Crvena zvezda
PlzenCrvena zvezda welcome Plzen to Stadion Rajko Mitić in the Final round of Europa League - Qualification on 20 August. The Serbian side have collected several emphatic wins in recent weeks, but their latest European results brought a setback, while Plzen arrive after going three league matches without defeat.
Crvena zvezda look to bounce back
Crvena zvezda's recent run has mixed dominant victories with two costly European defeats. They beat Larne 4-0 away and 5-0 at home in Champions League qualification, while also recording domestic wins over Macva, Vojvodina and Novi Pazar. H. Beer Sheva then stopped that momentum, winning 1-0 before taking the return meeting 2-0 in Belgrade. Those defeats contrast with a sequence in which Crvena zvezda have regularly won comfortably in their other completed matches.
Plzen arrive unbeaten in three league games
Plzen have steadied their domestic results after consecutive defeats against Liberec and Slavia Prague. A 1-1 draw with Brno was followed by a remarkable 5-5 at Teplice and a 3-2 home victory over Zlin. Their broader recent sequence also includes wins against Jablonec, Liberec and Hradec Kralove. Midfielder Hrosovsky Patrik has been one of their stronger recent performers, with defender Dweh Sampson also standing out.
Recent results offer different signals
Crvena zvezda have produced the more emphatic winning scores, particularly against Larne and in domestic competition, but the two defeats to H. Beer Sheva are their most recent completed European results. Plzen, meanwhile, come to Belgrade on a three-match unbeaten league sequence. Their last two games produced a combined 15 goals, although the earlier 1-1 draw with Brno underlines how varied their recent matches have been.
TV guide for Crvena zvezda vs Plzen
In the Czech Republic, Nova Sport 5 and Oneplay carry the match. Arena Premium 1 provides coverage in Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while Laola1 carries the game in Germany and Austria.