23 |
| 12 | Proleter Novi Sad | 23 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 20 | -14 | 23 |
| 13 | Javor Ivanjica | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 30 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 26 | -15 | 22 |
| 14 | Inđija | 23 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 22 | -20 | 16 |
| 15 | Rad Beograd | 23 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 28 | -23 | 15 |
| 16 | Mačva Šabac | 23 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 24 | -23 | 12 |