Red Bull Salzburg will be looking to maintain a spot in the group stages in the Champions League playoff tie against Brondby. The match schedules for Tuesday at the Red Bull Arena with kickoff at 10 pm.
Brondby managed to get to this side of the competition after winning the Danish Superliga last term. On the other hand, Salzburg made the playoffs after finishing on top of their domestic league.
Salzburg continued its dominance of the Austrian Bundesliga after clinching the 15th time. Furthermore, it earned them a direct spot in the Champions League playoff tie. It marks the third time in a row the camp makes it in a row.
However, the side failed to make it past Group A the last term. The side ended up finishing third, thus dropping into the Europa League. Unfortunately, the camp got dumped out of the last 32 rounds to eventual winners, Villarreal.
In addition, Salzburg failed to make it out in the 2019-2020 group stage after losing out in the last 32 rounds.
Meanwhile, Brondby won the Danish Football Championship for the first time since the 2005 season. Moreover, it saw them automatically qualify for the Champions League playoff tie for the 2021-22 campaign.
The camp is yet to play in the Champions League group stages since 1988-89. It was back in the days they featured against Bayern Munich, Barcelona, and winners Manchester United.
Red Bull Salzburg vs. Brondby Head to Head
Both sides are yet to face each other, and this marks their first encounter. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Flyeralarm Admira 0-1 RB Salzburg
- RB Salzburg 1-0 Austria Wein
- RB Salzburg 2-1 Barcelona
- Salzburg 7-1 SV Reid
- Atletico Madrid 0-1 RB Salzburg
Away
- Brondby IF 0-1 FC Nordsjaelland
- FC Kobenhavn 4-2 Brondby
- Vejle Boldklub 2-2 Brondby
- Brondby 1-1 Viborg
- AGF 1-1 Brondby
Red Bull Salzburg Team News
We expect a similar team that featured against Admira in the league on Saturday. However, we might get a change in the final third against Noah Okafor in the attacking line.
Brondby Team News
Injury absentees at the camp include Blas Riveros, Sigurd Rosted, and Josip Radosevic. There is an outbreak at the camp with Christian Cappis, Tobias Borkeeiet, Mathias Greve and Thomas Mikkelsen testing positive.
Prediction and Odds
We expect RB Salzburg to take a clean swoop given the injury and coronavirus woes at the camp.
- RB Salzburg Win
- Goals Over 2.5
- No Score: Away
