Red Star Belgrade vs Mladost Lučani Prediction: History to repeat itself

Mladost Lučani will travel to the Stadion Rajko Mitić on Saturday to battle Red Star Belgrade. Mladost have been experiencing a challenging run, with 12 winless runs away from home. Can they bounce back to winning ways here? Below are previews, H2H, expert betting tips, and odds.

Defending champions Red Star Belgrade started the season by running a 4-0 riot on newcomers Jedinstvo U. Cherif Ndiaye scored the first two goals of the game in the 18th and 23rd minutes before Aleksandar Katai scored the third goal of the game in the 53rd minute. New signee Bruno Duarte scored the 4th goal in the 69th minute. Red Star Belgrade had no issue with their defense in the game, limiting Jedinstvo U. to zero shots on target. They have won 29 of their last 32 games, drawing two and losing 1. They will be determined to start the season in good style to avoid what happened to them last season.

Mladost Lučani threw a way to pick up 3 points in their first game of the season, losing 2-1 to OFK Beograd. Dusan Cvetinovic put Mladost Lučani ahead in the 59th minute of the game before picking up a second yellow card in the 84th minute. OFK Beograd capitalized on the one-man deficit to get an equalizer in the 86th minute and a winner in the 90+3rd minute of the game. With the loss, Mladost Lučani are without a win in their last six games. They have lost 5 of those games. They are also without a win in their last 12 away games.

Both sides have played 17 games since 2019. Red Star Belgrade won 16, and 1 ended in a goalless draw. Red Star Belgrade have won the last 13 games between the two sides.

Red Star Belgrade have a rich history playing against Mladost Lučani. They have won the last 13 games against them, but it should be noted that they have also kept a clean sheet in each of their previous three meetings. We also saw how Red Star Belgrade were well organised at the back in their first game of the season. They should keep a clean sheet here, and Mladost Lučani are expected to suffer a mere modest loss.

• BTTS-NO for 1.60 odds
• Under 3.5 for 1.80 odds
• Under 2.5 for 3.00 odds