Red Star (home)
- Crvena Zvezda are on a five-game winning streak, scoring 24 goals in their last five domestic fixtures.
- Our FK Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda) vs Celtic FC prediction anticipates that Red Star's home is a fortress where they have won their last three Serbian SuperLiga matches, including a 7-1 demolition of Železničar Pančevo, and they should be at their best for the visit of Celtic.
Celtic (away)
- Celtic are unbeaten in five Scottish Premiership games (W4, D1) scoring in each, with a recent penalty shootout exit to Kairat Almaty their only Champions League experience of 2025/26.
- The Hoops have made a perfect start to the new Scottish season, racking up 13 points from five games in the Premiership but recently suffered a morale-sapping Champions League exit on penalties to Kazakhstan’s Kairat Almaty.
- The FK Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda) vs Celtic FC preview highlights that Brendan Rodgers has his team playing a typical 4-3-3 that he can morph into a 4-4-2 or 4-1-4-1 in Europe, although his side play controlled possession-based soccer either way with selective but effective counter-press.
Key Players
- The Belgrade club’s midfield is orchestrated by the playmaking skills of the prolific Mirko Ivanić, who has chipped in with a steady stream of goals and assists in all competitions.
- A Serbian SuperLiga-leading double-digit tally from Aleksandar Katai makes Red Star a lethal threat in transition and on set-pieces, while the pace and clinical finishing of new signing Kelechi Iheanacho could be a game changer for Celtic.
- Celtic’s Benjamin Nygren has been in excellent form in the wide areas, contributing goals and assists already in the early part of the campaign.
- Kasper Schmeichel’s experience and ability as a goalie will be a big factor in this group and a potential saviour for Celtic if the away day jitters and recent defensive injuries cause them to struggle at the back.
Betting Insights
However, Celtic have European pedigree and the presence of Iheanacho makes them more dangerous than most opponents they will face in this competition, so the FK Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda) vs Celtic FC betting tips suggest the match result markets could be skewed in favour of the hosts at +135 .
Prediction
This FK Red Star Belgrade (Crvena Zvezda) vs Celtic FC prediction expects that Both Teams To Score is at -158 which is very high for what is expected to be an open, attacking game and the correct score prediction would be 2-1 home win or 2-2 draw, depending on whether you think the fearsome Marakana atmosphere can be a deciding factor against a club that has totally dominated domestic soccer in Serbia over the last few years.
