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FC Red Bull Salzburg vs RB Leipzig, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE

UEFA Europa League · 2018-19
Thu 29 Nov 2018 · 17:55 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

FC Red Bull Salzburg vs RB Leipzig — Europe .

Match Details

  • Referee Erez Papir
  • Referee Roy Hassan
  • Referee Orel Grinfeeld
  • Referee Idan Yarkoni
  • Referee Dvir Shimon
  • Referee Ziv Adler

Head-to-Head

2
FC Red Bull Salzburg 2 games · Avg 3.0 goals RB Leipzig

Recent Form

DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov RB Leipzig H 1–0 W
08 Nov Rosenborg BK A 5–2 W
25 Oct Rosenborg BK H 3–0 W
04 Oct Celtic FC H 3–1 W
20 Sep RB Leipzig A 3–2 W
29 Aug FK Crvena Zvezda H 2–2 D
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Nov FC Red Bull Salzburg A 0–1 L
24 Nov VfL Wolfsburg A 0–1 L
11 Nov Bayer 04 Leverkusen H 3–0 W
08 Nov Celtic FC A 1–2 L
03 Nov Hertha BSC A 3–0 W
31 Oct TSG 1899 Hoffenheim H 2–0 W

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
100% Clean Sheets
FC Red Bull Salzburg this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

FC Red Bull Salzburg
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

FC Red Bull Salzburg
Haris Tabakovic 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Red Bull Salzburg welcome RB Leipzig for this crunch clash at .
  • 3' Poor challenge from Stefan Ilsanker. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 8' Diadie Samassekou is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Red Bull Salzburg tonight.
  • 10' It’s a booking for RB Leipzig player. Bruma gets a Yellow card.
  • 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 20' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 31' Stefan Lainer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 46' Stefan Lainer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 49' RB Leipzig receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
  • 54' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Red Bull Salzburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 62' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Jean-Kevin Augustin is withdrawn and Yussuf Poulsen gets his opportunity.
  • 67' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 70' A change in the RB Leipzig ranks — Nordi Mukiele exits the field as Lukas Klostermann enters on 70.
  • 74' Fredrik Gulbrandsen adds to his 0 season tally! FC Red Bull Salzburg lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 76' Time for substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg. Fredrik Gulbrandsen is replaced by Takumi Minamino.
  • 78' RB Leipzig ring the changes. Marcelo Saracchi has done his job and it is now time for Marcel Halstenberg to step up.
  • 83' It looks surprising FC Red Bull Salzburg does not make any changes. Alexander Walke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 87' Another substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg to replace Hannes Wolf by Patson Daka on 87 minute.
  • 90' Xaver Schlager catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • 90' It is a substitution in FC Red Bull Salzburg team. Munas Dabbur is replaced by Smail Prevljak on 90 minute.
  • FC Red Bull Salzburg celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

H2H

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.55 FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94 RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 55%

Match Result

✓ Correct
FC Red Bull Salzburg54% Draw26% RB Leipzig20%
Actual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 71%
29%
± 2.5 45%
55%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

FC Red Bull Salzburg or Draw
80%
Draw or RB Leipzig
46%
FC Red Bull Salzburg or RB Leipzig
74%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
FC Red Bull Salzburg35% Draw48% RB Leipzig17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.3%

Asian Handicap — FC Red Bull Salzburg

Handicap FC Red Bull Salzburg covers Push RB Leipzig covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 16% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 24% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 79% — 21%
+1 79% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
22% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.