Red Star Belgrade vs Hapoel Be'er Sheva - prediction, team news, lineups

Down but not out, Red Star Belgrade volition invited Hapoel Be'er Sheva to Stadion Rajko Mitic for the 2nd limb of their Champions League third qualifying circular tie.

The Red-Whites were beaten 1-0 by the Camels in the archetypal leg, and volition beryllium assured of overturning the defect successful midweek.

Match preview

Dejan Stankovic's Red Star person made an fantabulous commencement to the 2026-27 run overall, but their stumble successful past week's archetypal limb could beryllium severely damaging.

The Red-Whites took each 3 points successful the Serbian SuperLiga past clip out, triumphing 2-0 against Novi Pazar acknowledgment to goals from Aleksandar Katai and Jay Enem either broadside of fractional time.

That triumph marked a 3rd consecutive triumph successful the league - a flawless opening to Stankovic's rubric defence - and a 5th triumph from their six astir caller games crossed each competitions.

That grounds volition springiness Red Star anticipation that their first-leg decision was a one-off, particularly considering that the nine person reached the radical signifier oregon league signifier of a UEFA contention successful each of the past 9 seasons.

Additionally, Tuesday's hosts are heading into this lucifer carrying a six-game unbeaten streak erstwhile playing arsenic the location side, and fans volition beryllium optimistic astir their side's chances arsenic a result.

Meanwhile, Ran Kozuch's HBS are besides champions of their nationalist apical flight, but their opening to 2026-27 has been mixed.

The Camels kicked disconnected the play with a 3-1 beating by Maccabi Tel Aviv successful the Israeli Super Cup last connected July 16, earlier losing the archetypal limb of their 2nd qualifying circular necktie 2-1 against Vikingur Reykjavik.

However, Kozuch's broadside look to person turned a country recently, bouncing backmost with a 2-0 triumph successful the 2nd leg against Vikingur to scope the 3rd round, earlier getting the amended of Red Star past week.

Results aside, the manager volition beryllium peculiarly pleased by his team's quality to support consecutive cleanable sheets up of Tuesday's showdown - the archetypal clip HBS person done truthful since aboriginal May.

That upturn successful signifier volition springiness supporters crushed to beryllium hopeful, but aft seeing the distant squad suffer back-to-back games connected the road, it remains to beryllium seen whether they tin clasp out.

Another interest causing fans to uncertainty HBS is their grounds successful Europe - the nine person not progressed beyond the 3rd qualifying circular of immoderate UEFA contention since 2022-23's foray into the Conference League's radical stage.

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Team News

Red Star person a mostly acceptable squad for this clash, though are missing 18-year-old left-back Adem Advic, who suffered a cruciate ligament wounded successful June.

In his absence, Nair Tiknizyan could proceed connected the near of a four-man defence alongside Strahinja Erakovic, Derrick Luckassen and Seol Young-woo.

As for HBS, they are without versatile left-sided defender Matan Baltaxa, who is suspended aft helium was sent disconnected successful the archetypal leg, truthful summertime signing Pedro Amador whitethorn marque his archetypal commencement for the Camels successful his stead.

At the other extremity of the pitch, striker Joao Victor is closing successful connected a instrumentality from a hamstring injury, but is apt to beryllium sidelined for Tuesday's decisive clash.

With that successful mind, Bruno Duarte looks acceptable to pb the onslaught erstwhile again, supported by Osman Bukari, Vasilije Kostov and Mirko Ivanic.

Red Star Belgrade imaginable starting lineup:

Matheus; Seol, Luckassen, Erakovic, Tiknizyan; Krunic, Abu Fani; Bukari, Kostov, Ivanic; Duarte

Hapoel Be'er Sheva imaginable starting lineup:

Marciano; Mizrahi, Vitor, Rotman, Amador; Yehoshua, Ventura, Peretz; East, Zlatanovic, Ahmed

We say: Red Star Belgrade 2-0 Hapoel Be'er Sheva

The lone blemish connected Red Star's different flawless play truthful acold is their first-leg decision against HBS, and they volition beryllium expecting to retrieve the shortage and scope the playoff circular yet again.

By contrast, the visitors person a past of struggling astatine this signifier successful European competitions, and it would beryllium a uncommon feat should they progress.

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