Europa League: Salzburg vs Ferencvaros – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Europa League game between Salzburg and Ferencvaros who meet up on Thursday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Salzburg hope to live up to their early billing as the Europa League title favourites on Thursday when they welcome Ferencvaros over to the Red Bull Arena for a round 3 match.

Form: Salzburg vs Ferencvaros

Salzburg Form

Salzburg collected one of each from their previous three matches, as they were defeated 2-0 against Lyon. They retaliated in a 2-1 win against Rapid Wien, before drawing 2-2 with Altach. Salzburg won three of their previous six matches at Red Bull Arena in the Europa League. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring ten goals to six against.

Ferencvaros Form

Ferencvaros look in good shape before their upcoming match as they seek to remain unbeaten. In their last three matches, they first beat Qarabag FK by 2-3, before drawing 1-1 with Viktoria Plzen. They were back as winners last time out, when they took out Genk by a 0-1 scoreline. Ferencvaros won twice, while also recording zero draws, and four defeats in their last six away matches in the Europa League. The scoreline from these matches says 12 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Salzburg and Ferencvaros

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Salzburg and Ferencvaros. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Salzburg vs Ferencvaros

With another Europa League season only just beginning to take form, we are still a bit in the dark as to who will dominate the scoring charts for both Salzburg and Ferencvaros. Accordingly, we have listed some of the players who are expected to be getting it on for each team this season.

Popular markets: Salzburg vs Ferencvaros

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 Ferencvaros won seven of their last 10 games away. They drew three and lost zero. Ferencvaros are on a great streak of 8 matches without losing. Ferencvaros are on a serious roll of now 17 away matches on the spin without defeat.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Salzburg scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Ferencvaros scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Ferencvaros should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in this coming Thursday, as Salzburg only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Ferencvaros claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Salzburg, who scored an average of 1.5 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Ferencvaros, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Salzburg conceded a goal in their last 9 matches.