Real Madrid vs Salzburg Prediction & Betting Tips (22 January)

Title holders of this Champions League, Real Madrid nevertheless encounters difficulties during this first edition of the new formula. The White House is in fact only in 20th position in the overall ranking with 9 points taken out of the 18 put into play during the first 6 days. After being able to win in front of Stuttgart without shining 3-1, the Spaniards then suffered 3 losses in 4 days against Lille 1-0, Dortmund 5-2, AC Milan 1-3 and Liverpool 2-0 before finally resume their march forward against Atalanta 2-3 last month. At the same time, the Merengue are battling Atlético and Barça in the fight for the title of champion of Spain. Between now and this meeting against Salzburg, Kylian Mbappé's partners will challenge Barça in the final of the Spanish Super Cup then they will host Las Palmas in La Liga. For their part, RB Salzburg has virtually no chance of winning.

qualify for the next round. In a very poor position, in 32nd place in the Champions League standings, the Austrians have only collected 3 small points after 6 days and they should therefore be part of the first batch of teams eliminated in this competition. It must be said that the players of the Red Bull subsidiary have been particularly weak so far with setbacks suffered against Sparta Prague 3-0, Brest 0-4, Dinamo Zagreb 0-2, Bayer Leverkusen 5-0 and PSG 0-3 and only one feat to remember against Feyenoord 1-3.  These difficulties are also illustrated in the championship for this team which is largely out of the race for the title at the time of the winter break still in force today. Largely dominated in the friendly by Bayern 0-6, the visitors will try to gain a little confidence during a new match without stakes against Midtjylland.

The Merengue will of course not be able to count on the services of their defensive executives who are Carvajal and Militao and on the more discreet Joan Martinez who are long-term injured. Otherwise, everyone should be on deck for this team with the offensive executives Vinicius Junior (8 goals, 5 assists in La Liga; 5 goals in C1) and Kylian Mbappé (10 goals in La Liga, 2 in C1). Although he is expected to be at a better level, the former Parisian still displays good statistics for his first season outside France. In midfield, we should undoubtedly have a formidable trio composed of Camavinga, Valverde and Belligham. The Englishman is also in very good shape with 7 goals scored and 5 assists provided in La Liga. Of course, the level of players present in Salzburg is incomparable to that of Real.

The Austrians will also go to the Bernabeu without midfielder Tijani who is injured for a long time. The important defender Piatkowski, the Ivorian striker Karim Konaté and the Danish midfielder Kjaergaard are not certain of being restored for this difficult trip. In addition, the offensive recruit from the last transfer window, Onisiwo, will not be allowed to play. In the heart of the game, we should undoubtedly find the former Stéphanois Gourna-Douath while the main danger of this team is the young Israeli Gloukh who floats a little in this team with 7 goals scored in the championship.