Lech Poznan (Pol) vs Crvena zvezda (Srb) prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – Qualification betting tips on match 2025-08-05 18:30.
[p]After cruising through their respective ties in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) second qualifying round, Lech Poznań and Red Star Belgrade meet in the third round with both bidding to take the next step on the road to the league phase.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]After competing in the Polish Super Cup, hosting two fixtures in the Ekstraklasa and one in the previous UCL qualifying round, this will already be Lech Poznań’s fifth competitive home game this season (W2, L2). The last of those certainly didn’t lack entertainment as they ran out 7-1 victors against Breiðablik, with their 8-1 aggregate win handing them the biggest margin of victory in the UCL second qualifying round. They’ll hope to garner that momentum here as they go in search of a fifth successive victory to boost their hopes of reaching the modern-day UCL main draw for the first time ever.[/p]
[p]Red Star Belgrade have made a strong start to this season with four wins across all competitions, scoring 17 times and conceding just twice. The solitary away game within that rampant winning run was the closest of the lot though, returning home from Gibraltar with a 1-0 victory over Lincoln Red Imps in the first leg of the last UCL qualifying round before thrashing them 5-1 back in Serbia at the end of last month. There’s huge incentive for them to qualify for the UCL league phase for the second season running as they look to seek retribution for the last campaign’s dismal showing which saw them lose six of their eight league phase games (W2).[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]These teams have never met in competitive action and this will also be a maiden H2H against Serbian opposition for Lech Poznań. Red Star have won all four of their previous H2Hs against Polish sides.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Lech Poznań have won 12 of their last 14 European home fixtures (D1, L1).[/p]
[p]Lech Poznań have conceded exactly once in their last three European home games.[/p]
[p]Red Star have scored 3+ goals in six of their last seven competitive games.[/p]
[p]Fifteen of Red Star’s last 18 competitive matches saw both teams score.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Swedish striker Mikael Ishak has found the net at least once in each of Lech Poznań’s last five matches, scoring his side’s final goal each time. Red Star’s Bruno Duarte has also been in fine form with five direct goal contributions (G4, A1) across four games, including a first-half strike in both legs in the second UCL qualifying round.[/p]
[p]Both teams look to have full-strength squads ahead of this first leg.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]With Red Star in clinical form in front of goal, backing Lech Poznań to concede in both halves could be a smart play.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tom Penn[/i][/p]