Match Report
Crvena Zvezda went into the game 1st in the table on 15 points; Čukarički sat 7th on 10 — a 5-point gap. Scoring rates set the scale: Crvena Zvezda 3.2 scored and 0.2 conceded per game, Čukarički 1.29 and 1.71, with the league averaging 1.24.
7 meetings are on record — 7 won by Crvena Zvezda, 0 by Čukarički, 0 drawn, at 4.29 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 100% of the meetings, and both sides scored in 71%.
Stadion Rajko Mitić, capacity 51,755, hosted the game. With 55 matches recorded and 2.1 yellow cards per game, P. Ilić was the man in the middle. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Crvena Zvezda led 1-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 4-0.
Goal scorers
Crvena Zvezda: Tomás Händel (35'), Kristiyan Balov (47'), Loizos Loizou (56'), Dimitrije Saric (72')
Key stats
Possession: Crvena Zvezda 60% · Čukarički 40% · Total shots: 16-10 · On target: 10-3 · Corners: 3-2