Novi Belgrade vs. Napredak: Serbian Championship Match Prediction
In the 18th round of the Serbian championship, Novi Belgrade and Napredak will play on December 9. Both teams are in the bottom half of the standings and are fighting for survival. The hosts are in 14th place and are two points behind the guests, who are in 13th place. Who will be ahead after the face-to-face match? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

FK IMT Beograd

Current form
Novi Belgrade finished last season just two points away from the play-off zone, finishing in 11th place. This time, avoiding relegation will not be easier. The club currently ranks 14th out of 16 teams, ahead of the second-to-last Tekstilac only on additional indicators. The capital team has played its last matches quite successfully. First, the hosts tied with Cukaricki (1:1), and then beat Radnicki 1923 away (3:1). In addition, the hosts managed to advance further in the national cup, beating Mladost (3:1), who are in third place in the league.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the squad ahead of the match with Napredak.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team suffered only one defeat in six matches
- The club has won four of its last six matches
Estimated lineup: Vuklis - Lutovac, Batiss, Jevtic, Glisic - Novicic - Radocaj, Lukovic, Krstic, Lucic - Jovic

Napredak

Current form
Napredak is one place above today opponent. The club is in 13th place in the table and is ahead of today opponent by only two points, having played one match more. The visitors managed to draw with one of the leaders of the championship, Partizan (0:0), but then there was a home defeat to Željezničar from Pancevo (1:2). In the Serbian Cup, they managed to beat Javor from Ivanjica in a penalty shootout.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with their squad at the moment.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not won in regulation time in any of its last six away matches
- The club failed to win a single head-to-head match against Novi Belgrade
Tentative line-up: Baljevic - Vukajinovic, Bukorac, Marinkovic, Chubra - Bastajic, Toseski, Krstic, Stojiljkovic - Petkovic, Karakljajic
Trends
Bet Exact score 1:1
The last two head-to-head matches ended with this score
5.50Bet Both Teams to Score
This bet has played in the last four matches of the hosts
1.95Tip and bets
The teams are direct competitors in the fight for survival and will probably be prepared for this match accordingly. A tough fight is expected in this match and it is not so easy to single out a favorite in this fight. The last two face-to-face matches ended in a draw. It is possible that this time no one will be able to win.
Our prediction is a draw at 3.35
Bet on total
We believe that in the battle of outsiders the teams will focus on defending their goal, because no one wants to give the competitor three important points. Most likely, dangerous moments will arise quite rarely, so we do not expect more than two goals scored in this match.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals at 1.68
Bet on corners
We don't expect a game on opposite courses in this match. If the match is calm, the teams won't earn many corners. We suggest betting on the total under on this indicator as well.
Our prediction is under 9.5 corners for 1.75