SALZBURG VS MARSEILLE PREVIEW & PREDICTION
Very emotional game is what awaits us this Thursday at the Red Bull Arena, when the return of the semifinals of the UEFA Europa League, one of the revelations of the tournament as Salzburg is ready to receive the visit of Olympique Marseille.
Salzburg:
Those led by Marco Rose are coming off an important 0-2 victory in their visit to St. Polten for the Austrian League and thus they remain firm in the first place with 74 points and a difference of nine points over Sturm Graz with which already have practically secured the title and now with that motivation they hope to turn the series against Olympique Marseille against who lost in the first leg 2-0.
Recall that in the previous stage against Italy Lazio the story was similar as they lost in the Italian capital 4-2 but then at home was a forceful 4-1, in a rare game since the last three goals fell from 72 minutes to 76.
A fact to keep in mind, is that playing at home for the UEFA Europa League the Austrian side is undefeated in its seven games where five of them were wins, its main strength being the defense since in five games they did not receive goals and they expect Keep that good rhythm in what is currently its most important game in its history.
Marseilles:
Meanwhile, those led by Rudi García complicated their UEFA Champions League qualification for next season with a 1-1 draw in their visit to Angers, and Olympique Marseille is currently in fourth place with 70 points and with nine to play is two points behind Lyon and one from Monaco, and it will be difficult to get a new opportunity to take possession of that second box.
The French team got a good home win in the first leg 2-0, which gives them some peace of mind, but their fans do not feel this way since their results playing away from home in the UEFA Europa League are not positive at all. they add a victory in their seven starts where four were defeats although there some tranquility gives the fact that their defeats were by the slightest difference.
This will be the third direct match between these teams and they were all this season, remember that before the victory of Marseille 2-0, both teams were part of Group I in the competition, where Salzburg won at home 1-0 while the return in France was tie to zero goals.
Now Salzburg’s general record against French clubs in Ligue 1 is 3 wins, 1 draw and 3 losses in 7 games; while at home they have 2 wins and one defeat in 3 games.
Meanwhile, Marseille’s overall record against the Austrian clubs is 3 wins, 2 draws and 2 losses in 7 games; while in playing in Austria they won 1 and lost 2 of the three visits.
PREDICTION: Over 2.5 goals @ 1.72
