RB Salzburg vs Villareal predictions for Thursday’s Europa League fixture in Salzburg. RB Salzburg host Villareal in what promises to be a very close tie between these two teams. Read on for our free predictions and betting tips.
RB Salzburg looking to do better than last season
Salzburg will be looking to maintain their winning form in domestic competitions. The Red Bulls are on a six match winning streak scoring a staggering 17 goals in those matches.
In the UEFA Champions League group stages they finished 3rd in Group A winning and drawing one match and losing four. They were in a tough group with Atlético Madrid and Bayern Munich as the Austrians couldn’t match with these European football powers.
Villareal out of form
Villareal had a very good group stage in the UEFA Europa League winning group I with five wins and one draw and no defeats. The yellow submarines scored 17 goals in six matches with an average of almost three goals a game.
In the past two weeks though Unai Emre’s side has not won in four matches and won just one game in seven matches in domestic competitions.
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RB Salzburg vs Villareal Prediction
Salzburg have been in great scoring form in the league and cup matches domestically. They had a very tough group at the UCL and didn’t perform well. We think though in this game they have a better chance of maintaining their scoring form.
Villareal have been great in the UEL group stage scoring 17 goals in six games. We believe they will go into this game with the intention of scoring that vital away goal.
Given both teams stats and form, we predict an over 2.5 total match goals for this match.