Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Crvena Zvezda
Match Time & Date:
27/08/2019
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Young Boys
Thanks to a 2-2 draw with Young Boys in Bern, Crvena Zvezda moved one step closer to booking their place in the Champions League group stages. The Serbian champions, who eliminated Copenhagen in the third qualifying round, are tough to beat at home and seeing that Stadion Rajko Mitic will be packed on Tuesday evening, we are positive that Vladan Milojevic’s troops are going to give their loyal fans yet another reason for celebration.
Young Boys have nothing to lose in the return leg and seeing that they are likely to go all guns blazing at Crvena Zvezda, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the home side. A man to watch in the home team will be former Bundesliga star Marko Marin, but summer signing Mateo Garcia, who scored in the first leg, is likely to pose a big threat for the opposition back-line as well.
Highlighted Player (Milan Gajic):
Milan Gajic is a product of OFK Beograd youth academy. The pacey right back, who was born in Vukovar (Croatia) on January 28, 1996 scored four goals in 46 appearances for OFK Beograd from 2013 to 2015 and on July 22, 2015 he signed a five-year deal with Ligue 1 side Bordeaux.
Milan Gajic is a youth international for Serbia and he represented the Eagles at the 2017 European Championship. The Serbs failed to impress at the tournament in Poland, with the team losing to Portugal and Spain in Group B, while sharing the spoils with Macedonia. Gajic was a starter in matches against Portugal and Macedonia, but he missed the Spain clash with injury.
In 2015, though, Milan Gajic did well to win the FIFA U20 World Cup with Serbia as Veljko Paunovic’s men outplayed Brazil in the title game. His main position is right-back (full-back), but he is capable of playing both central and right midfielder. Milan Gajic made 14 appearances for Bordeaux in the 2016/2017 Ligue 1 campaign.
Highlighted Team (Young Boys):
Just five years after its foundation Young Boys won their first Swiss Super League trophy (1903). The capital club won no less than 11 domestic trophies in the 20th century, but they have been in Basel’s shadow in the last two decades. Young Boys won their last Swiss Super League title back in 1986, while lifting their last Swiss Cup trophy in 1987.
The Yellow and Blacks welcome their rivals at Stade de Suisse, which acts as a national stadium and it has to be noted that they play their home games on artificial turf. Swiss football legend Stephane Chapuisat played for the club in the past and you should bear in mind that former Yugoslavia coach Vujadin Boskov played for the Stade de Suisse outfit in the past as well.
Young Boys played their first official game on 29 June, 1898 and they shared the spoils with Institute Grunau back then. The Swiss team participated in the 2016/2017 Champions League qualifiers, but they failed to make it to the group stages of the elite competition.
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