The reverse fixture between these two sides at Red Star Stadium last week ended in a 4-1 victory for the Red Star Belgrade courtesy of a brace from Guelor Kanga and one goal each from Stefan Mitrovic and Aleksandar Katai.
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Ferencvaros will host Red Star Belgrade in a UEFA Europa League fixture at Groupama Arena on Thursday night. The reverse fixture between these two sides at Red Star Stadium last week ended in a 4-1 victory for the Red Star Belgrade courtesy of a brace from Guelor Kanga and one goal each from Stefan Mitrovic and Aleksandar Katai. Meanwhile, the Hungarian outfit scored a consolation goal through Kristoffer Zachariassen. The result helped the Serbian outfit to move to six points from three games, at the summit of Group H, level on points with second-placed Monaco, but separated by goal-difference. The visitors, meanwhile, are languishing at the bottom of the four-team table, with three points.
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Ferencvaros are heading into the match on the back of a 2-0 win over Debrecen in a Hungarian top flight fixture on Sunday. Balint Vecsei and Zachariassen netted for the Green Eagles to secure the win and move to 21 points from eight games, at the summit of the NB I standings. In the Europa League, the Green and Whites started off with back-to-back wins against Trabzonspor (3-2) and Monaco (1-0), before losing to Red Star.
Red Star, on the other hand, began their Europa League campaign with successive defeats against Monaco (1-0) and Trabzonspor (2-1), before getting their acts together to thrash the group leaders, last week. Meanwhile, in the Serbian Super Liga, the Red-Whites are sitting at the summit of the table, having collected 32 points from 12 games, three more than second-placed Backa Topola. Last Sunday, Red star netted three times against Spartak Subotica without reply to record their 10th league-win of the season
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R Mmaee is likely to spearhead Ferencvaros’ attack with Traore, Zachariassen and Nguen in support. Balint Vecsei could feature in the central midfield alongside Besic. As for Red Star Belgrade, head coach Milojevic is likely to opt for the same lineup that got the job done against Ferencvaros last week. Pesic could lead the line with Mitrovic, Katai and Ivanic in support.
Ferencvaros probable starting lineup: Dibusz,Wingo, S. Mmaee, Knoester, Botka, Besic, Vecsei, Traore, Zachariassen, Nguen, R. Mmaee
Red Star Belgrade probable starting lineup: Borjan, Gobeljic, Erakovic, Dragovic, Rodic, Sanogo, Kanga, Mitrovic, Katai, Ivanic, Pesic
The UEFA Europa League match between Ferencvaros and Red Star Belgrade will take place at Groupama Arena on Friday at 12:30 am IST.
| Ferencvaros vs Red Star Belgrade | Key details |
| Date | October 13 (Hungary) |
| Venue | Groupama Arena |
| Kickoff time in Hungary | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
| Kickoff time in Serbia | 9:00 pm (Thursday) |
For the football fans in India, live coverage of the UEFA Europa League matches will be available on Sony Sports network. Besides, fans can live stream via Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in Hungary can catch the live action via M4 Sports; and Arena Sport 1P in Serbia.
