For the first match of the Europa League play offs, Salzburg welcomes Roma to the Red Bull Arena. There will be a replay next week in Italy, the away goals rule does not apply.
Salzburg began its European duties with the Champions League but when you have opponents Milan and Chelsea in the group you inevitably "mark" to pass Dinamo Zagreb in the standings to continue as 3rd even in the Europa League. However, she considered it a "gift" that she was quite competitive and even claimed a place in the top two until the last competition.
They are the dominant team in the Austrian championship, counts 9 consecutive conquests while this year is also the absolute favorite as after 17 matches they are in 1st place with 42 points and plus 6 from 2nd Sturm Graz.
Last Saturday, in the restart after the winter break, they crushed Austria Lustenau 4-0 at home.
Traditionally, the Italian teams definitely take the Europa League, as well Roma were eased into a group with Betis, Helsinki and Ludogorets and saw the Spanish team finish comfortably in 2nd place and with themselves in 2nd being forced to play qualification to the last 16 in play-off matches.
Now he can't be indifferent, on the one hand he would like to celebrate a European trophy for the second year in a row, last year he won the Conference League, on the other hand winning Europa will give them the ticket for the groups of the next Champions League.
He is also fighting for this ticket in the Italian league but with the competition being great, after 22 matches they are in 3rd place together with Atalanta and Milan with 41 points, minus 3 from 2nd Inter and plus 2 from 6th Lazio.
On Saturday afternoon he dropped two valuable points after a 1-1 draw at home to Lecce.
Salzburg have made leaps and bounds in recent years in the European cups, have a squad rich in talent and are looking to take a qualification lead tonight at their hot, scoring home. Roma, for its part, has its experience as a weapon, it goes suspiciously to a difficult venue with the statistic that in no match of the group it was left offensively at zero.
Tip: Salzburg – Roma GG & Over 2,5 with odds of 2.70