FK Crvena Zvezda vs Hapoel Beer Sheva — UEFA Champions League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
play_arrow1 clip- 22′Hapoel Beer Sheva, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 46′FK Crvena Zvezda, substitution:off
- 46′FK Crvena Zvezda, substitution:off
- 57′FK Crvena Zvezda, red card:
- 61′Hapoel Beer Sheva, goal:0–1assist
- 62′FK Crvena Zvezda, substitution:off
- 63′Hapoel Beer Sheva, yellow card:Foul
- 66′Hapoel Beer Sheva, substitution:off
- 66′Hapoel Beer Sheva, substitution:off
- 73′FK Crvena Zvezda, substitution:off
- 76′Hapoel Beer Sheva, substitution:off
- 79′Hapoel Beer Sheva, goal:0–2assist
- 80′FK Crvena Zvezda, substitution:off
- 90+2′Hapoel Beer Sheva, substitution:off
- 90+2′Hapoel Beer Sheva, substitution:off
- 90+3′FK Crvena Zvezda, red card:Foul
- Full-time0 – 2
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Hapoel Beer Sheva earn away win at Crvena Zvezda after red card drama
Hapoel Beer Sheva beat FK Crvena Zvezda 2-0 in the UEFA Champions League third qualifying round at Stadion Rajko Mit, a result shaped heavily by a sending-off just after the hour mark. The tie was scoreless at half-time before the visitors capitalised on their numerical advantage in the second period.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The turning point came in the 57th minute when Crvena Zvezda manager Dejan Stankovic, listed among those dismissed, was shown a red card. Hapoel Beer Sheva made the advantage count four minutes later, Igor Zlatanović converting an assist from Javon East to make it 0-1. East then turned scorer himself in the 79th minute, finishing off a pass from Eliel Peretz to double the lead to 0-2.
Crvena Zvezda's afternoon worsened further in stoppage time when Mohamed Abu Fani was also sent off, leaving the hosts with ten men for a second time. Despite the setbacks, Crvena Zvezda held far greater territorial control throughout, though it counted for little against a disciplined and clinical Hapoel Beer Sheva side.
Javon East had a hand in both goals for Hapoel Beer Sheva, setting up Zlatanović's opener before scoring the second himself in the 79th minute.
Crvena Zvezda dominated possession with 96 percent of the ball, yet still finished with fewer shots on target than their opponents.
Hapoel Beer Sheva won 2–0 away against FK Crvena Zvezda (half-time 0–0).
FK Crvena Zvezda met Hapoel Beer Sheva in the UEFA Champions League (3rd Qualifying Round). Kick-off was Tuesday, 11 August 2026, 18:00 UTC at Stadium Rajko Mitić. Referee: Glenn Nyberg.
Team pages: FK Crvena Zvezda · Hapoel Beer Sheva · UEFA Champions League
Key moments
- 57' Red card: Dejan Stankovic
- 61' Goal: Igor Zlatanović (assist: Javon East) — 0–1 · Watch Igor Zlatanović's goal video (61')
- 79' Goal: Javon East (assist: Eliel Peretz) — 0–2
- 90+3' Red card: Mohamed Abu Fani
Starting line-ups
FK Crvena Zvezda (4-2-3-1)
Hapoel Beer Sheva (4-3-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave FK Crvena Zvezda 57%, the draw 28%, Hapoel Beer Sheva 15%. It finished FK Crvena Zvezda 0–2 Hapoel Beer Sheva.
FK Crvena Zvezda's rating edge, but the draw is in play — FK Crvena Zvezda are the stronger side on our strength rating, and their cold finishing due to recover on top gives FK Crvena Zvezda a clear lead. The draw at 28% is lifted by a low-scoring environment.
Why FK Crvena Zvezda at 57%?
FK Crvena Zvezda sit 134 points higher on our strength rating — 1733 to 1599. Sides with a 100–200-point rating edge at home won 57.2% of 12,672 such games. FK Crvena Zvezda sit -0.51 goals per game below chance-quality — cold streaks like this have bounced back. Finishing swings carry a receipt at this rating gap too: sides finishing this cold won 38.8% of 2,335 such games where the class table expected 36.2%. The 300 most similar past games finished 59–21–20.
Why only 57%?
No scored evidence points the other way. 57% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 28% and Hapoel Beer Sheva at 15%.
Why is the draw second, ahead of the Hapoel Beer Sheva win?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 24.2%. These teams' recent games average 1.9 goals — a low-scoring environment. Games in that environment drew 28.2% of 18,068. The goals environment adds 3.2 points to the draw.
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About this match
On this page: the FK Crvena Zvezda vs Hapoel Beer Sheva final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Champions League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
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