Feyenoord vs Salzburg prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2024-11-05 20:00.
[p]Feyenoord supporters are dreaming of a history-making campaign, as their team target a place in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) knock-out stages for the first time. Brian Priske’s side have won two of their opening three games in the League phase (L1), with victories over Girona and Benfica, both away from home, meaning they occupy a healthy 16th place in the table ahead of this round.[/p]
[p]Success in Europe is backed up by how the Dutch club have performed domestically. A 3-2 victory over AZ Alkmaar on Saturday, when Feyenoord came from behind to win, was their fourth success in five Eredivisie fixtures (L1) since mid-September. Manager Priske admitted he is wary that the busy schedule might be catching up on his players though, as that was their fifth game in 15 days.[/p]
[p]Looking to take advantage of any tired legs will be opponents Salzburg, although the Austrian side have not beaten a team from the Netherlands this century (D1, L3). The visitors are proving a tough team to break down this season, with a 0-0 draw against Grazer AK in the Austrian Bundesliga at the weekend meaning they have registered three successive clean sheets in all competitions (W1, D2).[/p]
[p]The next task for manager Pepijn Lijnders, who was part of Liverpool’s coaching staff when they won the UCL in 2019, is to convert that domestic form into European results. The Red Bulls have lost each of their three matches in this competition so far, making them one of only six teams ahead of this round yet to pick up so much as a point and leaving them at risk of being dumped out of continental football before the knock-out phase.[/p]
[p]Players to watch: Feyenoord forward Ibrahim Osman, who netted in the victory over Alkmaar, has only lost one of the dozen career games he has scored (W9, D2). Salzburg midfielder Maurits Kjærgaard has already bagged four UCL goals this season, three of which have served as the first or last of the game.[/p]
[p]Hot streak: Only one of Salzburg’s last 11 matches has seen both teams score.[/p]
[p][i]Written by Matt Jones[/i][/p]