Thursday , 2 July 2026

Manchester City FC vs FK Crvena Zvezda, Champions League 2023-24 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Champions League · 2023-24
Manchester City FC
3 – 1
Full Time
FK Crvena Zvezda
Tue 19 Sep 2023 · 19:00 UTC Etihad Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 45' Osman Bukari
Julian Alvarez 47' 1–1
Julian Alvarez 60' 2–1
Rodri 73' 3–1
Rodri 24' Y
Y 32' Milan Rodic
Ruben Dias 56' Y
Y 82' Marko Stamenic

Overview

Match Preview

Manchester City FC vs FK Crvena Zvezda — Champions League at Etihad Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Joao Pedro Pinheiro
  • Assistant 1 Bruno Jesus (Portugal)
  • Assistant 2 Luciano Maia
20 games this season 🟨 1.4/game ⚽ 5.7 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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
Manchester City FC 2 games · Avg 4.5 goals FK Crvena Zvezda
Last 5 meetings
2023-09-19 Manchester City FC 3–1 FK Crvena Zvezda

Recent Form

Manchester City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep FK Crvena Zvezda H 3–1 W
16 Sep West Ham United FC A 3–1 W
02 Sep Fulham FC H 5–1 W
27 Aug Sheffield United FC A 2–1 W
19 Aug Newcastle United FC H 1–0 W
11 Aug Burnley FC A 3–0 W
FK Crvena Zvezda
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Manchester City FC A 1–3 L
03 Nov AS Monaco FC A 1–4 L
27 Oct Trabzonspor H 2–1 W
13 Oct Ferencvarosi TC A 1–2 L
06 Oct Ferencvarosi TC H 4–1 W
15 Sep Trabzonspor A 1–2 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
30% Clean Sheets
Manchester City FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Manchester City FC to score. At the same time, FK Crvena Zvezda does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 10' The travelling FK Crvena Zvezda supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' Manchester City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 24' The referee calls foul for Rodri. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 29' It looks surprising Manchester City FC does not make any changes. Milos Degenek has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' It’s a booking for FK Crvena Zvezda player. Milan Rodic gets a Yellow card.
  • 37' 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.
  • 42' Manchester City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 42.
  • 44' Jeremy Doku is replacing Bernardo Silva for the Manchester City FC side.
  • 45' Goal! Osman Bukari scores his 17 goal in 8 matches.
  • 47' Osman Bukari with the second goal in the match!
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Stefan Mitrovic, as he is very good at scoring at Etihad Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 56' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ruben Dias.
  • 58' Manchester City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Manuel Akanji is hanging Sergio Gomez on the field on 58 minute.
  • 60' What a strike from Julian Alvarez! The score is 1-2.
  • 65' 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.
  • 68' The supporters are chanting for Peter Olayinka. He replaces Mirko Ivanic on 68 minute.
  • 73' What an equalizer from Rodri!
  • 77' Vladimir Lucic has so much to prove this time. He replaces Stefan Mitrovic on 77 minute.
  • 82' FK Crvena Zvezda manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Kings Kangwa is hanging In-beom Hwang on the field on 82 minute.
  • 82' It’s a booking for FK Crvena Zvezda player. Marko Stamenic gets a Yellow card.
  • 83' The whistle greets Rodri as he departs to be replaced by Kalvin Phillips.
  • 84' Time for substitution for Manchester City FC. Ruben Dias is replaced by Rico Lewis.
  • 89' It looks like no one’s ball. FK Crvena Zvezda is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • Another three points for Manchester City FC.

Lineups

Manchester City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pep Guardiola

FK Crvena Zvezda Lineups

5-3-2

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Julian Alvarez 2
Osman Bukari 1
Kalvin Phillips 1
Oscar Bobb 1
Micah Hamilton 1
Aleksandar Katai 1
In-beom Hwang 1
Rodri 1

Head to Head

2023-09-19 Manchester City FC 3–1 FK Crvena Zvezda

Manchester City FC Form

2023-09-19 Manchester City FC 3–1 FK Crvena Zvezda W 2023-09-16 West Ham United FC 1–3 Manchester City FC W 2023-09-02 Manchester City FC 5–1 Fulham FC W 2023-08-27 Sheffield United FC 1–2 Manchester City FC W 2023-08-19 Manchester City FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC W 2023-08-11 Burnley FC 0–3 Manchester City FC W

FK Crvena Zvezda Form

2023-09-19 Manchester City FC 3–1 FK Crvena Zvezda L 2022-11-03 AS Monaco FC 4–1 FK Crvena Zvezda L 2022-10-27 FK Crvena Zvezda 2–1 Trabzonspor W 2022-10-13 Ferencvarosi TC 2–1 FK Crvena Zvezda L 2022-10-06 FK Crvena Zvezda 4–1 Ferencvarosi TC W 2022-09-15 Trabzonspor 2–1 FK Crvena Zvezda L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.22 Manchester City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.01 FK Crvena Zvezda xG
I would bet for: Manchester City FC to win 63% + Over 2.5 goals 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Manchester City FC63% Draw21% FK Crvena Zvezda16%
Actual: Manchester City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 3.23
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 40%
60%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Manchester City FC or Draw
84%
Draw or FK Crvena Zvezda
37%
Manchester City FC or FK Crvena Zvezda
79%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Manchester City FC46% Draw40% FK Crvena Zvezda14%
Actual: FK Crvena Zvezda win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
9.7%
1 – 1
9.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
1 – 0
8.3%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7%
0 – 0
5.4%
2 – 2
4.8%
1 – 2
4.3%
4 – 1
3.9%
4 – 0
3.9%
3 – 2
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Manchester City FC

Handicap Manchester City FC covers Push FK Crvena Zvezda covers
-2.5 22% — 78%
-2 22% 19% 59%
-1.5 41% — 59%
-1 41% 22% 37%
-0.5 63% — 37%
+0.5 85% — 15%
+1 85% 10% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 4% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Manchester City FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓
FK Crvena Zvezda keeps clean sheet
12% ✓

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