FK Crvena Zvezda vs Liverpool FC, 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
Overview
Match Preview
FK Crvena Zvezda vs Liverpool FC — Champions League .
- FK Crvena Zvezda 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Alejandro Hernandez
- Referee Diego Barbero
- Referee Carlos del Cerro
- Referee Antonio Mateu
- Referee Pau Cebrian
- Referee Roberto Diaz
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 Atlético 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 | Qarabağ Ağdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodo/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 Kobenhavn | 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
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Nov | Liverpool FC | H | 2–0 | W |
| 24 Oct | Liverpool FC | A | 0–4 | L |
| 03 Oct | Paris Saint-Germain FC | A | 1–6 | L |
| 18 Sep | SSC Napoli | H | 0–0 | D |
| 29 Aug | FC Red Bull Salzburg | A | 2–2 | D |
| 21 Aug | FC Red Bull Salzburg | H | 0–0 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 Nov | FK Crvena Zvezda | A | 0–2 | L |
| 03 Nov | Arsenal FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 27 Oct | Cardiff City FC | H | 4–1 | W |
| 24 Oct | FK Crvena Zvezda | H | 4–0 | W |
| 20 Oct | Huddersfield Town AFC | A | 1–0 | W |
| 07 Oct | Manchester City FC | H | 0–0 | D |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
42%
Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
Liverpool FC this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
Top Scorers (This Season)
Liverpool FC
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 5 G | 4 A |
| Mohamed Salah | 3 G | 1 A |
Events
Match Events
- 0' Three points are at stake. FK Crvena Zvezda host Liverpool FC — let the battle begin!
- 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both FK Crvena Zvezda and Liverpool FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 6' Poor challenge from Marko Marin. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 11' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 16' FK Crvena Zvezda are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 21' Liverpool FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
- 22' Milan Pavkov has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 22 minutes.
- 27' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Liverpool FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 29' Milan Pavkov has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 29 minutes.
- 34' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering FK Crvena Zvezda that had 245 games and scored 139 goals.
- 36' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Adam Lallana.
- 37' The referee has no hesitation. Adam Lallana is booked for Liverpool FC — Yellow card on 37.
- 42' FK Crvena Zvezda is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 46' Joe Gomez is replacing Trent Alexander-Arnold for the Liverpool FC side.
- 51' It looks surprising FK Crvena Zvezda does not make any changes. Branko Jovicic has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 56' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
- 59' Time for substitution for FK Crvena Zvezda. Filip Stojkovic is replaced by Marko Gobeljic.
- 64' The supporters are chanting for Goran Causic. He replaces Marko Marin on 64 minute.
- 69' Mohamed Salah has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
- 73' Another change for FK Crvena Zvezda made on 73 minute. Nenad Krsticic leaves to be changed by Branko Jovicic.
- 78' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 79' Liverpool FC make a change. Adam Lallana trudges off to be replaced by Divock Origi on 79 minutes.
- 84' Vujadin Savic is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FK Crvena Zvezda tonight.
- 89' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Virgil van Dijk made 409 appearances and scored 30 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- It finishes all square. FK Crvena Zvezda and Liverpool FC share the spoils 2-0.
Lineups
FK Crvena Zvezda Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 23
-
7
Nenad Krsticic ↓ Branko Jovicic 73'
-
17
Marko Marin ↓ Goran Causic 64'
- 31
- 82
- 30
- 90
- 14
- 29
- 9
Bench
- 19
- 1
-
20
Goran Causic ↑ 64'
- 15
-
77
Marko Gobeljic ↑ 59'
-
3
Branko Jovicic ↑ 73'
- 21
Coach
Vladan Milojevic
Liverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 13
-
20
Adam Lallana ↓ Divock Origi 79'
- 10
- 11
- 7
- 32
- 66
- 26
- 4
- 5
- 15
Bench
- 9
- 22
-
27
Divock Origi ↑ 79'
- 18
-
12
Joe Gomez ↑ 46'
- 3
- 8
Coach
Jurgen Klopp
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Mohamed Salah | 2 |
| Milan Pavkov | 2 |
| Roberto Firmino | 1 |
| Sadio Mane | 1 |
Head to Head
FK Crvena Zvezda Form
2018-11-06
FK Crvena Zvezda
2–0
Liverpool FC
W
2018-10-24
Liverpool FC
4–0
FK Crvena Zvezda
L
2018-10-03
Paris Saint-Germain FC
6–1
FK Crvena Zvezda
L
2018-09-18
FK Crvena Zvezda
0–0
SSC Napoli
D
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
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.19
FK Crvena Zvezda xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.02
Liverpool FC xG
I would bet for:
FK Crvena Zvezda or Draw 71% + Under 2.5 goals 62%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FK Crvena Zvezda win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.21
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 87% |
|
13% |
| ± 1.5 | 65% |
|
35% |
| ± 2.5 | 38% |
|
62% |
| ± 3.5 | 19% |
|
81% |
| ± 4.5 | 8% |
|
92% |
Double Chance
FK Crvena Zvezda or Draw
71%
Draw or Liverpool FC
59%
FK Crvena Zvezda or Liverpool FC
70%
Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: FK Crvena Zvezda win at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.3%
0 – 0
13.3%
1 – 0
11.8%
0 – 1
9.9%
2 – 1
7.7%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
6.6%
0 – 2
5.5%
2 – 2
4%
3 – 1
3.1%
3 – 0
2.9%
1 – 3
2.3%
Asian Handicap — FK Crvena Zvezda
| Handicap | FK Crvena Zvezda covers | Push | Liverpool FC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 6% | — | 94% |
| -2 | 6% | 11% | 83% |
| -1.5 | 17% | — | 83% |
| -1 | 17% | 21% | 62% |
| -0.5 | 38% | — | 62% |
| +0.5 | 70% | — | 30% |
| +1 | 70% | 18% | 12% |
| +1.5 | 88% | — | 12% |
| +2 | 88% | 8% | 3% |
| +2.5 | 97% | — | 3% |
Clean Sheet
FK Crvena Zvezda keeps clean sheet
37%
✗
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
31%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

