With the race for points heating up in the UEFA Europa League, Red Star Belgrade welcome French giants Lille in the fourth round on Thursday, 6 October, at the historic Marakana Stadium in Belgrade.
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Red Star Belgrade vs Lille prediction: Mastiffs to return home with at least a point
Key stats
- Red Star Belgrade are on a four-match winless streak across all competitions.
- The Red-Whites have secured points in three latest European outings on home soil.
- Lille have won three of their six competitive away games this season (W3, D3).
- The Mastiffs have won three of their last four road trips in Europe (L1).
Correct score prediction: Red Star Belgrade 2-2 Lille
Vladan Milojevic’s Red Star might be on a five-match unbeaten run at home across all competitions, but haven’t enjoyed as much success in their opening three UEL games, losing twice already this season. The Serbians are now winless in four matches on the trot, with their 2-0 loss to Braga last UEL matchday starting the streak.
Meanwhile, Lille have alternated between wins and losses in each of their last five outings (W3, L2). One of those losses was at the hands of PAOK, a 4-3 result – ending their two-match winning streak in Europe.
Red Star Belgrade clearly have the home advantage to their favour, but Lille’s individual quality should see them come away with at least a point here.
Pre-game odds and win probability: Odds against Red Star
- HOME: 2/1 (3.00) – 33.3%
- DRAW: 13/5 (3.60) – 27.7%
- AWAY: 5/4 (2.25) – 44.4%
*odds from Ladbrokes, subject to change
Red Star Belgrade haven’t kept a single clean sheet in any of their last 12 UEL fixtures, and remain unbeaten on home turf in the tournament in five clashes. The hosts are backed by 2/1 (3.00) odds, implying a 33.3% chance of success.
The visitors are priced at 5/4 (2.25) odds, with their decent recent away record this season perhaps an indicator for their 44.4% win probability rate.
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Most recent H2Hs: First-ever clash
Red Star Belgrade and Lille have never faced each other, adding a sense of uncertainty to this debut encounter.
Red Star preview: Three missing players
Shavy Babicka, Vladimir Vucic and Kevin Sandoval are confirmed absentees for Red Star Belgrade.
Predicted lineup: Matheus (GK), Young-woo, Uchenna, Rodrigao, Tiknizyan, Bajo, Handel, Radonjic, Kostov, Ivanic & Arnautovic
Last five matches:
- Red Star 1-1 Radnik (Serbian Super Liga)
- Vojvodina 3-2 Red Star (Serbian Super Liga)
- Rednicki Nis 2-0 Red Star (Serbian Super Liga)
- SC Braga 2-0 Red Star (UEFA Europa League)
- Red Star 6-1 IMT Novi Beograd (Serbian Super Liga)
Lille preview: Can they upset the home faithful?
Alexsandro, Andre Gomes, Ethan Mbappe and Ousmane Toure are few of the players missing for Lille.
Predicted lineup: Ozer (GK), Meunier, Mandi, Ngoy, Verdonk, Andre, Bouaddi, Correia, Haraldsson, Fernandez-Pardo & Igamane
Last five matches:
- Lille 1-0 Angers (Ligue 1)
- Nice 2-0 Lille (Ligue 1)
- Lille 6-1 Metz (Ligue 1)
- Lille 3-4 PAOK (UEFA Europa League)
- Nantes 0-2 Lille (Ligue 1)
Player to watch: Hamza Igamane
Tied at the top of UEL goalscoring charts with three goals, Igamane is Lille’s main threat to do the damage up front. The 23-year-old Moroccan has fire blanks in back-to-back outings, before which he netted in three straight appearances, including a brace in the 4-3 loss to PAOK.