FC Twente vs Red Bull Salzburg Match Analysis and Prediction

Twente vs Salzburg Match Analysis & Prediction

Twente

13/08/2024 8:00 pm

Salzburg

by Vincent

8 months ago 0 108

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Seeking a way back into the tie after losing last week’s first leg, FC Twente play host to Red Bull Salzburg on Tuesday, in the Champions League’s third qualifying round.

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A late goal from Michel Vlap gives Twente real hope of turning around their third-round tie, as the midfielder’s 90th-minute free kick in Salzburg reduced their first-leg deficit to only one goal.

Having trailed to a Maurits Kjaergaard brace heading towards stoppage time last Tuesday, coming away with just a 2-1 defeat sets the stage for a potential comeback on home turf.

Joseph Oosting’s side finished third in the Eredivisie last season to gain entry into the Champions League qualifiers, and they kicked off their latest league campaign at the weekend.

Summer signing Sam Lammers scored the opening goal in a 2-1 victory at NEC Nijmegen, as Twente bounced back from defeat in Austria four days earlier.

Twente now hope to take one step closer to a first Champions League appearance in 14 years, but even if they find a way past Salzburg, a playoff against either Rangers or Dynamo Kyiv would then stand in their way.

Regulars in the Champions League during the past decade, Salzburg were eliminated at the group stage last year, finishing fourth behind Real Sociedad, Benfica and Inter Milan.

Losing out on the domestic title to Sturm Graz on the final day last season cost former manager Gerhard Struber his job, and ex-Liverpool assistant Pep Lijnders has returned to front-line management following a brief spell in charge of NEC several years ago.

His start to life in the top job has been successful, as Salzburg completed pre-season unbeaten, then progressed in the Austrian Cup, before a 3-2 victory at Grazer AK secured three points from their first Austrian Bundesliga game.

Having since beaten Twente and then claimed a 5-1 league victory over Blau-Weiss Linz, it seems normal service has been resumed ahead of this week’s second leg.

Twente vs. Salzburg Head to head

Salzburg won the only previous encounter between these two teams 2-1.

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Twente Team News

While Oosting opted to rest Ricky van Wolfswinkel at the weekend, instead fielding Lammers up front, the captain should now return to an attack that averaged over two goals per game in last season’s Eredivisie.

Sem Steijn finished as Twente’s top scorer last season, and he is set to start in support of Van Wolfswinkel on Tuesday night.

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Ivory Coast international Karim Konate – who scored 20 league goals last season – recently suffered a knee injury and may be out of action until September.

In Konate’s absence, Petar Ratkov should lead the visitors’ attack, supported by another hot prospect, attacking midfielder Oscar Gloukh.