FK Crvena zvezda – Trnava Prediction & Picks (07.08.2018)

Crvena Zvezda and Spartak Trnava meet at Stadion Rajko Mitić, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round). This will be the first direct confrontation between these two teams, as they have never faced each other before. Spartak Trnava presents considerable differences in their results at home and as visitors, so in this game the home factor may be decisive.

Crvena Zvezda:

The home team reaches this stage of the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round) after having played previous qualifiers with: Sūduva and Spartaks Jūrmala. This is a team that usually maintains its competitive levels in home and away matches, since in the last 30 matches they register 12 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss in away matches, with 28 goals scored and 9 conceded; against 12 wins and 3 draws in their stadium, with 35 goals scored and 6 suffered. The team comes to this match after a win away with Voždovac by (1-2). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Crvena Zvezda has won 10.

For this competition, they have not lost any of the last 4 matches. The team has presented strong defensive solidity, as they have not suffered a goal in the last 4 games, and their offense has scored consistently, as they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 5 home matches for all competitions: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (76′-90 ‘).

The Red Star is a Serbian club that has already won twenty-eight Serbian Champion titles, twenty-four Serbian Cups, a Champions League and an Intercontinental Cup in 1991. Red Star finished the Serbian Super League of 2017/18 in Serbia. the first place, with twelve points of advantage over the classified classified, thus guaranteeing the qualification for the final phase of the championship, in which he finished again in the lead, this time with seventeen points of advantage over the classified classified, thus becoming Champion Serbian 2017/18 and guaranteeing presence in the previous rounds of the Champions League 2018/19.

Spartak Trnava:

The visiting team reaches this stage of the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round) after having played previous qualifiers with: KP Legia Warsaw and Zrinjski. This is a team that usually makes good use of the home advantage, stronger with the help of its supporters, since in the last 30 matches they register 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 losses in away matches, with 13 goals scored and 17 conceded; against 8 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses at their stadium, with 14 goals scored and 10 conceded. The team comes to this match following a loss to Podbrezová by (1-0). In the last 10 away matches Spartak Trnava has won 1, tied 4 and lost 5. Their offense has scored frequently, since they have scored goals in 3 of the last 4 matches for this competition.

Spartak Trnava is a club in Slovakia that, despite having been founded in 1925, has no great tradition in Slovak football, but was champion in the last season. Spartak Trnava finished the regular season of the 2017/18 Slovak Super League in the first place, qualifying automatically for the final phase of the championship. In the final phase of the championship Spartak Trnava finished again in the first place of the table, with fifteen points of advantage over the classified classified, thus becoming Slovenian champion of 2017/18, which guaranteed a place in the previous rounds of the Champions League 2018/19. We believe that in front of the Red Star the team from Slovakia will find many difficulties, even more to play in the opponent’s field.