Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Salzburg and FC Porto who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
FC Porto face a daunting first assignment in the Europa League when they visit the title favourites Salzburg on the opening day of the new campaign.
Team form: Salzburg vs FC Porto
Salzburg Form
In their previous three outings, Salzburg drew 2-2 with BW Linz, before losing 3-1 against Wolfsberger AC and 0-2 against Sturm Graz. Salzburg claimed four wins in their last six Europa League matches at the Red Bull Arena. They came through these games with a record of one draw and one defeat, in which they conceded five and scored 11 goals.
FC Porto Form
FC Porto are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Sporting CP got left behind in a 1-2 win, before Nacional got hammered in a 1-0 victory. Rio Ave was the most recent victim in a 0-3 win for FC Porto. FC Porto only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Europa League. In these six matches they drew two and lost three as well as being outscored by 11 goals to nine.
Betting stats for Salzburg and FC Porto
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Salzburg and FC Porto. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 12 of the last 14 Salzburg matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Salzburg home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 7 of the last 9 Salzburg home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 4 Salzburg matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Salzburg have lost 3 of the last 4 matches in the Europa League while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 11 FC Porto away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 FC Porto matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- FC Porto have won the last 4 matches in a row while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 FC Porto away matches in the Europa League, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- FC Porto have won 5 of the last 6 matches and the sum of goals was under 3.5
Players in form: Salzburg vs FC Porto
As the new Europa League campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Salzburg and FC Porto this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.
Popular betting markets: Salzburg vs FC Porto
Full-time result
Salzburg won three of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Red Bull Arena. They drew three and lost four as well, while FC Porto won seven of their last 10 games away. They drew one and lost two. FC Porto are in great form with 8 wins on the bounce.
Both teams to score
Salzburg scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Impressively, FC Porto scored the first goal in eight out of previous ten games. FC Porto should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Thursday, as Salzburg only managed two clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. FC Porto claimed six clean sheets in their last 10 games.
Total goals
Salzburg saw over 2.5 goals in eight of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of two goals during this run. Of the last ten games for FC Porto, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 2.3 times goals per game. FC Porto scored at least once in their previous 10 matches on the bounce.
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