Larne (home)
- Larne have been on a good streak in the lead up to the first leg of this UEFA Champions League qualification tie and are in the right place at the right time on the back of a three-game winning streak.
- Gary Haveron has his men well drilled in a disciplined 3-4-1-2 shape, with wing-backs and a narrow shape, which should help them contain Red Star Belgrade.
- The hosts have four wins and one defeat in their last five at home in all competitions, so they have been hard to break through in their own yard.
- The Northern Irish side won 1-0 away and 2-1 at home.
Red Star Belgrade (away)
- Larne are likely to keep it tight, keep their shape and hit on the break - and that's a good tactic against Dejan Stankovic's Red Star, who play a proactive 4-2-3-1 or 4-1-4-1 system based on possession, pressure and overloads in the wide and half-space lanes.
- The visitors haven't been irresistible lately, with five wins, two draws and three defeats in their last 10 in all competitions.
- Red Star have an away record of 1-2-1 across their last four, so the hosts do have a chance of making this a tight match at Inver Park.
- Red Star, on the other hand, have scored an average of 1.25 goals per-match on the road this season, scoring just five away goals in total across all competitions, so their road output has been steady and solid rather than spectacular.
- They lost 1-2 at home to OFK Belgrade in the Super Liga championship group, lost 1-3 to Zenit in a friendly and beat Mačva Šabac 5-0 in the league.
Key Players
- Larne's Dan Bent has scored one goal in two in this competition and can find the space in the channel.
- Matthew Lusty has been their hottest finisher lately with five of his team's goals over the last 13.
Betting Insights
- Both Teams To Score - No at 1.5 is the main selection for this match.
- Under 2.5 Goals at 2.62 is the correct selection for Tuesday's game.
- Both Teams To Score - No is our main selection for this game as Red Star will control the ball and have more of it, but Larne should be able to stay compact enough to deny the visitors a goal.
Prediction
Under 2.5 Goals is the obvious correct score play for what we expect to be a tight, tense night in Northern Ireland.
