Towards the 174th eternal derby

MUTUAL MEETINGS

The first eternal derby was played back in 1947, and our club won away from home with a score of 3:4. The most convincing victory against Partizan was achieved on November 17, 1968, and the red and white team triumphed 6:1.

A total of 173 league games have been played in history, and the statistics are in favor of the red and whites. We came out as winners in 68 matches, 57 times there were draws, while we suffered 48 defeats, and the total goal difference is 240:205 in favor of our team.

In previous seasons, under the leadership of the current head of the profession - Vladan Milojević, these two clubs met three times. In the first championship game, our boys shared the points with black and white (2:2), while in the second they won 3:2. In the duel that was played in the semifinals of the Serbian Cup, we were dominant and won with a score of 2:0.

BE PART OF THE STAR

All fans who want to follow our boys live can buy tickets on Sunday (from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.), as well as on the day of the match, and the ticket price is 800 dinars for the northern stand, while there will also be tickets for the west (entrance A).

All fans of our club who will not be able to cheer on their favorites live, will be able to watch the live broadcast of the match on the Arena Premium 1 channel from 19:00.
You can follow the program on Zvezda TV through our studio, and you can be with us during and after the match with analysis and statements of the actors of the duel.

TEAM FORM

Vladan Milojević's men are in the leading position in the championship, and in the opening seven rounds they recorded six triumphs and only one draw. At the end of August, our team defeated Bode Glimt and qualified for the new format of the Champions League, and in the first match of the first stage they were defeated by Benfica with a score of 1:2. Although they were statistically more dominant in all parameters, the Portuguese resisted the onslaught of the red and whites and went home with three points.

Our eternal rival ended the European odyssey in the qualifiers. First, in the Champions League, he was eliminated by Dynamo from Kyiv in the second round, then by Lugano in the Europa League, only to be beaten by the Gent team in the Conference League playoffs. In the domestic championship, they are in seventh place, and in the six games they have played, they have three triumphs, they shared points twice, while they recorded a defeat in the previous round in the away game of OFK Belgrade - 3:2.

OPPOSING PLAYERS

Aleksandar Jovanović is in goal, while Mihajlo Ilić and Nihad Mujakić make up the rampart in front of him. The right flank is held by Aleksandar Filipović, and on the opposite side is Mario Jurčević. Stefan Kovač, Kervin Arriaga, as well as the experienced Israeli international Bibars Natho can be found in the middle of the field. The trio behind the attackers usually consists of Gajad Zahid, Aldo Kalula and Ibrahim Zubairu, while the most advanced player of the team is Đorđe Jovanović. Nemanja Nikolić, Aleksandar Šćekić, Jung-jun Goh, Nemanja Trifunović, João Grimaldo and Vukašin Đurđević are waiting for a chance from the bench.

MATCH REFEREES

Chief referee: Novak Simović

First assistant: Nikola Đorović

Second assistant: Miloš Simović

Fourth referee: Nenad Minaković

VAR: Pavle Tomic

AVAR: Uroš Stojković

OTHER MATCHES

Saturday:

18:00 Čukarički - Jedinstvo 2:1

18:00 TSC - Novi Pazar 5:2

20:00 Napredak - Mladost 1:2

Sunday:

19:00 IMT - Vojvodina

19:00 Radnički - Spartak

20:00 Železničar - OFK Belgrade

Monday:

Radnički 1923 - Textile worker

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