Crvena Zvezda and Hoffenheim meet at Stadion Rajko Mitić, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Group Stage).
Crvena Zvezda:
After 3 wins and 1 loss, the home team is currently in 2nd position, with 9 points won. In the last match, they won (0‑2) away against Gent, after in the previous match, having won (2‑1) at home against Gent. The team comes to this match after a home win against Rad Beograd by (3‑0). In the last 10 home matches for all competitions, Crvena Zvezda won 9 and drew 1. Their defense has not been very solid, since they have conceded goals in 4 of the last 5 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored goals in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 19 of the last 25 matches have ended with Over 2,5 goals. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 14 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 5 of their 8 goals between minutes (31′ ‑ 45 ‘).
The Red Star comes to this match after a 3×0 win at the reception to Rad, in a match for the Serbian championship. It should be noted that the locals have won 3 of the 4 games for the Europa League. In this match against Hoffenheim, coach Dejan Stankoviá must play 5-3-2, with Diego Falcinelli and El Fardou Ben being the most offensive references of the team: the second athlete mentioned is one of the top scorers of the Red Star, with 10 goals scored. For this game the coach of the house cannot count on Sékou Sanogo, suspended, as well as Milan Rodic, from quarantine.
Hoffenheim:
The visiting team is currently in 1st position, with 12 points won, after 4 victories. In the penultimate match, they won at home against Slovan Liberec by (5‑0). In the last match, they won away against Slovan Liberec by (0‑2). In their last game, for the Bundesliga, they tied in an away match with Mainz 05 by (1‑1). In their last 10 away matches Hoffenheim has 6 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses.
For this competition, record a sequence of 4 wins in the last matches. Their defense has been very solid, as they have only conceded goals in 1 of the last 4 matches, and their offense has scored regularly, as they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency for goals, since 18 of the last 20 matches have ended with Over 1,5 goals. In 14 games, they conceded the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback. In the last 20 home matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 13 of their 36 goals between minutes (76’ ‑ 90 ‘).
Hoffenheim come to this match after a 1 × 1 draw at Mainz 05, in a Bundesliga match: the team’s only goal was scored by Ihlas Bebou. In the last game for the Europa League, the visitors beat Slovan Liberec by 0x2. Coach Sebastian Hoeness will have to line up his players at 4-4-2, with Ihlas Bebou and Andrej Kramaric being the men responsible for tormenting his rival’s defensive line: the first player is the team’s top scorer, with 10 goals scored. For this game the coach cannot count on Ermin Bicakcic and Konstantinos Stafylidis, both with physical problems.
