Red Star Belgrade
- FK Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda) are 11th in the UEFA Europa League 2025-2026 with 13 points from 7 games.
- Crvena Zvezda are unbeaten at home in the Europa League 2025-2026, winning two and drawing one of three group stage fixtures at Stadion Rajko Mitić.
- This is a clash of styles between the direct, high-tempo, pressing game of Red Star and the patient, possession-based, shape-shifting style of Celta de Vigo.
- Dejan Stankovic has brought fresh ideas and an urgency to Red Star since taking over as head coach in December 2025, but their form since the new year has been mixed, winning three, drawing one and losing one of their last five in all competitions.
- Red Star showed plenty of grit and resilience to scrape a 0-1 away win against Malmo FF in the last round of Europa League fixtures.
- Marko Arnautovic is the Europa League 2025-2026 talisman for the Serbs, as he has led the line and scored two goals in seven appearances.
Celta de Vigo
- Celta de Vigo are 14th with 12 points from 7 matches and will try to leapfrog Red Star with a win in Serbia.
- Celta are in good form coming into this clash, winning four of their last five in all competitions.
- Their away form is less convincing with one win and one defeat from their last two.
- Celta then lost 3-1 away to Real Sociedad in LaLiga at the weekend, so there’s a clear indication that their attacking game is good, but they are vulnerable defensively.
Key Players
- Marko Arnautovic has led the line and scored two goals in seven appearances.
- Pablo Duran is Celta’s Europa League danger man, netting three in six appearances so far.
- Borja Iglesias has been on fire for Celta with four of their last 11 goals coming from his boot.
Betting Insights
- Celta de Vigo have scored an average of 2.00 goals per away fixture in the Europa League 2025-2026.
- Betting on the home side at odds of 2.25 looks slightly favorable because Crvena Zvezda are generally stronger at their home field than on the road and are still unbeaten at Stadion Rajko Mitić in Europe this season.
- The Over 2.5 goals market is worth considering at 1.8.
Prediction
However, Red Star are a solid team at their stronghold, so we’re going to support them to edge this one in what could be a brilliant game, and that’s why the Over 2.5 goals market is worth considering at 1.8 .
