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FC Red Bull Salzburg vs FK Crvena Zvezda, 2018-19 PLAY OFF ROUND

UEFA Champions League · 2018-19
FC Red Bull Salzburg
2 – 2
Full Time
FK Crvena Zvezda
Wed 29 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 63' Nenad Krsticic
Marin Pongracic 63' Y
Y 75' Filip Stojkovic
Xaver Schlager 81' Y
Y 89' Milan Pavkov
Munas Dabbur 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

FC Red Bull Salzburg vs FK Crvena Zvezda — Champions League .

Match Details

  • Referee Cuneyt Cakιr
  • Referee Bahattin Duran
  • Referee Tarik Ongun
  • Referee Ceyhun Sesiguzel
  • Referee Halis Ozkahya
  • Referee Baris Simsek

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 8 24
2 FC Bayern München 8 21
3 Liverpool FC 8 18
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 8 17
5 FC Barcelona 8 16
6 Chelsea FC 8 16
7 Sporting Clube de Portugal 8 16
8 Manchester City FC 8 16
9 Real Madrid CF 8 15
10 FC Internazionale Milano 8 15
11 Paris Saint-Germain FC 8 14
12 Newcastle United FC 8 14
13 Juventus FC 8 13
14 Club Atletico de Madrid 8 13
15 Atalanta BC 8 13
16 Bayer 04 Leverkusen 8 12
17 Borussia Dortmund 8 11
18 PAE Olympiakos SFP 8 11
19 Club Brugge KV 8 10
20 Galatasaray SK 8 10
21 AS Monaco FC 8 10
22 Qarabag Agdam FK 8 10
23 FK Bodø/Glimt 8 9
24 Sport Lisboa e Benfica 8 9
25 Olympique de Marseille 8 9
26 Paphos FC 8 9
27 Royale Union Saint-Gilloise 8 9
28 PSV 8 8
29 Athletic Club 8 8
30 SSC Napoli 8 8
31 FC København 8 8
32 AFC Ajax 8 6
33 Eintracht Frankfurt 8 4
34 SK Slavia Praha 8 3
35 Villarreal CF 8 1
36 FK Kairat 8 1

Head-to-Head

2
FC Red Bull Salzburg 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals FK Crvena Zvezda
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-29 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 FK Crvena Zvezda 2018-08-21 FK Crvena Zvezda 0–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg

Recent Form

FC Red Bull Salzburg
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug FK Crvena Zvezda H 2–2 D
21 Aug FK Crvena Zvezda A 0–0 D
14 Aug KF Shkendija 79 A 1–0 W
08 Aug KF Shkendija 79 H 3–0 W
06 May Cercle Brugge KSV A 3–2 W
28 Apr FK Dynamo Kyiv H 0–1 L
FK Crvena Zvezda
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Aug FC Red Bull Salzburg A 2–2 D
21 Aug FC Red Bull Salzburg H 0–0 D
14 Aug FC Spartak Trnava A 2–1 W
07 Aug FC Spartak Trnava H 1–1 D
01 Aug FK Suduva Marijampole A 2–0 W
24 Jul FK Suduva Marijampole H 3–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for FC Red Bull Salzburg to score. At the same time, FK Crvena Zvezda does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' FK Crvena Zvezda seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Branko Jovicic suffering a number of foals already.
  • 15' Andre Ramalho has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 15 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 20' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nemanja Milic, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 25' FC Red Bull Salzburg started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 25.
  • 30' FC Red Bull Salzburg is showing some good football. However, FC Red Bull Salzburg are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 35' It looks like no one’s ball. FC Red Bull Salzburg is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 37' Another change for FK Crvena Zvezda made on 37 minute. Veljko Simic leaves to be changed by Dusan Jovancic.
  • 42' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 45' FC Red Bull Salzburg is taking the lead after the goal scored by Munas Dabbur on 45.
  • 48' Goal! Munas Dabbur scores his 48 goal in 222 matches.
  • 49' Another change for FK Crvena Zvezda made on 49 minute. Nemanja Milic leaves to be changed by Milan Pavkov.
  • 54' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 59' It’s high time Marco Rose made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 63' Nenad Krsticic is having his name booked by the referee on 63.
  • 65' What a strike from El Fardou Ben Nabouhane! The score is 2-1.
  • 66' What an equalizer from El Fardou Ben Nabouhane!
  • 69' The whistle greets Patson Daka as he departs to be replaced by Reinhold Yabo.
  • 74' It looks surprising FK Crvena Zvezda does not make any changes. Dusan Jovancic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 75' Filip Stojkovic is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
  • 80' Xaver Schlager needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 81' Xaver Schlager is having his name booked by the referee on 81.
  • 82' Marko Gobeljic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Nemanja Radonjic on 82 minute.
  • 83' Time for substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg. Xaver Schlager is replaced by Smail Prevljak.
  • 88' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 89' FK Crvena Zvezda receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 89.
  • 90' Munas Dabbur is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • The final whistle. It looks like we are having a draw.

Lineups

FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Marco Rose

FK Crvena Zvezda Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Vladan Milojevic

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
El Fardou Ben Nabouhane 2
Munas Dabbur 2
El Fardou Ben Nabouhane 2
Munas Dabbur 2

Head to Head

2018-08-29 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 FK Crvena Zvezda 2018-08-21 FK Crvena Zvezda 0–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg

FC Red Bull Salzburg Form

2018-08-29 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 FK Crvena Zvezda D 2018-08-21 FK Crvena Zvezda 0–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg D 2018-08-14 KF Shkendija 79 0–1 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2018-08-08 FC Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 KF Shkendija 79 W 2018-05-06 Cercle Brugge KSV 2–3 FC Red Bull Salzburg W 2018-04-28 FC Red Bull Salzburg 0–1 FK Dynamo Kyiv L

FK Crvena Zvezda Form

2018-08-29 FC Red Bull Salzburg 2–2 FK Crvena Zvezda D 2018-08-21 FK Crvena Zvezda 0–0 FC Red Bull Salzburg D 2018-08-14 FC Spartak Trnava 1–2 FK Crvena Zvezda W 2018-08-07 FK Crvena Zvezda 1–1 FC Spartak Trnava D 2018-08-01 FK Suduva Marijampole 0–2 FK Crvena Zvezda W 2018-07-24 FK Crvena Zvezda 3–0 FK Suduva Marijampole W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.34 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.24 FK Crvena Zvezda xG
I would bet for: FC Red Bull Salzburg or FK Crvena Zvezda 72%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
FC Red Bull Salzburg40% Draw28% FK Crvena Zvezda32%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes53% 0% No47%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

FC Red Bull Salzburg or Draw
69%
Draw or FK Crvena Zvezda
60%
FC Red Bull Salzburg or FK Crvena Zvezda
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
FC Red Bull Salzburg27% Draw48% FK Crvena Zvezda25%
Actual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.6%
0 – 0
9.7%
1 – 0
9.1%
0 – 1
8.4%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
7.5%
2 – 0
6.6%
0 – 2
5.7%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
3.6%
1 – 3
3.1%
3 – 0
2.9%

Asian Handicap — FC Red Bull Salzburg

Handicap FC Red Bull Salzburg covers Push FK Crvena Zvezda covers
-2.5 6% — 94%
-2 6% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 20% 62%
-0.5 38% — 62%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 18% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 10% 5%
+2.5 95% — 5%

Clean Sheet

FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
30% ✓
FK Crvena Zvezda keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.