Napredak vs Cukaricki Prediction 22.11.2023

• Competition: Super Liga
• Date: 22nd November 2023
• Time:  15:00 UK / 16:00 CET
• Venue: Stadion Mladost KruÅ¡evac (Napredak)

Napredak’s performance in the Super League of Serbia has been disappointing over the last few seasons, and it doesn’t look like they’ll make a significant improvement this season either. Currently, they are ranked 13th after 13 matches with just 14 points, only 5 points ahead of last-placed Radnik. However, they showed a slight improvement recently, winning two of their last three matches. Their previous match ended in a 2:1 victory over Radnik, which could potentially signal better results in future matches. During the two-week championship break, they played a friendly match against second division club Dubocica, which they won 4:0.

Conversely, Cukaricki is the club with the most failures this season. They have ended up in third place for the past three years but are currently languishing in ninth place with 17 points, a whopping 23 points behind the leader Partizan. Their decline can mainly be attributed to their inability to compete successfully in Europe due to insufficient resources. However, this is no excuse for their five-match winless streak in the domestic championship. Despite this, they put up a good fight in their last match against Partizan in the round derby, losing out only due to some unfortunate events.

Napredak vs Cukaricki pick: UNDER 2.5 GOALS

Looking solely at the roster quality, Cukaricki emerges as the favorite in this match. However, it remains to be seen whether they can translate this advantage onto the field. The recent mini-break might be just what they needed to kick-start a positive winning streak. Nevertheless, they face a challenging match against a club they traditionally have tightly contested, low-scoring matches with. In the previous three encounters between these two clubs, only one goal was scored, resulting in one win for Cukaricki and two draws. Given the significance of this match for both clubs, we anticipate a less flashy but more strategic game with few goals. Hence, betting on under 2.5 goals would be the safest choice.