Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Red Bull Salzburg
Match Time & Date:
08/08/2018
01:00 PM
Prediction: 3-1
Shkendija
Salzburg play host to Shkendija at their Red Bull Arena in the Champions League third qualifying round, return leg. The Red Bulls aim to get their job in the first leg and to move one step closer to booking their place in the group stages of the elite competition for the first time ever. The Austrian champions are determined to break the Champions League spell, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. Shkendija, on the other hand, eliminated Sheriff in the second qualifying round and it has to be noted that they are eyeing their third consecutive clean sheet of the process. However, considering that Shkendija are not considered good travelers, we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Salzburg’s part at Red Bull Arena. A man to watch in the home team will be Moanes Dabour, who scored 22 goals in the national championship last season.
Highlighted Player (Hee-Chan Hwang):
Hwang Hee-Chan is a product of Pohang Steelers football academy. The Korean attacker, who was born in Chuncheon on January 26, 1996, started his senior career at FC Liefering of Austria and he scored 13 goals in 31 appearances for the club. The 177-cm tall striker currently plays for Red Bull Salzburg and you should bear in mind that he netted 12 goals for the club in the 2016/2017 season.
Hwang Hee-Chan won his second Austrian Bundesliga title with Salzburg in the 2016/2017 season, but the Red Bulls eventually failed to make it to the Champions League group stages. The Salzburg footballer made his South Korea debut in a 2-0 win over Canada on November 11, 2016.
Hee-Chan played regularly for the Korea national football team in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers and he scored one goal in the process. The Koreans eventually booked their place at the showpiece tournament in Russia, meaning that the Salzburg attacker will have a chance to prove his worth on the big stage.
Highlighted Team (Red Bull Salzburg):
Salzburg are a professional football club that compete in Austrian Bundesliga. The club’s main sponsors are Red Bull and, as a result, they are well known under the name of the Red Bulls. The club was founded on 13 September, 1933 and they won their first Austrian Bundesliga trophy in 1994.
Salzburg quickly established themselves as the dominant force in the national championship and they are the most successful Austrian club in the 21st century. It has to be noted that they won their tenth Austrian Premier League trophy in 2016, finishing the season nine points clear of second-placed Rapid Wien.
The Red Bulls welcome their rivals at Red Bull Arena, the stadium that was opened on 8 March, 2008. The capacity of the venue is 31 895. Salzburg participated in the 1993/1994 UEFA Cup final, but Italian side proved to be a big catch for the Austrian outfit. Inter recorded a 2-0 win over Salzburg in the final (on aggregate).
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