Champions League qualifier, Tuesday, 13.08.2024 at 19:00
A week ago, I was able to provide you with a profitable Twente Red Bull Salzburg betting tip. So why not try it a second time?
However, I have to admit that I was pretty lucky. Because the final quarter of an hour brought two late goals.
In my Twente Red Bull Salzburg prediction for the second leg, we’ll now get down to business together.
In addition to several betting tips, I will analyze whether the departure of important players on the transfer market could have permanently jeopardized the Mozartstädter’s plan to return to the top of the Bundesliga
Twente scored a crucial goal in injury time of the second half in the first leg against Salzburg to reduce the deficit to 1:2.
It was also Twente’s first competitive outing of the season, which might explain why they did not dare to cross the midfield line too often.
However, Joseph Oosting’s side put in a more confident performance at the weekend. Twente won their first league game 2-1 away at NEC.
My Twente Red Bull Salzburg tip now reveals whether RBS’s progression from the Champions League 3rd qualifying round could indeed still be at stake on Tuesday.
The bookmakers’ prediction
While the Austrians were favored last week, the current Twente Red Bull Salzburg odds are so balanced this time that you could almost create a spirit level.
You can expect an almost identical win multiplier of around 2.6 times your stake if you successfully bet your money on one of the two teams.
A draw, on the other hand, offers average odds of 3.65, but would be of little use to the Dutch in terms of the result
Analysis: Twente vs Red Bull Salzburg
The Mozartstädter have lost many stars this summer. Forson Amankwah has just moved to Norwich, and Hoffenheim recently submitted a concrete offer for Omar Soulet.
Despite many departures, the new RBS coach – a Dutchman – has done an excellent job and formed a team that has scored several impressive goals in the first few weeks.
Just last weekend, for example, BW Linz were defeated 5:1 in the Bundesliga opener. Particularly striking was the fact that Israeli youngster Oscar Gloukh scored the first three goals of his team’s subsequent resounding victory.
His contribution in the second leg against Enschede could therefore be decisive
Speaking of Enschede: In their narrow 2-1 defeat last week, the Dutch side barely let on that they had been absent from international business for almost a decade.
It was only in the final minutes that RBS were able to increase the lead to 2:0 through Kjaergaard. However, Vlap’s follow-up goal shortly afterwards restored the one-goal advantage, which the team from Mozartstadt will now take with them on their travels.
Nevertheless, I don’t think Twente have enough attacking potential to turn things around. Their attacking performance in the first leg already looked quite harmless.
An overly aggressive style of play could even invite RBS to create promising counter-attacking opportunities, which the visitors were denied in the first leg.
Odds analysis
For the exciting second leg between Enschede and RB Salzburg, I would like to recommend three competitive betting tips where the Bet-at-home voucher can easily be used:
Over 2.5 goals: three or more goals have been scored in each of Salzburg’s last five competitive matches. This suggests that this match is also likely to be entertaining.
RBS will qualify within regular time: Betano is offering strong odds of 1.53 for the bet that RB Salzburg will qualify for the next round within regular time. This is a good reflection of Salzburg’s current form and strength.
RBS to score the first goal of the match: Odds of 2.00 in the Bet365 app for the bet that RB Salzburg will score the first goal are also interesting
RBS could counter Twente early on
It’s definitely worth betting that the attacking powerhouse from Mozartstadt could strike before half-time.
Salzburg have always scored before the break in their last six competitive matches throughout the season.
This streak not only underlines their attacking flair, but also their ability to dictate the tempo from the outset.
As Twente are unlikely to be as compact in the second leg as they were in the first, Salzburg should be presented with additional opportunities for quick counter-attacks early on.
RBS weak away from home, but “only” Twente await
RBS may have won the first leg, but there is still work to be done.
There is no doubt that new head coach Pep Lijnders has not been unaware of his new employers’ recent poor away record in this competition.
After all, Salzburg have won just one of their last ten away games in the Champions League (4 draws, 5 defeats).
However, that single success came against Benfica in last season’s group stage
With only a one-goal deficit in the first leg, Twente should be confident of turning things around.
After all, they ended the 2023/24 season with six wins in a row at home.
In the Champions League, however, the path was usually much bumpier! Of their last seven home games in this competition, they won just one (4 draws, 2 defeats)
In addition, this match will be their first home game in the top flight since August 2011.
But this is also the crux of the matter! RBS have lost most of their recent Champions League away games at the hands of top teams.
Twente, on the other hand, are not an opponent who can seriously compete with the Mozartstädter in this respect – departures or not!
My tip:
The first leg was tight, as Twente played defensively and closed down the spaces. In the second leg, however, Twente will have to play more offensively, which will automatically offer RB Salzburg opportunities for tempo counterattacks.
This more offensive style of play by the Dutch side could even contribute to a more entertaining match than the first leg.
Therefore, my Twente Red Bull Salzburg tip is: The Austrians will score in both halves
