Conference League · League phase, matchday 4 
Gent vs FK Crvena Zvezda: Match Preview & Stats
Our picks
Model predictions are published 48 hours before kick-off
To take in the latest form and rest days, the predictions for this match come out on . (If either team plays another match in between, they come out once that match is over.)
See today's ready predictions →Our record
Gent: 5 of 7 right
FK Crvena Zvezda: 2 of 3 right
Our result picks in each club's earlier matches on this site.
Match facts
- Competition
- Conference League, League phase, matchday 4
- Kick-off
- Venue
- Planet Group Arena, Gent
- Since last match
- Gent: 4 days (Belgian Pro League) · SK Beveren FK Crvena Zvezda: 5 days (Super Liga) · Inter Club d'Escaldes (2‑1)
- Next match
- Gent: 2 days (Belgian Pro League) later FK Crvena Zvezda: 1 day (Super Liga) later
Last starting XI
Gent 3-4-2-1
- 33 Roef
- 57 Volckaert
- 3 Paskotši
- 44 van der Heyden
- 45 Goore
- 27 De Vlieger
- 17 Delorge
- 20 Araújo
- 37 Kadri
- 11 Sonko
- 47 Vergara
Coach: Rik De Mil 
vs Kortrijk, 1-0 · First Division A · 8 Nov
FK Crvena Zvezda 3-4-1-2
- 1 Matheus
- 60 Gashtarov
- 13 Veljković
- 3 Nakayama
- 10 Loizou
- 20 Händel
- 33 Krunić
- 19 Kim
- 21 Elšnik
- 22 Kostov
- 10 Katai
Coach: Albert Riera 
vs Inter Club d'Escaldes, 2-1 · Conference League · 5 Nov
Our predicted line-ups come with our picks, 48 hours before kick-off. Until then: each club's last starting XI.
Injuries and suspensions
Gent
- DF Mouhamed NgomInjured · Early June 2027
- MF Michel-Ange BalikwishaInjured · A few days
FK Crvena Zvezda
- DF Adem AvdicInjured · Mid February 2027
Players listed as injured, suspended or away with their national team, with their expected return.
Missing Players Impact
Gent
Moderate impact - MF Michel-Ange Balikwisha 5% attack · 4% mins
FK Crvena Zvezda
Low impact Share of team playing time and attacking output over the last 9 matches accounted for by unavailable players.
Game-State Scenarios & Goal Timing
Gent
FK Crvena Zvezda
Reaction to scoring or conceding first and goal distribution across the last 15 matches.
Key Attacking Threats
Gent
- 1. MF Momodou Sonko 2G · 0ATeam attack 15.0% Team shots 16.0%
- 2. MF Tiago Araújo 0G · 6ATeam attack 15.0% Team shots 11.0%
- 3. FW Hyllarion Goore 1G · 0ATeam attack 8.0% Team shots 9.0%
FK Crvena Zvezda
- 1. MF Timi Elšnik 2G · 0ATeam attack 16.0% Team shots 13.0%
- 2. MF Rade Krunić 1G · 1ATeam attack 12.0% Team shots 11.0%
- 3. FW Bamba Dieng 0G · 0ATeam attack 10.0% Team shots 23.0%
Top available players by share of team attacking production and shot volume over the last 10 matches.
Scoring trends
| Scoring trends | Gent | FK Crvena Zvezda |
|---|---|---|
| Over 1.5 goals | 7/10 | 8/10 |
| Over 2.5 goals | 3/10 | 8/10 |
| Over 3.5 goals | 2/10 | 4/10 |
| Both teams scored | 3/10 | 6/10 |
| Clean sheet | 5/10 | 4/10 |
| Failed to score | 3/10 | 0/10 |
| Goals per match (scored / conceded) | 1.4 / 0.9 | 2.5 / 1.0 |
Last 10 matches, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
Form guide
Gent
- W 1-0 vs Kortrijk (H) Belgian Pro League · 8 Nov
- D 0-0 at
KuPS (A) Conference League · 5 Nov - L 0-2 at
Lommel (A) Belgian Pro League · 1 Nov - W 4-0 vs
Anderlecht (H) Belgian Pro League · 25 Oct - L 0-2 at
Braga (A) Conference League · 22 Oct
FK Crvena Zvezda
- W 1-0 at Vojvodina (A) Super Liga · 8 Nov
- W 2-1 vs Inter Club d'Escaldes (H) Conference League · 5 Nov
- W 4-2 at Mačva Šabac (A) Super Liga · 31 Oct
- W 1-0 at OFK Beograd (A) Super Liga · 25 Oct
- D 2-2 vs
FC København (H) Conference League · 22 Oct
Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.
When the goals come
Gent
- 1-15 minutes: 0 scored, 1 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 0 scored, 0 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 0 scored, 0 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 0 scored, 0 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 0 scored, 0 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 1 scored, 1 conceded
FK Crvena Zvezda
- 1-15 minutes: 0 scored, 0 conceded
- 16-30 minutes: 0 scored, 2 conceded
- 31-45 minutes: 3 scored, 0 conceded
- 46-60 minutes: 0 scored, 0 conceded
- 61-75 minutes: 1 scored, 2 conceded
- 76-90 minutes: 2 scored, 2 conceded
Goals in each 15-minute period, Conference League this season. Stoppage time counts with its half.
Top scorers
Gent
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Hyllarion Goore | 1 | 0 |
FK Crvena Zvezda
| Player | G | A |
|---|---|---|
| Timi Elšnik | 2 | 0 |
| Rade Krunić | 1 | 1 |
| Vladimir Lučić | 1 | 1 |
| Vasilije Kostov | 1 | 0 |
| Yuta Nakayama | 1 | 0 |
Goals and assists in the Conference League this season.
Corners and yellow cards
Gent FK Crvena Zvezda - 7.0 Corners won 4.3
- 3.7 Corners conceded 4.7
- 1.7 Yellow cards 2.7
- 1.7 Opponents' yellow cards 2.3
Per match in the Conference League this season. Average per club and match: 5.0 corners, 1.9 yellow cards.
Attack and defence ratings
GentFK Crvena Zvezda0 to 100 against this season's Conference League clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.
Head-to-head
0Gent wins2FK Crvena Zvezda wins2 meetings since 2010, results after 90 minutes.
- 26 Nov 2020 · Europa League Gent 0-2 FK Crvena Zvezda
- 5 Nov 2020 · Europa League FK Crvena Zvezda 2-1 Gent
Table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Lugano | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11:4 | +7 | 9 |
| 2 |  Panathinaikos | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9:3 | +6 | 9 |
| 3 |  FC Twente | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8:2 | +6 | 9 |
| 4 |  Monaco | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7:1 | +6 | 9 |
| 5 |  Brighton & Hove Albion | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:0 | +5 | 7 |
| 6 | FC København | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | +4 | 7 |
| 7 |  Brann | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:3 | +4 | 7 |
| 8 |  Universitatea Craiova | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6:2 | +4 | 7 |
| 9 |  Mjällby | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5:1 | +4 | 7 |
| 10 |  St.Truiden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4:1 | +3 | 7 |
| 11 |  Ajax | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9:3 | +6 | 6 |
| 12 |  Trabzonspor | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6:3 | +3 | 6 |
| 13 |  Hajduk Split | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3:2 | +1 | 6 |
| 14 |  Freiburg | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4:5 | -1 | 6 |
| 15 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6:6 | 0 | 4 |
| 16 |  Atalanta | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4:4 | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Braga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2:3 | -1 | 4 |
| 18 | Gent | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 4 |
| 19 |  Thun | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:3 | 0 | 3 |
| 20 |  Riga FC | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3:3 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 |  Borac Banja Luka | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:4 | -1 | 3 |
| 22 |  Lincoln Red Imps FC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3:6 | -3 | 3 |
| 23 |  Jablonec | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:4 | -1 | 2 |
| 24 |  AGF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1:2 | -1 | 2 |
| 25 |  Nordsjælland | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:5 | -2 | 2 |
| 26 |  Egnatia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2:4 | -2 | 2 |
| 27 |  Kairat Almaty | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3:7 | -4 | 2 |
| 28 |  CSKA Sofia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:6 | -2 | 1 |
| 29 |  Iberia 1999 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | -3 | 1 |
| 30 |  Pafos FC | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:7 | -4 | 1 |
| 31 |  Getafe | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3:7 | -4 | 1 |
| 32 | KuPS | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 |
| 33 |  Heart of Midlothian | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:6 | -4 | 1 |
| 34 |  FC Midtjylland | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:8 | -6 | 1 |
| 35 | Inter Club d'Escaldes | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2:7 | -5 | 0 |
| 36 |  FK Kauno Žalgiris | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1:11 | -10 | 0 |
Our table from the results; the two clubs of this match are highlighted. Full table
Season projection
MembersWhere these two clubs are projected to finish in the Conference League: average points, likely range and chances.
| Club | Pts | Avg pts | Likely | Top 8 | Play-off round | Win it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 4 | |||||
| FK Crvena Zvezda | 4 |
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