IMT Novi Beograd vs TSC Prediction: The visitors expected to get the win

IMT Novi Beograd and TSC will have their round 16 rescheduled match played on boxing day at the Voždovac Stadium. While the hosts are in the relegation group fighting to go up, the visitors sit in the championship group's last spot, and any drop of a point could see them drop to the relegation group. Nevertheless, TSC have won all their recent games against IMT. Can they continue this dominance, or will IMT fight back? Below, I have the team news, some interesting facts, expert betting tips, and odds.

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IMT Novi Beograd were held to a 1-1 draw in their last game, with Ugo Bonnet scoring the equaliser in the 35th minute. He has now recorded three-goal contributions (two goals and one assist) in his previous three games. Despite losing points in their last two games, the Tractorists remain unbeaten in their previous six games in all competitions. They have won two and drawn two of their previous four home games. The New Belgrade team sit 14th on the table with 20 points in 19 games, scoring 25 goals and conceding 33. While they are just two spots above the bottom of the table, I believe they will move out of the relegation group to the championship group if they can continue their good run.

Nikola Krstic is the leading goal scorer of this team, and despite being 20 years of age, he has always displayed lots of greatness whenever he plays. He dictated the flow of play in their last two matches, and I believe he can create more chances for Luka Lukovic and Ugo Bonnet to score. He can even score himself.

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TSC were held to a 2-2 draw in their last game against OFK Beograd. Despite taking the lead twice in the game and firing 12 shots, they couldn’t hold on to the end, conceding in the 87th minute. With the draw, they have recorded just one win in their last six games and are winless in their last three domestic games. They are also winless in their last seven games on the road. The Bačka Topola-based team sit 8th on the table with 25 points in 19 games, scoring 30 goals and conceding 26.

Ifet Djakovac has been superb this season, and I think he has to play more. He was benched against Vojvodina but recorded four goal contributions in the two matches he played after. He already has six goals and six assists this season.

• Both sides have only met thrice in their history, and TSC won all the games.
• TSC kept a clean sheet in each head-to-head clash between the two sides.
• The result of the under 2.5 goals has been seen in all the head-to-head clashes between IMT Novi Beograd and TSC.

Even though the hosts have scored and conceded in each of their last seven games, they have always been toothless when playing against TSC, and I don’t believe something will change going forward. TSC have a domineering force over the hosts, and I think the newly found form of the hosts is merely temporal and will likely suffer a setback in this game. Moreover, all head-to-head clashes between IMT Novi Beograd and TSC have seen under 2.5 goal results.

• W2 for 1.60 odds
• BTTS-NO for 2.25 odds
• Under 2.5 for 2.00 odds