Red Bull Salzburg hosts Lokomotiv Moscow in round 1 of the Champions League group stage. The match will be played on Wednesday, October 21st at Red Bull Arena (Salzburg)
For several years in a row, Salzburg has maintained its level not only in the local arena but also in European Cups. Despite the annual losses of the key players, the Bulls find and grow new football stars, thanks to the developed system of selection. In this offseason, the Austrians managed to sign several young and promising players. The players of Salzburg started the season very confidently. The Bulls easily coped with Maccabi in the Champions League qualification, and they are going without losses in the local championship. At the same time, Salzburg shows simply unimaginable attacking football. In the last game, the team beat St. Polten away (0:3).
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Having fired Semin at the end of last season, the Moscow club is in a state of global restructuring. Several interesting players were bought under the new coach Nikolic. Camano and Ze Luis stand out among them. Truth be told, Lokomotiv had many losses in the offseason. Miranchuk and Hövedes, as well as several other less important players, left the team. Muscovites demonstrate pragmatic football this season, relying on the defense. Nevertheless, there are some problems in this line because of the rather old performers. In the last match, Lokomotiv defeated Ufa with a 1:0 score.
Both teams are in good physical and psychological condition. They will certainly try to win the first game to have a small reserve before subsequent matches. The advantage of the home field makes the Austrians a favorite, especially given the attacking power of the Bulls. It will be extremely difficult for the slow defenders of Lokomotiv to resist such an attack. I recommend choosing the victory of Red Bull Salzburg with Over 2.5 goals scored.
Prediction for the match: Salzburg to win and Over 2.5 goals scored
