Novi Belgrade vs Backa Topola: Serbian Championship Match Prediction
In the postponed match of the 16th round of the Serbian Super League, Belgrade Novi and Backa Topola will meet. The hosts have played well in recent matches, but remain in 14th place in the standings. The visitors are also not living up to expectations - the current bronze medalist is only in eighth place in the championship and is far from the top three. Who will be able to score tournament points on December 26? The answer is in our forecast.

Command Analysis

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Current form
"Novi" managed to put up a good series of matches in the Serbian championship. The Belgrade club has not lost in the last five rounds. During this period, they managed to beat "Radnički 1923" (3:1) and "Napredak" (3:2). The matches with "Cukarički" (1:1), "Partizan" (1:1) and "Željezničar" from Pancevo (1:1) ended in a draw. They also managed to achieve a successful result in the country cup - in the 1/8 finals, the capital team beat "Mladost" (2:1). In the tournament table, the hosts are only in 14th place and are only two points ahead of the penultimate "Tekstilac", so the whole fight for survival is still ahead.
Disqualifications and injuries
The hosts have no problems with the lineup before the match with Backa Topola.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has not lost in six matches in a row.
- The hosts have scored in each of their last nine matches
Estimated lineup: Vuklis - Glisic, Batiss, Popovic, Lutovac - Lucic, Krstic, Novicic, Radocaj - Bonne, Lukovic

TSC Backa Topola

Current form
Backa Topola is one of Serbia representatives in European competitions. The team managed to get into the Conference League playoffs, beating Armenian Noah in the last round of the group stage with a score of 4:3. After this thrilling encounter, the guests were close to victory over Belgrade OFK in the Serbian championship, but allowed the opponent to equalize the score in the 87th minute, ending the match with a score of 2:2. At the moment, the club is closing the top eight and is eight points behind the top three, with a game in hand.
Disqualifications and injuries
The visitors have no problems with the lineup before the match with Novi.
Interesting trends for betting
- The team has won only one of its last six matches.
- In each of the last four matches, the visitors have conceded at least two goals
Estimated lineup: Ilic - Jovanovic, Djordjevic, Stevanovic, Petrovic - Radin - Djakovac, Stanic - Banjac, Pantovic, Čirkovic
Trends
Bet Exact score 0:1
Two of the three head-to-head matches between the teams ended with this score
10.00Bet At least one team will not score
All matches between the teams took place according to this scenario
2.20Bet Number 1 in the final score
This pattern has worked in seven of the hosts' last eight matches
1.64Tip and bets
The visitors seem to have started to show the game that the fans expect from them - they managed to reach the Conference League playoffs, making a stunning comeback in the last round, and then Backa Topola was close to beating OFK, the third team in the championship. The hosts managed to score points in the last matches, but Backa Topola has every chance to end Novi unbeaten streak.
Our prediction is Asian handicap (0) on Backa Topola for 1.85
Bet on total
Both teams have played many productive matches recently, but at some point you need to think about defense, and now is the time. In face-to-face matches, the clubs play pragmatically - in none of the three personal meetings were more than two goals scored. Most likely, today opponents will not surpass this result.
Our prediction is total under 2.5 goals for 1.95
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 total under 9.5 corners for 1.70