Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Kairat Almaty
Match Time & Date:
21/07/2021
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Crvena Zvezda
Crvena zvezda will be aiming to get their revenge on Kairat Almaty for the loss in the Europa League 2015/16 season when the two teams face each other in the Champions League two-legged tie. Kairat set up a meeting with Zvezda by beating Maccabi Haifa in the first qualifying round, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry in Wednesday’s football match. The Kazakhs will rely on experienced attacker Vagner Love, who found the net in the 2-0 win over Maccabi.
The Serbian champions, on the other hand, did well to sign Austrian defender Aleksandar Dragovic in the summer transfer window, but they failed to reinforce the attack as Aleksandar Prijovic and Marko Arnautovic did not join the Stadion Rajko Mitic outfit. Since Dejan Stankovic’s troops could struggle in front of goal in the first leg, we are tempted to put our money on under 2.5 goals.
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 (Crvena Zvezda):
Crvena Zvezda are the most famous club in Balkans. The Crveno-beli have 19 Yugoslav First League titles and have won eight domestic trophies since the breakup of Yugoslavia. Crvena Zvezda won their last league title in the 2015/2016 season, with the team finishing the campaign no less than 28 points clear of Partizan.
Speaking of Partizan, the Crno-beli are considered Crvena Zvezda’s bitterest rivals and the two teams meet in the “Eternal derby” (Veciti derbi). The capital club did well to win the European Cup title in 1991, with the team beating Olympique Marseile on penalties in the title game. That is considered the club’s biggest success, but it has to be noted that the Serbian club won the International Cup later in 1991. Crvena Zvezda outclassed Colo Colo of Chile (3-0) at National Stadium in Tokyo.
The likes of Dejan Savicevic, Vladimir Jugovic, Dragan Stojkovic, Dragoslav Sekularac, Rajko Mitic, Dusan Savic, Nemanja Vidic and Dejan Stankovic are some of the famous footballers who played for Crvena Zvezda in the past.
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