Salzburg vs Brest Prediction & Betting Tips (1 October)

Red Bull Salzburg got off to a very poor start to their Champions League campaign, losing to Sparta Prague 3-0. It's never great to start a new competition with a defeat and the Austrians will obviously have tried to regain their health via the championship with two matches against Tirol on the road to follow, and last weekend for the reception of 'Austria Vienna to follow. In the meantime, Salzburg will have played in the 1/16th final of the OFB Cup national cup on the lawn of Wiener Viktoria club of lower division. For their baptism of fire in the Champions League, the Brestois won at home stadium neutral at Roudourou but considered at home against the Austrians at Sturm Graz 2-1 with in particular a marvel from Magnetti in the first period before seeing Sima finish the job.

The Bretons therefore offered themselves a prestigious victory but also a reference since their start to the season in Ligue 1 was not that dreamed of by Eric Roy and his staff. Indeed, Brest lost three of its first four days against PSG 3-1, Lens 2-0 and Marseille 1-5, just counterparts in the first half of the table. The Rouge et Blanc will have played two championship matches between these first two days of the Champions, against Toulouse at home and against Auxerre last weekend to follow. 

Author of 4 goals and 2 assists in 11 league appearances last season, Fernando has been injured for a few weeks and was not registered to participate in the competition, at least the first phase. The same goes for Solet and Gadou. Injured, Malian international Guindo (holder) will not be in the mix like Kawamura (too often on the flank) without forgetting the important midfielder Kjaergaard (2 assists in the league) and Aleksa Terzic (Serbian international) . The Israeli international Gloukh (3 goals, 2 assists in the league) will be well operational and one of the main dangers of this formation. Let's not forget the Malians Yeo and Nene (2 goals and 1 assist each in the Austrian elite). At Stade Brestois, the unfortunate Locko (serious injury) will probably be forced to forfeit once again like the crucial Pierre Lees-Melou (injured).

Zogbé is ineligible (not registered on the UEFA list). Participating in his 7th season in a row at the club, Magnetti scored Brest's first goal in the Champions League, as a symbol ultimately and with a very nice strike from outside the area. As another symbol, it is indeed Sima, on loan from Brighton for the season, who scored the winning goal on an offering from a recruit passing through Strasbourg, Ajorque. Authors of 2 goals each in Ligue 1, Del Castillo and Camara will likely be traveling to Austria.