Meeting the opponent - Novi Pazar

MUTUAL DUELS

The statistics of the head-to-head matches are on Zvezda's side, because so far we have played 20 games and recorded 18 wins with a draw and a loss. Our club played its first match against Novi Pazar in the Serbian Cup on October 28, 2009, in the round of 16 of that competition. Then Zvezda's team won with a score of 1:0, thanks to the goal of center forward Aleksandar Jevtić.

The last duel between Crvena Zvezda and Novi Pazar was played on March 12, 2023 in the 26th round of the domestic championship. Our team, as the host of the match, achieved a convincing triumph of 5:1. The goals for the red and whites were scored by double scorers Marko Rakonjac and Gelor Kanga, while Aleksandar Katai hit the opponent's net once.

BE PART OF THE STAR

On the occasion of the celebration of the 34th championship title of the national champion of Red Star, the entrance to the "Rajko Mitić" stadium is free for all lovers of red and white colors.

All fans of our trophy club who will not be able to cheer on Zvezda's football players live will be able to watch the live broadcast of the seventh round of the Serbian Super League playoffs between Crvena Zvezda and Novi Pazar on Zvezda TV. Through our studio, you can watch the match from several different angles, and the program for all viewers of our club television starts an hour and a half earlier, more precisely at 5:30 p.m. You can also watch the match on the Arenasport Premium 1 channel from 19:00.

If you are not able to follow the live video broadcast, you can be with our boys on Zvezda's application, via text transmission on our Match Center, which is active at every game, minute by minute, as well as on the official Twitter account of our club.

TEAM FORM

Crvena zvezda has already mathematically secured the title of champion of Serbia, the sixth in a row. However, our club has a clear goal until the end - an undefeated season. Currently, we have achieved 30 victories in 36 games, with six draws, which makes us the only undefeated team in the championship. We won an incredible 96 points, and the red-white goal difference is the best in the league and is 94:17. In the previous match, we won the Serbian Cup, when the red and white boys defeated Čukarički at the Maracana with 2:1 on Thursday, May 25, and thus reached the third consecutive double crown. Aleksandar Pešić scored two trophy-worthy goals for our team.

On the other hand, Novi Pazar occupies the sixth position in the table with 50 points. The team, which is currently led by Davor Berber from the coaching position, achieved 15 victories, six draws and 16 defeats, with a goal difference of 38:47. In the previous round, Novi Pazar was defeated by TSC at home with 1:4, and the only goal for the hosts was scored by Bojica Nikčević.

OPPOSING PLAYERS

Twenty-one-year-old Lazar Slavković is in goal, and the defensive line consists of right back Nikola Bogdanovski, who is a right winger by profession, two stoppers are Slobodan Rubežić and Numan Kurdić, while the left back position is reserved for Filip Jović. The tandem midfielders are young Miljan Momčilović and Danko Kiković. Nenad Gavrić and Bojica Nikčević operate on the flanks. The position behind the point guard was taken by Petar Đuričković, while Slobodan Stanojlović was the most advanced. Options from the bench are Milan Joksimović, Vadih Zimonjić, Ibrahim Fijuljanin...

MATCH REFEREES

Chief referee: Novak Simović

First assistant: Atila Harmat

Second assistant: Stefan Vojnić

Fourth referee: Stefan Jeknić

VAR: Momčilo Marković

AVAR: Bojan Banović

OTHER MATCHES

PLAY-OFFS:

Saturday, 7 pm - Partizan - Voždovac

Sunday, 5 p.m. - Čukarički - Radnički 1923

Sunday, 5 pm - TSC - Vojvodina

PLAY-OUT:

Saturday, 5 pm - Kolubara - Radnički Niš

Saturday, 5 pm - Mladost - Mladost GAT

Saturday, 5 pm - Napredak - Javor

Saturday, 5 pm - Spartak - Radnik