Young Boys vs Crvena Zvezda Predictions

Young Boys vs Crvena Zvezda predictions for Champions League fixture. Young Boys host Red Star Belgrade at Stadion Wankdorf on Wednesday, with both eliminated sides playing for pride in this Champions League group-stage finale. Continue reading below for all our free tips and predictions.

Champions League | Jan 29, 2025 at 8pm UK at Stadion Wankdorf (Bern)

Young Boys vs Crvena Zvezda Predictions

Can Red Star End Their Campaign on a High in Bern?

• Young Boys have lost all seven of their Champions League games this season, scoring just three goals while conceding 17.
• Red Star Belgrade have scored in six of their seven European matches this campaign, including a 5-1 win over Stuttgart.
• Young Boys and Red Star have met six times previously in the Champions League, with four of those matches ending in draws.

Best Bet for Young Boys vs Crvena Zvezda

A match that could easily slip under the radar in the final round of Champions League fixtures will unfold at Stadion Wankdorf on Wednesday night. Both Young Boys and Red Star Belgrade have long since been eliminated, yet the stakes are not entirely void. Pride, and perhaps a smidge of dignity, is on the line for both sides in this dead rubber. For Young Boys, this is their last chance to avoid a winless European campaign, while Red Star will aim to conclude their underwhelming run with a morale-boosting victory.

Young Boys enter this game under a dark cloud, not just from their European woes but their shocking domestic form. The Swiss champions, who have dominated their league for most of the last decade, are a shadow of their former selves this season. Rooted to the bottom of the Champions League league phase with zero points, Young Boys have managed to score just three goals in seven matches while conceding 17. Last week’s loss at Celtic was a perfect microcosm of their campaign, with a late own goal from Loris Benito gifting the Scots all three points. Manager Giorgio Contini, newly installed after a turbulent first half of the season, has had little to cheer about since taking the reins.

Red Star Belgrade are hardly flying high themselves, but there’s a noticeable difference in their European outings. While their defensive frailties have been exposed time and again, shipping 22 goals in seven games, they have at least provided entertainment. With 12 goals scored, including a stunning 5-1 demolition of Stuttgart earlier in the campaign, they’ve shown they can trouble defences. Cherif Ndiaye, their Senegalese striker, has been a standout performer, already matching last season’s tally of 15 goals across all competitions. However, their away record in Europe leaves much to be desired, with three defeats in as many games, conceding 11 goals in the process.

Best Bet: Red Star Belgrade to Win

At BettingTips4You, we believe in offering one quality prediction per match, and for this clash, our top pick is Red Star Belgrade to Win. This selection stands out not only because of Red Star’s attacking prowess but also due to the dismal form of Young Boys, who have struggled both at home and abroad.

Young Boys have shown little fight throughout their Champions League campaign. With only three goals scored and a defence that has been breached 17 times, they have consistently been second best. Meanwhile, Red Star, though far from perfect, have the tools to capitalise on this. Cherif Ndiaye leads an attack that has delivered in all but one Champions League match this season, and Nemanja Radonjic, with three goals in just 160 minutes of play, provides further firepower.

Our BettingTips4You expert, Wolfgang Shotten, sums it up succinctly: “Young Boys have looked out of their depth in this competition, while Red Star, for all their flaws, at least have the attacking edge. Backing the Serbians to finish on a high makes sense.”

Moreover, Young Boys will be without Filip Ugrinic, suspended after picking up his third yellow card in the competition. The hosts’ depleted midfield and toothless attack make it difficult to see them troubling a Red Star side that, while leaky at the back, has the quality to punish teams in transition. Vladan Milojevic’s men have nothing to lose, and with the Serbian league on a winter break, they’re free to field a strong side and go for it in Bern.

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