Match Report
Crvena Zvezda went into the game 2nd in the table on 11 points; TSG Hoffenheim sat 1st on 16 — a 5-point gap. On recent form Crvena Zvezda sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 2nd overall. Against a league average of 1.55 goals per team per game, Crvena Zvezda ran at 1.5 scored and 0.67 conceded, TSG Hoffenheim at 2.83 and 0.33.
Four consecutive wins preceded this game for Crvena Zvezda.
The venue was Stadion Rajko Mitić in Beograd, with room for 55,538 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break, and no goals arrived after the restart: 0-0 the final score.