Match Report
28 points separated the sides: Crvena Zvezda 1st on 75, Novi Pazar 5th on 47. Novi Pazar had been under-performing their position — 18th on five-round form against 5th in the table.
Crvena Zvezda arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 12 consecutive games. Novi Pazar had gone 8 games without a win. Over the last five, Crvena Zvezda had taken 13 of 15 points to Novi Pazar's 1.
The sides have met 8 times in the GioScore results database: 7 wins for Crvena Zvezda, 1 draw and 0 for Novi Pazar, at 4.75 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 38% of those meetings. Goals tend to flow: 88% of the meetings produced three or more, and both sides scored in 63%.
Goal scorers
Crvena Zvezda: Marko Arnautovic (53') · Novi Pazar: Vieiri Kotzebue (75'), Dauda Johnson Agwom (90')
Key stats
Possession: Crvena Zvezda 80% · Novi Pazar 20% · Total shots: 15-9 · On target: 3-6 · Corners: 3-3