Metalac GM vs Crvena Zvezda match preview

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Competition: Serbia Super Liga
Competition: Wed 16.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Stadion FK Metalac (4400 seats)

Metalac GM will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 25 points behind Crvena Zvezda.

Insights:
  • Metalac GM have not yet lost a game at home.
  • Crvena Zvezda has the most scored goals (50) in Super Liga

It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Metalac and Crvena Zvezda.

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Metalac GM form and stats

Overall Super Liga stats at home this season for Metalac GM are 2-6-0 (wins-draw-losses). The Metalac GM fans aren't used to losing league-games here at Stadion FK Metalac and will expect new points from this game. Metalac has played 19 games in a row here without a defeat.

Metalac are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-1 away versus Novi Pazar. Prior to that, an away loss at Bačka Palanka.

Metalac has scored 11 league goals at home this season, in 8 matches. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 8 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Crvena Zvezda form and stats

The strength of Crvena Zvezda, who have the most scored goals (50) in Super Liga, on their travels this season is incredible with 22 points collected from 8 Super Liga away games. Crvena Zvezda has 7-1-0 on the road, with 19 goals scored and 3 conceded. Impressively, the visitors are on a six-match winning run which they hope continue versus Metalac GM. It’s been three wins in a row for Crvena on their travels, an amazing performance which inspire hopes of making this one the fourth consecutive victory.

Crvena have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper. It's been 386 minutes since they last conceded in Super Liga.

Ahead of that match was the Europa League away draw versus Slovan Liberec that ended 0-0.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Crvena manager D. Stankovic as the team has another away game coming up in only two days, this time against Rad Beograd.

The Crvena manager D. Stankovic has got the team scoring on the road, with 19 away goals in 8 league matches. The Crvena defense is a tough nut to crack, having conceded less than half a goal per away game on average (3 goals in 8 games).

Head 2 Head

Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: one win for Metalac, one draw and eight wins for Crvena Zvezda. Over 2,5 goals: five times; under 2,5 goals: five games.

Top Goalscorers

Metalac GMA. Katanić
A. Katanić
7 goals
Crvena ZvezdaM. Ivanić
M. Ivanić
7 goals
Crvena ZvezdaA. Katai
A. Katai
7 goals

Metalac GM missing players

Crvena Zvezda missing players

Metalac GM Crvena Zvezda
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
18 8 4 Played P 2 8 18
6 2 0 Won W 2 7 16
7 6 4 Drew D 0 1 2
5 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
23 11 5 Scored S 8 19 50
28 8 5 Conceded C 1 3 7
94% 88% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 94%
83% 88% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 75% 83%
50% 25% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 50% 67%
33% 12% 25% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 38% 39%
17% 12% 25% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 12% 28%
67% 75% 75% BTTS BTTS 50% 38% 28%
17% 25% 25% Clean Sheets C S 50% 62% 72%
22% 12% 25% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 6%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
2.3 2.2 1.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2.1 1.5
3 1 1 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
7.4 7.5 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 20.5 15 16.7
3.2 3.6 3.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 8 5.8 7.1
40% 38% 36% Goal Efficiency G E 50% 41% 39%
Key stats in Super Liga this season:
  • Crvena Zvezda has the fewest conceded goals (3) away in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda has the fewest conceded goals (7) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (4) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda has the most clean sheets (13) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda has the most points (22) away in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda has the most scored goals (50) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda has the most scored goals in the first half (23) in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda has the the best goal difference (+16) away in Super Liga
  • Crvena Zvezda has the the best goal difference (+43) in Super Liga
  • 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 Metalac GM.
  • Crvena Zvezda haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.
  • Metalac GM have not yet lost a game at home.

  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 18 16 2 0 50 7 10 9 1 0 31 4 8 7 1 0 19 3 43 50
2 Partizan 18 13 2 3 38 12 8 7 1 0 19 2 10 6 1 3 19 10 26 41
3 Vojvodina 18 12 3 3 35 19 8 6 1 1 18 8 10 6 2 2 17 11 16 39
4 Cukaricki 18 9 5 4 36 16 10 8 0 2 26 7 8 1 5 2 10 9 20 32
5 Proleter Novi Sad 18 9 5 4 17 12 10 6 3 1 10 4 8 3 2 3 7 8 5 32
6 Spartak Subotica 18 9 3 6 35 23 10 5 2 3 17 9 8 4 1 3 18 14 12 30
7 Radnik Surdulica 18 8 3 7 27 23 8 4 0 4 13 13 10 4 3 3 14 10 4 27
8 Vozdovac 18 8 3 7 31 29 10 5 2 3 20 13 8 3 1 4 11 16 2 27
9 Radnički Niš 18 8 3 7 16 18 10 6 2 2 12 5 8 2 1 5 4 13 -2 27
10 Mladost Lucani 18 7 5 6 20 27 10 6 3 1 13 10 8 1 2 5 7 17 -7 26
11 Metalac GM 18 6 7 5 23 28 8 2 6 0 11 8 10 4 1 5 12 20 -5 25
12 Backa Topola 17 6 3 8 35 29 10 4 2 4 26 16 7 2 1 4 9 13 6 21
13 Novi Pazar 18 5 5 8 19 32 9 5 2 2 13 9 9 0 3 6 6 23 -13 20
14 Javor Ivanjica 17 5 3 9 20 29 7 4 1 2 11 9 10 1 2 7 9 20 -9 18
15 Inija 18 6 0 12 16 31 8 4 0 4 9 10 10 2 0 8 7 21 -15 18
16 Napredak 18 4 5 9 14 26 9 3 3 3 11 11 9 1 2 6 3 15 -12 17
17 Rad Beograd 18 5 1 12 15 34 8 3 1 4 9 12 10 2 0 8 6 22 -19 16
18 Zlatibor Cajetina 18 4 3 11 13 32 8 2 0 6 4 15 10 2 3 5 9 17 -19 15
19 Bačka Palanka 18 2 5 11 14 25 8 2 3 3 10 11 10 0 2 8 4 14 -11 11
20 Macva Sabac 18 3 2 13 10 32 10 3 1 6 8 17 8 0 1 7 2 15 -22 11

Read more about Super Liga

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.