Salzburg vs Sevilla Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 06/12/2021, 08:49  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 06/12/2021 at 09:49 in Champions League Predictions

Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui has termed the game against Salzburg in Group G of the UEFA Champions League ‘a real final’ and it is hard to argue against his sentiments. Sevilla travel to Austria for this game, placed third in the group with six points, one behind Salzburg who are second. This is one complicated group and the winner here will surely book a ticket to the knockouts. Salzburg should have sealed their place in the next stage much earlier but they go to this game on two straight defeats in this competition. Both losses came away from home, falling 2-1 to Wolfsburg then 1-0 to Lille and they will be glad to get back home, where they have three straight wins in the Champions League. However, they have no clean sheet at home in 11 Champions League matches. Salzburg have failed to score in just two of their last 15 home matches in this competition.

Sevilla aren’t doing badly domestically; it is in the Champions League that they need some lifting. In their five matches in this competition, they have one win, that in their most recent game, a 2-0 victory at home to Wolfsburg. They’ve drawn three of the five group matches and a similar result here won’t work in their favour. Perhaps that’s what informed Lopetegui’s comments on this game. The Spaniards have a consistent scoring run; only failing in two of their last 15, though they don’t score a lot. Sevilla haven't scored more than a goal in the last three matches, and in Champions League action, they’ve scored more than one in just one of five matches. Both sides have scored in three of their last five Champions League matches, and they have three straight away draws in this game.