**Early in the 2026–27 Serbian SuperLiga season, which began in July and features 14 teams with four automatic relegations due to the reduction to 12 clubs for 2027–28, Zemun and Mačva—the two promoted sides—sit near the bottom after winless or low-point starts marked by heavy defeats and poor goal difference.** Zemun holds just one point from eight matches with an eight-game winless streak, while Mačva lingers with eight points. Partizan’s surprisingly weak opening (around seven points from seven or eight games) places the traditionally strong side in the lower half, contrasting with Red Star Belgrade and Vojvodina’s dominant championship-round positions. The relegation round will pit mid-to-lower table sides against each other in additional fixtures, amplifying the importance of early momentum, defensive organization, and results in the split-phase matches for teams like Radnički Niš, OFK Beograd, and Čukarički. Trader consensus reflects these opening trends and the structural pressure on newly promoted clubs to stabilize quickly.