Ace Football previews the Conference League round 1 match between FC Lugano and FK Crvena Zvezda and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.
FC Lugano start the season as favourites to land the Conference League crown. They launch their title bid on Thursday at home in an opening day fixture with FK Crvena Zvezda at AIL Arena.
Team form: FC Lugano vs FK Crvena Zvezda
FC Lugano Form
In their last three outings, FC Lugano won 4-1 against FC St. Gallen, beat FC Lausanne-Sport by 0-4 and hammered FC Luzern 4-0. FC Lugano claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Conference League. They also drew one and lost three, scored 14 goals and conceded 14.
FK Crvena Zvezda Form
In their last three matches, FK Crvena Zvezda lost 4-1 against Viktoria Plzen, won 2-1 against Partizan Belgrade, and drew 0-0 with FK Radnik Surdulica.
Betting stats for FC Lugano and FK Crvena Zvezda
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between FC Lugano and FK Crvena Zvezda. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In 9 of the last 11 FC Lugano matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In the last 4 FC Lugano matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- FC Lugano have won 3 of the last 4 matches while scoring more than 2.5 goals
- FC Lugano have won 5 of the last 7 home matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 4 of the last 5 FC Lugano home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 10 of the last 12 FK Crvena Zvezda matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FK Crvena Zvezda have won 5 of the last 6 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 FK Crvena Zvezda away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FK Crvena Zvezda have won 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- In 3 of the last 4 FK Crvena Zvezda away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
In-form players: FC Lugano vs FK Crvena Zvezda
With another Conference League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both FC Lugano and FK Crvena Zvezda. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.
Popular betting markets: FC Lugano vs FK Crvena Zvezda
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at AIL Arena across all tournaments FC Lugano won eight times, drew one and lost one times. FK Crvena Zvezda claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. FK Crvena Zvezda won their last 4 matches on the bounce. FK Crvena Zvezda did not lose any of their last 5 matches away from home.
Both teams to score
FC Lugano scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. FK Crvena Zvezda got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. FK Crvena Zvezda were able to win six of these matches without conceding a goal. Perhaps a number worth keeping in mind for an accumulator, depending on your betting strategy.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out eight times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for FC Lugano, who scored an average of 2.4 goals along the way. In the last ten games for FK Crvena Zvezda, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 2.1 times goals per game themselves. FC Lugano scored at least one goal in their last 35 matches. FK Crvena Zvezda’s last 3 matches had more than three goals.
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