RB Leipzig at RB Salzburg 11/29/18 - Europa League Picks & Predictions

Call it luck or something else, but the two teams that are sponsored by Red Bull, Salzburg and Leipzig, have been placed in the same Europa League group this season. The two teams have already played a spectacular goal-fest in the first round but things are different now. Salzburg will play host to Leipzig on Thursday, with the home team having already qualified while Leipzig need a win here.

RB Salzburg (4-0-0) have been dominant in their Europa League group so far, as they have won all four matches and have already qualified to the next round. In their last match they played a really spectacular match on the road against Rosenborg, whom they blasted by a massive 5-2. It’s been an impressive season so far for Salzburg, with the Austrian champions unbeaten after 25 competitive games in all competitions (21-0-4). While at home in Europe, they’ve won 11 of their last 15 (11-0-4). In the Europa League group stage they have scored first and been winning at half-time in three of their four matches so far. RB Leipzig (2-2-0) did not have the same luck in the competition so far and are coming into this match after a really upsetting 1-2 loss on the road against Celtic. Despite the loss, Leipzig are sitting 2nd in the group with 6 points, just as many as Celtic but with a better goal difference. Leipzig lost the reverse fixture by 2-3 in Austria, but have managed to keep a clean sheet in seven of their last nine competitive games (5-2-2). However, Red Bull Leipzig have struggled on the road lately. After a run of five competitive away games without losing (3-0-2), they’ve lost their last two. Moreover, they have conceded the first goal in four of their 12 competitive away matches in all competitions this season.