Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Salzburg
Match Time & Date:
30 July 2025
19:45
Prediction: 3-2
Brann
Buoyed by a routine 4-0 Austrian cup win over Dietach, Salzburg will look to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they take on Brann in the Champions League second qualifying round, return leg. The Red Bulls hammered Brann 4-1 in the first leg and the Austrian vice-champions are seen as favourites to win Wednesday’s clash as well. Salzburg boss Thomas Letsch is likely to field the same starting line-up that defeated The pride of Bergen in Norway.
Freyr Alexandersson’s men, on the other hand, will have a mountain to climb in the Red Bull Arena showdown. As Brann are likely to adopt an attack-minded approach in the reverse fixture, we believe that there is a big value in betting on over 2.5 goals. The likes of Jonas Torsvik, Sakarias Opsahl, Fredrik Knudsen, and Niklas Castro miss out with injuries for the away side.
Highlighted Team (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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