Malmö –Red Star Belgrade : last call for the Swedes, a toughness test for Belgrade 
Thursday night at the Eleda Stadion hands both sides a deadline. Malmö sit 34th with a single point and are fighting for survival. Red Star Belgrade, 17th with ten points, want to lock in a top‑24 spot and keep chasing the play‑offs. Two opposite paths, one goal: don’t let this seventh matchday slip away.
Malmö: a European campaign that’s turned into a nightmare 
Nothing’s clicked for Malmö in this group. Six games, zero wins, three goals scored, twelve conceded — the numbers are brutal. Their last competitive outing was a 2-1 loss at Porto in December. Before that Nottingham Forest put them to the sword 3-0, and Panathinaikos nicked a 1-0 win in Sweden despite a decent defensive shift from the hosts. Their only point is that 1-1 with Dinamo Zagreb in October — a brief flicker of hope. But the damage started early: 3-0 at Plzen, then 2-1 at home to Ludogorets. Malmö have never met Red Star in a competitive game. For a first, they can’t afford mistakes.
Red Star Belgrade: solid, disciplined and hard to move 
Red Star head to Sweden with a far better pulse. Dejan Stankovic returned in December and this will be his first European match back in charge. The Serbs defend like a unit: 1-0 wins over Sturm Graz and FCSB recently, and four clean sheets in their last five games. Their wins have been small but valuable — 1-0 v Lille, 1-0 v Young Boys — and losses have been scarce: Braga 2-0, Porto 2-1. Across their last six fixtures in all competitions they’ve won four and conceded just four goals. They’re not flashy going forward, but they manage the ugly moments perfectly.
Likely lineups
Malmö :
Olsen ; Jansson, Duric, Rosler, Busanello, Karlsson ; Busuladzic, Johnsen, Lundbergh ; Soumah, Haksabanovic, Ekong
Red Star Belgrade :
Matheus ; Seol, Lekovic, Prado, Stankovic ; Ivanic, Elsnik, Krunic ; Kostov, Katai, Aranautovic
Key points
- Malmö have taken just one point from six matches.
- Red Star Belgrade have kept four clean sheets in their last five games.
- The Swedes have scored only three goals in the competition.
- The Serbs have won four of their last six matches.
- First official meeting between the two clubs.
Malmö – Red Star Belgrade prediction
Red Star Belgrade to win
Malmö never found a rhythm in Europe this season and they’re toothless up front. Against a disciplined, solid and confident Serbian side, the hosts look short on answers. Expect a tight affair, but Red Star should have enough to take the three points.
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