Match Report
Crvena Zvezda went into the game 1st in the table on 75 points; Partizan sat 3rd on 61 — a 14-point gap. On recent form Crvena Zvezda sat only 12th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 1st overall. Against a league average of 1.33 goals per team per game, Crvena Zvezda ran at 2.9 scored and 0.77 conceded, Partizan at 2.07 and 1.3.
Crvena Zvezda were unbeaten in 9, having scored in 9 consecutive games. Partizan's unbeaten run stood at 6.
10 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Crvena Zvezda 5, draws 4, Partizan 1, at 3 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 40% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture leans high-scoring: 70% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
With 72 matches recorded and 2.0 yellow cards per game, M. Milanović was the man in the middle. Stadion Rajko Mitić staged the fixture, a ground that holds 55,538. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Crvena Zvezda led 1-0 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Crvena Zvezda: Strahinja Erakovic (18'), Adem Avdić (68'), Young-woo Seol (87')
Key stats
Possession: Crvena Zvezda 55% · Partizan 45% · Total shots: 20-8 · On target: 11-3 · Corners: 5-3