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Austria had to wait many years to hear the UEFA Champions League anthem again. This season it’s finally time again and the first home game of Red Bull Salzburg in the group stage of the premier class was a true football festival.
After a 6-2 success against the Belgian champions KAA Gent, there was a narrow defeat at Anfield. At the end of the first half of the group stage, the match between Red Bull Salzburg and Naples will take place on Wednesday evening in Wals-Siezenheim!
The Italian runner-up travels to the city of Mozart as the leader of Group E of the UEFA Champions League and could take a big step towards the knockout stage with a victory against the marching charges. However, Salzburg have shown in the duel with defending champion Liverpool that the team does not have to hide from anyone.
There is no clear trend in this game. The bookmakers share this view as well, as Red Bull Salzburg and Naples offer fully balanced odds. The game starts on Wednesday evening at 20 pm.
Red Bull Salzburg:
The Red Bull Salzburg’s offensive not only convinces on the national stage but has also made an immediate impact on the comeback / debut (depending on the club’s history) in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League.
Nine goals scored the team of Jesse Marsch in the first two games. The five goals in the first half against the KRC Genk were already a clear exclamation point. Thus, Salzburg was only the fifth team that could score five goals in a single half-time in a CL game.
At Anfield, too, Salzburg played great at times. After the initial respect was filed, the Austrian champion played into a frenzy, equalized a 0-3 deficit and had to give in the end narrowly beaten (3: 4). The offensive game also leaves on Wednesday evening close to many goals. Accordingly low in the duel between Red Bull Salzburg and Naples, the odds offered for the tip on the over 2.5.
For now 19 international home games, the Bulls are without defeat and could not decide in this period no less than 15 games for themselves. Among other things, there were nine wins to celebrate in the last ten home games. On the basis of these numbers, a prediction on the home win would be quite obvious between Red Bull Salzburg and Naples, but with the Partenopei now comes a very experienced team in the city of Mozart.
The Ancelotti players are the champions of possession and have an outstanding defensive record. To prepare for the duel, Jesse Marsch is forcing his actors to study video – all ten of Partenopei’s mandatory games will take players to their hearts’ content. As a result, Salzburg should not be taken by surprise by the Italians. Personnel can draw Jesse march almost full. The long-term injured Antoine Bernede represents the only failure.
Napoli:
SSC Napoli missed the knockout stages of the UEFA Champions League last season just gossamer. On the last group match day, the Italians failed in direct duel on eventual champions Liverpool. The Ancelotti-Elf scored the rematch in the first leg this season. Thanks to the 2-0 home victory in San Paolo, the Partenopei brought in an outstanding starting position.
However, there was a damper on the Belgian Meister KRC Genk. Despite pressing superiority (three times aluminum in the first round), the favorite had to settle for a goalless draw. Napoli is still leading the league (and without conceding) thanks to this victory, but the advantage after the Liverpool victory is a little lost.
Once again, the outward weakness of the Italians in recent years was on the international stage. The goalless draw in Belgium was already the eighth Champions League away fixture in a row that could not be won (three draws, five defeats). Given these statistics, we do not see any value in the three-way market between Red Bull Salzburg and Naples when it comes to tapping on the guests.
Qualitatively, the star ensemble from the foot of Mount Vesuvius is certainly rated higher. The pressure is also clearly on the shoulders of Milik & Co, because a defeat would minimize the chance of the last sixteen. Self-confidence could pick up the favorite on Saturday in the Italian Serie A. Thanks to a brace from Arkadiusz Milik, there was a 2-0 home victory against Hellas Verona. For the former Germany legionary from Poland, these were the first two goals this season.
After the Italians had to accept no fewer than seven (!) Goals on the first two league days, the defensive has caught. Competing competition was the 2-0 home win against Hellas Verona already the third “to zero” in series. Nevertheless, on Wednesday evening in Wals-Siezenheim between Red Bull Salzburg and Naples, we think the tip that both teams will not meet is considered extremely risky.
Carlo Ancelotti will miss goals-defender Nikola Maksimovic, right-back Elseid Hysaj and Lorenzo Insigne on matchday three of the UEFA Champions League group stage. Otherwise, all players are available. From a systemic point of view, Naples, like Salzburg, will run into a flat 4-4-2 system.
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