Champions League: Salzburg vs Brest – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League game between Salzburg and Brest who meet up this coming Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

As the early season favourites, Salzburg will look to justify their title credentials this coming Tuesday when they take on Brest for a round 2 match in the Champions League.

A glance at the Champions League table reveals that the current difference between the teams is three points and 19 places.

Form: Salzburg vs Brest

Salzburg Form

Salzburg recorded a win, a draw and a defeat in their last three matches. They lost 3-0 against Sparta Prague, before drawing 0-0 with WSG Tirol. They won their most recent game 2-0 against Austria Wien. Salzburg only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Red Bull Arena in the Champions League. They also drew one and lost four of these six encounters, in which they scored four and conceded nine goals.

Brest Form

In the last three matches, Brest beat Sturm Graz 2-1, won 2-0 against Toulouse, and lost 3-0 against Auxerre.

Betting stats for Salzburg and Brest

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Salzburg and Brest played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Salzburg vs Brest

Having scored just once in six Champions League matches, Oscar Gloukh hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Tuesday. Simultaneously, Brest hope to see Hugo Magnetti adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Champions League outings.

Popular markets: Salzburg vs Brest

Full-time result

Going undefeated through their last 10 matches at Red Bull Arena, Salzburg won seven and drew three. Brest won two of their previous 10 away games across all tournaments, in which they drew two and lost six. Salzburg are on an amazing streak of now 12 games at home in a row without defeat.

Both teams to score

Salzburg scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Brest scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Salzburg have not conceded a goal in 3 consecutive games. There appears to be a good chance of seeing Salzburg on the scoreboard this coming Tuesday with Brest managing just a single two clean sheet in the previous 10 games. The hosts fought their way to five clean sheets in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in five of Salzburg’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of two goals during this run. In the last ten games for Brest, seven of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.4 times goals per game themselves.

Suggested bet: Salzburg vs Brest

To sum up, the upcoming match between Salzburg and Brest seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Champions League game.

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