Our football match prediction:
Red Bull Salzburg
Match Time & Date:
04/10/2018
17:55 GMT
Prediction: 2-0
Celtic
Salzburg kicked off their Europa League campaign in style, with the team beating Leipzig 3-2 on the road. The Red Bulls aim to repeat the last season’s success when they make it to the Europa League semis and they are definitely capable of beating Celtic in front of home fans. Salzburg are on a six-game winning run in all competitions ahead of Thursday’s football match and we predict that they are going to give fans yet another reason for celebration. A man to watch in the home team will be Israel international Dabbour, who has been scoring goals for fun in all competitions. The Hoops recorded a hard-fought 1-0 win over Rosenborg in ther opening match of their Europa League campaign, but given their poor away record in European competitions, we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Salzburg’s party at Red Bull Arena.
Highlighted Player (Moanes Dabour):
Born in Nazareth on May 14, 1992, Moanes Dabour is an Israel international who plays for Red Bull Salzburg in Austrian Bundesliga. Dabour played in Israeli clubs Maccabi Nazareth and Maccabi Tel Aviv during his youth career and it has to be noted that he played for the two teams at senior level as well. In 2014 he joined Swiss side Grasshopper and after scoring 41 goals in 82 appearances in the league for the club, he moved to Austria, signing a deal with big-spending Red Bull Salzburg. In 2017 Moanes Dabour was scoring goals for fun in the 2018/2019 Champions League qualifiers, but that eventually did not help the Red Bulls book their place in the group stages of the elite competition. Speaking of his international career, Moanes Dabour made his Israel debut against Honduras on June 1 2014. Israel won the game 4-2, but the Salzburg attacker failed to mark his debut with a goal. Dabour opened his goal-scoring account with the Israeli national team in September, 2015 in a 4-0 win over Andorra.
Highlighted Team (Celtic):
The Celtic Football Club boasts a proud over 100-year long history which has made The Bhoys a global brand thanks to their unprecedented social awareness that dates to the very beginnings of this Scottish club. Celtic was founded in 1887 with the purpose of alleviating poverty in the immigrant Irish population in the East End of Glasgow by raising money to help their fellow citizens. The charity legacy continues to this day with Celtic still preserving their charitable traditions through the Celtic FC Foundation. The Celts play their home matches at Celtic Park in front of 60,000 people. One of the two most successful football clubs in Scotland with 47 Scottish League Championship titles to their name, Celtic have a long-standing fierce rivalry with Rangers, with the clubs known as the Old Firm. European Cup winners from season 1966-67 and runners-up two years later, Celtic have been regular in European competitions since their first appearance in 1962-63. Their other most standout results have been runners-up in the EUFA Cup in 2003 and Intercontinental Cup in 1967.
