Crvena zvezda (Srb) vs Lech Poznan (Pol) prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-08-11 19:00.
[p]Having won the first leg 3-1 away from home, Red Star will aim to progress in Belgrade as they host Lech Poznań for the second leg of the pair’s UEFA Champions League (UCL) third-round qualifying tie on Tuesday.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Serbian SuperLiga champions Red Star have not successfully negotiated the UCL qualifiers to reach the league/group phase of the competition since the 2019/20 season, but have one foot in this year’s play-off round following their victory in Poland last week. Winners of the European Cup back in 1991, the Balkan giants will be confident of getting the job done having won their last eight matches across all competitions and will set up a tie against either Dynamo Kyiv or Pafos if they are successful here. [/p]
[p]Ekstraklasa champions Lech saw a run of eight consecutive home wins during UEFA club competition qualifying come to an end last week. They had won each of their last four games across all competitions before the first leg, but the Polish heavyweights’ woes since should perhaps not come as a surprise, having never reached the UCL league/group phase via the qualifiers. Two of their last three attempts to do so have also ended at this stage, so they have a huge psychological barrier to overcome here.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These sides had never met in competitive action before last week’s first leg, though Lech did win a friendly between the two 3-1 back in 2010.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Red Star are unbeaten in their last 13 games across all competitions (W11, D2).[/p]
[p]Red Star have not conceded 2+ goals in any of their six competitive games this season.[/p]
[p]Both of Lech’s previous third-round UCL qualifiers away from home have ended in a 1-0 defeat.[/p]
[p]Six of Lech’s seven competitive games this season saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Rade Krunić was the standout player in the first leg, scoring two of Red Star’s three goals to take his tally for the season up to four already – three of those have been his team’s second goal of the game. Mikael Ishak grabbed Lech’s only goal in that encounter and is in red-hot form having scored eight times in his last six appearances, including four from the penalty spot.[/p]
[p]Red Star do not have any fresh concerns ahead of the second leg, but having been forced off in last week’s meeting between the sides, Lech midfielder Filip Jagiełło will be absent with a shoulder injury.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Red Star have scored 17 goals in just four home games across all competitions so far this season, and although they do not need to chase goals here, backing them to score 2+ again appears to be a sensible bet.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Ben Olawumi[/i][/p]