Our betting analysts at Ace Football preview the Europa League knockout playoff game between Salzburg and Roma and offer team news, stats, facts and the best betting suggestions for the match.
Roma visit Red Bull Arena this coming Thursday for the first leg of their Europa League knockout playoff tie with home side Salzburg.
Form: Salzburg vs Roma
Salzburg Form
In their last three outings, Salzburg won 1-2 against Wolfsberger AC, beat SK Austria Klagenfurt by 0-1, and hammered Austria Lustenau 4-0. The Red Bulls won four of their last six Europa League matches on home soil, drawing once and losing once. They conceded five and scored 13 goals.
Roma Form
Roma have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Cremonese, they came out empty-handed in a 1-2 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-0 win against Empoli. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 1-1 draw against Lecce. Jose Mourinho’s side won half of their previous six away matches in the Europa League, as well as seeing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored ten goals whilst conceding 12.
Betting facts for Salzburg and Roma
Here are some fun facts that could come in handy when placing bets on the upcoming game between Salzburg and Roma. The facts are based on the stats from games played out across all tournaments.
- Salzburg have scored in 53 of the last 55 home matches
- In the last 12 Salzburg home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Salzburg have not lost 13 of the last 15 home matches
- In 9 of the last 11 Salzburg home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Salzburg have won the last 3 home matches in a row while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Roma have won 6 of the last 7 matches without conceding a goal
- Roma have not lost 13 of the last 14 away matches
- Roma have not lost 14 of the last 16 matches
- In 11 of the last 13 Roma matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Roma have won 3 of the last 4 away matches without conceding a goal
Popular markets: Salzburg vs Roma
Full-time result
Salzburg claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing two along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Roma won three of their last 10 games away, drawing five and losing two in this series of matches. Jose Mourinho’s side scored at least one goal in their last 11 matches.
Both teams to score
Of the previous 10 outings, Salzburg scored the opening goal five times, whereas their opponents were first on target in six of their last 10 games.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Salzburg’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 2.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Roma, who scored 1.6 times in those matches. The Yellow and Reds scored at least once in their previous 11 matches on the bounce.
Recommended tip: Salzburg vs Roma
The match between Salzburg and Roma should be an interesting one to watch and play some bets on, too. Therefore, we have come up with a free betting tip for this Europa League game.
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