Salzburg and Atlético Madrid meet at Red Bull Arena, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.
Salzburg:
The home team is currently in 3rd position, with 4 points won, after 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses. In the penultimate match, they lost away to Bayern München by (3‑1). In the last match, they won away against Lokomotiv Moskva by (1‑3). This is a team that curiously tends to achieve more positive results as a visitor than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 10 victories, 2 draws and 3 defeats as a visitor, with 48 goals scored and 16 suffered; against 9 victories, 3 draws and 3 defeats in his stadium, with 46 goals scored and 25 suffered. In their last game, for the Bundesliga, they lost to Admira by (1‑0). In their last 10 home games, Salzburg has recorded 5 wins, 2 draws and 3 losses. The team has not been very strong defensively, as they have always suffered goals in the last 7 matches, but their attack has scored regularly, as they have always scored at least one goal in the last 7 matches for this competition. In their home matches there is a tendency to score goals, as in 27 of their last 28 matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 22 of the last 28 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 15 games, they suffered the first goal 5 times and never got the comeback. There is 1 period that stands out in the last 8 home matches for all competitions: they have conceded 5 of their 14 goals between minutes (76′ ‑ 90 ‘).
RB Salzburg comes to this match after a 1-0 defeat at Admira, in a match that counts for the Austrian championship. Bearing in mind that the home team needs to win to advance in the Champions League. In the event of a tie, he should reach the 3rd position in Group A. In this match against Atlético de Madrid, Mr. Jesse Marsch should enter the field at 4-4-2 favoring a more retrograde style of play and look for counterattacks to create Danger. Patson Daka is the highlight of the RB Salzburg team with 12 goals scored. For this game, the man does not have Antoine Bernede and Noah Okafor, both with physical problems.
Athletic :
The visiting team is currently in 2nd position, with 6 points won, after 1 victory, 3 draws and 1 defeat. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Lokomotiv Moskva by (0‑0). In the last match, they tied at home against Bayern München, by (1‑1). This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 6 victories, 6 draws and 3 defeats as a visitor, with 21 goals scored and 14 suffered; against 10 victories and 5 draws in his stadium, with 29 goals scored and 8 suffered. The team comes to this match after a home win against Real Valladolid by (2‑0). In the last 10 away matches played for all competitions, Atlético Madrid won 4, tied 4 and lost 2. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 4 of the last 5 matches for this competition, so they were not very strong defensively .
Atlético de Madrid arrives motivated for this match after winning 2-0 at Valladolid, in a match that counts for La Liga: the team’s goals were sealed by Thomas Lemar and Marcos Llorente. It should be noted that Madrid only need a draw to advance in the Champions League. Usually the coach Diego Simeone transports an offensive team to the field, outlined at 3-4-3, with Luis Suárez, Ángel Correa and João Félix the weakest men up front. The last mentioned athlete is the top scorer for this Atlético de Madrid with 8 goals scored. For this game the visiting team cannot count on Manu Sánchez, Diego Costa, Yannick Ferreira Carrasco, José Giménez due to injury.
