FK Crvena Zvezda vs Plzen Prediction

FK Crvena Zvezda
3-0
Finished
HT 1-0
Plzen
Stadium Rajko Mitić, Belgrade·Espen Eskas, Norway 20/08/2026

AI Best Pick

Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
5.9 / 10
Value Analysis
73%Trust
Goals O/U
Under 3.5 Goals
1.48
SignalHIGHModel47%SurpriseHighGap+9.3%
FK Crvena Zvezda Rest
9 days
Plzen Rest
5 days

FK Crvena Zvezda vs Plzen: the result in context

FK Crvena Zvezda beat Plzen 3-0 in the UEFA Europa League on 20 Aug 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
49%1.80
X
24%3.80
2
27%3.92
Double Chance
1X
73%1.25
X2
51%1.93
Both Teams to Score
Yes
49%1.57
No
51%2.25
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.5 + 1.05 = 2.55
Over 1.5
77%1.18
Over 2.5
54%1.62
Over 3.5
29%2.50
Under 1.5
23%4.33
Under 2.5
46%2.23
Under 3.5
71%1.48
Corners
Projected Corners: 5.3 + 3.3 = 8.6
Over 8.5
33%1.52
Over 9.5
25%1.86
Over 10.5
20%2.42
Under 8.5
67%2.35
Under 9.5
75%1.86
Under 10.5
80%1.51
Cards
Projected Cards: 2 + 2.4 = 4.3
Over 3.5
40%1.51
Over 4.5
30%2.07
Under 3.5
60%2.27
Under 4.5
70%1.67

Match Events

31'Seol Young-WooHolding
36'M. IvanicAssist: T. Elsnik
45+3'C. SouareTripping
46'C. Souare INC. Kabongo out
53'M. IvanicAssist: T. Elsnik
61'T. Ladra INS. Pirgic out
72'M. Arnautovic INJ. Enem out
72'M. Ivanic INA. Katai out
73'P. Adu INM. Vydra out
73'F. Prebsl IND. Visinsky out
77'P. HrosovskyHolding
81'V. KostovTripping
84'S. DwehRoughing
85'V. Kostov INM. Bajo out
85'D. Luckassen INF. Tebo Uchenna out
86'D. Krcik INK. Spacil out
88'K. SpacilHolding
89'A. Katai(Penalty)

Lineups

FK Crvena Zvezda
4-3-3Coach: Albert Riera
Plzen
4-4-1-1Coach: Martin Hysky
Matheus1Matheus
Young-woo Seol66Y. Seol
Derrick Luckassen32D. Luckassen
Miloš Veljković13M. Veljković
Timi Max Elšnik21T. Max Elšnik
Mirko Ivanić4M. Ivanić
Rade Krunić33R. Krunić
Vasilije Kostov22V. Kostov
Osman Bukari14O. Bukari
Marko Arnautović7M. Arnautović
Muhammed-Cham Saračević70M. Saračević
Florian Wiegele44F. Wiegele
Amar Memić99A. Memić
Sampson Dweh40S. Dweh
Dávid Krčík37D. Krčík
Merchas Doski14M. Doski
Tomáš Ladra18T. Ladra
Lukáš Červ6L. Červ
Filip Prebsl98F. Prebsl
Cheick Souaré19C. Souaré
Patrik Hrošovský17P. Hrošovský
Prince Kwabena Adu80P. Kwabena Adu

FK Crvena Zvezda Substitutes

50Savo Radanović
77Ivan Guteša
5Rodrigão
30Franklin Tebo85'for D. Luckassen
45Stefan Gudelj
6Mahmudu Bajo85'for V. Kostov
10Aleksandar Katai72'for M. Ivanic89'
37Vladimir Lučić
60Matej Gaštarov
75Loizos Loizou
9Jay Enem72'for M. Arnautovic

Plzen Substitutes

1Dominik Ťapaj
5Karel Spáčil86'for D. Krcik88'
9Denis Višinský73'for F. Prebsl
12Alexandr Sojka
20Jiří Panoš
36Stefan Pirgić61'for T. Ladra
66Sebastian Boháč
7Salim Fago Lawal
10Mohamed Toure
11Matěj Vydra73'for P. Adu
23Baboucarr Faal
25Christophe Kabongo46'for C. Souare

Match Stats

FK Crvena ZvezdaPlzen
50%Ball Possession50%
1Corner Kicks2
2Yellow Cards4
7Shots on Goal5
5Shots off Goal1
1Blocked Shots2
5Fouls6
1Offsides1

Team Comparison

FK Crvena ZvezdaFK Crvena Zvezda
PlzenPlzen
1813Elo Rating 1705
2.88Attack 2.66
1.80Defense 2.19
86%Hit Rate 69%
19.0Shots per Game 18.0
7.6Shots on Target 7.1
6.5Corners per Game 5.2
1.4Cards per Game 2.0

AI Insights

🏠Strong Home Advantage+107 Elo
📈BTTS Trend
⚠️Home Rotation Risk70%

Game State Tendencies

FK Crvena ZvezdaFK Crvena Zvezda
  • Leads at half-time in 80% of matches
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.6 vs 1.3 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half and can tire late
PlzenPlzen
  • Scores more in 2nd half (2 vs 0.7 in first half)
  • Concedes more in 1st half, then tightens up after the break

Recent Form

FK Crvena ZvezdaFK Crvena Zvezda
5W2D3L
11/08/2026
FK Crvena ZvezdaHapoel Beer Sheva
02
L
08/08/2026
FK Crvena ZvezdaNovi Pazar
20
W
04/08/2026
Hapoel Beer ShevaFK Crvena Zvezda
10
L
29/07/2026
FK Crvena ZvezdaLarne
50
W
26/07/2026
FK Crvena ZvezdaVojvodina
31
W
21/07/2026
LarneFK Crvena Zvezda
04
W
17/07/2026
FK Crvena ZvezdaMacva
50
W
12/07/2026
ZenitFK Crvena Zvezda
31
L
03/07/2026
FK Crvena ZvezdaFC BW Linz
22
D
29/06/2026
FK Crvena ZvezdaSlovan Bratislava
11
D
PlzenPlzen
3W4D3L
15/08/2026
PlzenZlin
32
W
08/08/2026
TeplicePlzen
55
D
01/08/2026
PlzenZbrojovka Brno
11
D
25/07/2026
PlzenSlovan Liberec
13
L
14/07/2026
PlzenPolessya
20
W
10/07/2026
PlzenBSC Young Boys
35
L
07/07/2026
PlzenFC Copenhagen
11
D
01/07/2026
PlzenSpartak Trnava
11
D
27/06/2026
PlzenArtis
42
W
24/05/2026
Slavia PrahaPlzen
30
L

Referee Profile

Espen Eskas168 matches

3.58Cards per match
3.50Yellow cards per match
0.08Red cards per match
21.1Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

Espen Eskas3.58
Other referees3.68

3.58 cards a match, in line with other referees in the same competitions and seasons (3.68).

Cards come from 152 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

Bracket

Qualifying Round 1
Qualifying Round 2
Qualifying Round 3
Play-offs
Kairat Almaty
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Trabzonspor
Seeded
Lillestrom
Seeded
Ararat-Armenia
Seeded
Kauno Žalgiris
Seeded
St. Truiden
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Plzen
Seeded
OFI
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded
Larne
Seeded
Saburtalo
Seeded
Shamrock Rovers
Seeded
Egnatia Rrogozhinë
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
KuPS
Seeded
Universitatea Craiova
Seeded
Jagiellonia
Seeded
Rangers
Seeded
Lech Poznan
Seeded
KI Klaksvik
Seeded
Lincoln Red Imps FC
Seeded
Omonia Nicosia
Seeded
Red Bull Salzburg
Seeded
FC Thun
Seeded
Vikingur Reykjavik
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
Tromso
Seeded
Hradec Králové
Seeded
PAOK
Seeded
Maccabi Tel Aviv
Seeded
Hammarby FF
Seeded
Anderlecht
Seeded
FC ST. Gallen
Seeded
Benfica
Seeded
Twente
Seeded
Beşiktaş
Seeded
FC Midtjylland
Seeded
Pafos
Seeded
Kairat Almaty
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Trabzonspor
Seeded
Lillestrom
Seeded
Ararat-Armenia
Seeded
Kauno Žalgiris
Seeded
St. Truiden
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Plzen
Seeded
OFI
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded
Larne
Seeded
Saburtalo
Seeded
Shamrock Rovers
Seeded
Egnatia Rrogozhinë
Seeded
Gornik Zabrze
Seeded
KuPS
Seeded
Universitatea Craiova
Seeded
Jagiellonia
Seeded
Rangers
Seeded
Lech Poznan
Seeded
KI Klaksvik
Seeded
Lincoln Red Imps FC
Seeded
Omonia Nicosia
Seeded
Red Bull Salzburg
Seeded
FC Thun
Seeded
Vikingur Reykjavik
Seeded
Heart Of Midlothian
Seeded
Kairat Almaty
Seeded
Mjallby AIF
Seeded
Trabzonspor
Seeded
Lillestrom
Seeded
Ararat-Armenia
Seeded
Kauno Žalgiris
Seeded
St. Truiden
Seeded
FK Crvena Zvezda
Seeded
Plzen
Seeded
OFI
Seeded
Aarhus
Seeded

League Table

UEFA Europa League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1BenficaBenfica440013:3+1012WWWW
2BournemouthBournemouth440011:2+912WWWW
3Ferencvarosi TCFerencvarosi TC440011:3+812WWWW
4Union St. GilloiseUnion St. Gilloise431010:2+810WWDW
5JuventusJuventus431011:4+710WDWW
6Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus43104:1+310DWWW
7Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen43018:1+79LWWW
8BeşiktaşBeşiktaş421111:8+37LDWW
9Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb42115:4+17WLWD
10Levski SofiaLevski Sofia42114:3+17WWDL
11SunderlandSunderland42114:407LDWW
12NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen42118:9-17WWDL
13LyonLyon42116:7-17DLWW
14AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar42027:4+36LWWL
15AnderlechtAnderlecht42026:3+36WWLL
16OFIOFI42025:4+16WLLW
17RennesRennes41304:3+16DDWD
18Omonia NicosiaOmonia Nicosia42026:7-16LLWW
19TorreenseTorreense42027:9-26WLLW
20Real SociedadReal Sociedad41219:4+55DWDL
21Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace41219:6+35DDLW
22Sparta PrahaSparta Praha41126:604LLDW
231899 Hoffenheim1899 Hoffenheim41126:604DWLL
24Sturm GrazSturm Graz41123:6-34LWLD
25CeljeCelje41125:9-44WDLL
26Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg41123:8-54LDLW
27Celta VigoCelta Vigo41034:6-23LWLL
28AC MilanAC Milan41034:7-33LLWL
29JagielloniaJagiellonia41034:7-33LLWL
30PlzenPlzen41033:7-43WLLL
31MarseilleMarseille41032:6-43WLLL
32CelticCeltic41036:11-53WLLL
33Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva40131:8-71LLLD
34LillestromLillestrom40132:10-81LLDL
35Lech PoznanLech Poznan40132:12-101LDLL
36Ararat-ArmeniaArarat-Armenia40044:14-100LLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1BenficaBenfica413:312
2BournemouthBournemouth411:212
3Ferencvarosi TCFerencvarosi TC411:312
4Union St. GilloiseUnion St. Gilloise410:210
5JuventusJuventus411:410
6Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus44:110
7Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen48:19
8BeşiktaşBeşiktaş411:87
9Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb45:47
10Levski SofiaLevski Sofia44:37
11SunderlandSunderland44:47
12NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen48:97
13LyonLyon46:77
14AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar47:46
15AnderlechtAnderlecht46:36
16OFIOFI45:46
17RennesRennes44:36
18Omonia NicosiaOmonia Nicosia46:76
19TorreenseTorreense47:96
20Real SociedadReal Sociedad49:45
21Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace49:65
22Sparta PrahaSparta Praha46:64
231899 Hoffenheim1899 Hoffenheim46:64
24Sturm GrazSturm Graz43:64
25CeljeCelje45:94
26Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg43:84
27Celta VigoCelta Vigo44:63
28AC MilanAC Milan44:73
29JagielloniaJagiellonia44:73
30PlzenPlzen43:73
31MarseilleMarseille42:63
32CelticCeltic46:113
33Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva41:81
34LillestromLillestrom42:101
35Lech PoznanLech Poznan42:121
36Ararat-ArmeniaArarat-Armenia44:140
Europa League

About the FK Crvena Zvezda vs Plzen forecast

As a knockout tie in the UEFA Europa League, there is more at stake than league points; the forecasts weigh that alongside team ratings, recent form and the head-to-head record.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage is the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% means strong statistical confidence; 45-65% points to a competitive, open match; below 45% means the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for information and entertainment only.

About UEFA Europa League

More UEFA Europa League fixtures and forecasts are on the UEFA Europa League Predictions page.

Key Factors for This Match

FK Crvena Zvezda have led at half-time in 80% of their recent matches. FK Crvena Zvezda and Plzen have little recent head-to-head history for the model to draw on. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.