Our prediction for this Europa League match:
RB Leipzig
Match Time & Date:
20/09/2018
03:00 PM
Prediction: 2-2
Red Bull Salzburg
Leipzig were more than fortunate to beat Zorya in the Europa League play-off, return leg, with the Bundesliga side scoring the winner in the dying minutes of the match. The Germans, though, did well to book their place in the group stages of the competition and they will be aiming to give fans yet another reason for celebration when they host Salzburg at their Red Bull Arena on Thursday evening. The two Red Bulls face each other in the Europa League opener and we believe that both teams will adopt an attack-minded approach in this one. Given the attacking potential of the home team, the Bundesliga team are likely to find the net in Thursday’s football match and seeing that created a number of clear-cut chances to score in a 2-2 draw with Crvena zvezda in the Champions League play-off, return leg, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score.
Highlighted Player (Willi Orban):
Willi Orban was born on 3 November, 1992 in Kaiserslautern, Germany. Orban plays as a centre back, but he can operate as a defensive midfielder as well. The 185-cm-tall footballer is a product of Kaiserslautern’s youth academy and he played 35 league games for the reserve team between 2011 and 2013.
Orban made his debut for the first team in 2011, against Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich. The Kaiserslautern footballer made 68 league appearances for Kaiserslautern, scoring 7 goals for the German outfit between 2011 and 2015, but in May 2015 he signed a contract with Leipzig. Kaislerslautern fans were very angry with the defender when he decided to join die Bullen.
Willi Orban has two caps for Germany U21, but he has yet to make his debut for the senior team. He has a contract with Leipzig, which expires on 30 June, 2019. Willi Orban has a dual citizenship (Germany, Hungary).
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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