FK Crvena Zvezda vs Plzen

FK Crvena Zvezda

3 - 0

Plzen

🕒 Thu, 20 Aug 2026 19:00 Europe/London 📍 Stadion Rajko Mitić 🧑‍⚖️ Espen Eskas 🔁 Play-offs 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Play-offs

Europa League Table

FK Crvena Zvezda 35 · Plzen 44

Referee Stats

Espen Eskas

2 matches · 6.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	6.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	1.50
Over 4.5 cards	100%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
FK Crvena Zvezda had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Team Overview

FK Crvena Zvezda (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 1-0-0

Goals For / Against

3 / 0

Avg: 3.00 / 0.00

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Plzen (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-2

Goals For / Against

1 / 5

Avg: 0.50 / 2.50

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

3.00

PPG

0.00

3.00

0.50

0.00

2.50

100%

O2.5

100%

BTTS

50%

100%

Score 1st

League-position context

FK Crvena Zvezda rank35th

Plzen rank44th

FK Crvena Zvezda points3

Plzen points3

FK Crvena Zvezda: #35 · 3 pts · GD +0

18 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Plzen: #44 · 3 pts · GD -4

18 pts off the top 2. 8 pts off the play-off line. 3 pts clear of the relegation zone.

0-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

FK Crvena Zvezda last 5 home

Points3/3

Weighted index100

Goals3-0

Record1-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Plzen last 5 away

L L

Points0/6

Weighted index0

Goals1-5

Record0-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

FK Crvena Zvezda trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS0%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Plzen trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

FK Crvena Zvezda score at home100%

FK Crvena Zvezda clean sheet at home100%

Plzen score away50%

Plzen clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

FK Crvena Zvezda score first100%

FK Crvena Zvezda win after scoring first100%

Plzen score first0%

Plzen win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: FK Crvena Zvezda 0% · Plzen 0%

Avg first goal minute: FK Crvena Zvezda 36.0' · Plzen —

Vs league average

FK Crvena Zvezda score at home3.00 vs 1.63

FK Crvena Zvezda concede at home0.00 vs 1.13

Plzen score away0.50 vs 1.13

Plzen concede away2.50 vs 1.63

FK Crvena Zvezda score 84% above league average, while Plzen score 56% below league average.

Defensive side: FK Crvena Zvezda are 100% below league average at home, and Plzen are 53% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals4.00

BTTS50%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

FK Crvena Zvezda goal timing (home)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: —

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 2

31-45 1

46-60 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Plzen goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 4

46-60 2

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

61-75 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

—

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

50%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

31'

31' Seol Young-Woo

36' ⚽

⚽

36' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

M. Ivanić

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Elšnik

45+3'

45+3' C. Souaré

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Souaré

1st substitution · For: C. Kabongo

53' ⚽

⚽

53' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

M. Ivanić

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Elšnik

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ T. Ladra

2nd substitution · For: S. PirgiÄ

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Arnautović

1st substitution · For: J. Enem

72' ↑↓

↑↓

72' ⇄ M. Ivanić

2nd substitution · For: A. Katai

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ F. Prebsl

3rd substitution · For: D. Višinský

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ P. Adu

4th substitution · For: M. Vydra

77'

77' P. Hrošovský

81'

81' V. Kostov

84'

84' S. Dweh

84' ↑↓

↑↓

84' ⇄ V. Kostov

3rd substitution · For: M. Bajo

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ D. Luckassen

4th substitution · For: F. Tebo Uchenna

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ D. Krčík

5th substitution · For: Karel Spáčil

88'

88' Karel Spáčil

89' ⚽

⚽

89' ⚽ Goal · 3-0

A. Katai

Penalty

90' ⚽

⚽

90' ⚽ VAR

A. Katai

Penalty confirmed

90' ↑↓

↑↓

90' ⇄ O. Bukari

5th substitution · For: L. Loizou

FK Crvena Zvezda vs Plzen 3-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

FK Crvena Zvezda beat Plzen 3-0 on Thursday, 20 August 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Espen Eskas. It was played at Stadion Rajko Mitić.

First half: Seol Young-Woo received a yellow card for FK Crvena Zvezda at 31'. FK Crvena Zvezda took the lead at 36' when M. Ivanić scored, with the assist credited to T. Elšnik, making the score 1-0. C. Souaré received a yellow card for Plzen at 45+3'.

Second half: Plzen made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Souaré replacing C. Kabongo. FK Crvena Zvezda extended the lead at 53' when M. Ivanić scored, with the assist credited to T. Elšnik, making the score 2-0. Plzen made their 2nd substitution at 61', with T. Ladra replacing S. PirgiÄ. FK Crvena Zvezda made their 1st substitution at 72', with M. Arnautović replacing J. Enem. FK Crvena Zvezda made their 2nd substitution at 72', with M. Ivanić replacing A. Katai. Plzen made their 3rd substitution at 73', with F. Prebsl replacing D. Višinský. Plzen made their 4th substitution at 73', with P. Adu replacing M. Vydra. P. Hrošovský received a yellow card for Plzen at 77'. V. Kostov received a yellow card for FK Crvena Zvezda at 81'. S. Dweh received a yellow card for Plzen at 84'. FK Crvena Zvezda made their 3rd substitution at 84', with V. Kostov replacing M. Bajo. FK Crvena Zvezda made their 4th substitution at 85', with D. Luckassen replacing F. Tebo Uchenna. Plzen made their 5th substitution at 86', with D. Krčík replacing Karel Spáčil. Karel Spáčil received a yellow card for Plzen at 88'. FK Crvena Zvezda extended the lead at 89' when A. Katai scored (Penalty), making the score 3-0. VAR intervened at 90' for FK Crvena Zvezda (Penalty confirmed). FK Crvena Zvezda made their 5th substitution at 90', with O. Bukari replacing L. Loizou.

FK Crvena Zvezda used 5 substitutions while Plzen used 5 substitutions. FK Crvena Zvezda got 2 yellow cards, while Plzen got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Possession was balanced (50%-50%).
FK Crvena Zvezda had the sharper finishing (7-5 shots on target).
Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

FK Crvena Zvezda vs Plzen Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

27 Aug 2026 Plzen vs FK Crvena Zvezda 4 - 1 20 Aug 2026 FK Crvena Zvezda vs Plzen 3 - 0