Champions League: Real Madrid vs Salzburg – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 7 match between Real Madrid and Salzburg and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Real Madrid welcome Salzburg at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu this coming Wednesday for a match in the penultimate round of the current Champions League season.

Real Madrid are number 20 in the table on nine points after six matches. Salzburg rank as number 32 with three points after six matches played.

Form: Real Madrid vs Salzburg

Real Madrid Form

Real Madrid are unbeaten in their last three matches, first beating Deportiva Minera 0-5, and then drawing 2-2 with Celta Vigo. They were back as winners when they defeated Las Palmas 4-1. Real Madrid won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League, while also drawing two. They suffered one defeats, while they scored 15 and conceded 11 goals.

Salzburg Form

In their last three matches, Salzburg drew 2-2 with Rapid Wien, lost 0-3 against Paris Saint-Germain and beat SK Austria Klagenfurt 3-0. Salzburg won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Champions League. The scoreline from these matches says 11 goals conceded and six scored.

Betting facts for Real Madrid and Salzburg

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 Real Madrid and Salzburg played across all tournaments.

Players on top: Real Madrid vs Salzburg

Karim Konate shows decent form right now for Salzburg, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the Champions League. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Real Madrid, who are strong favourites this coming Wednesday. Siding with Vinicius Junior also look a nice prospect as he scored five goals in his last six Champions League matches.

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Full-time result

Real Madrid won seven of their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while losing three times. Salzburg won two of their last 10 games away from home, with three draws and five defeats as well.

Both teams to score

Real Madrid scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Salzburg scored the opening goal in five of a possible ten games. Salzburg managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out ten times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Real Madrid, who scored an average of 3.4 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of the last ten games for Salzburg, who managed to hit the net 1.3 times on average in these games. Real Madrids previous 3 matches in the Champions League had over 4.5 goals. Salzburg’s last 6 matches had more than three goals.