Real Madrid vs Red Bull Salzburg Predictions

Real Madrid are the strong team on paper and expected to win the game comfortably at their home.

Match info: UEFA Champions League

Venue: Estadio Santiago Bernabeu, Madrid

Date: Wednesday, 22^nd January 2025

Time: 9 pm Nigerian time

Real Madrid will look to ease the pressure on themselves in the Champions League when they host Red Bull Salzburg on Wednesday night.

It has been a worrying start for the reigning champions, who looked in danger of missing out on the knockouts entirely at one point, but a win here will all but secure a spot in the top 24.

Head-to-head:

• Both teams have never faced each other in the UEFA Champions League or any major competition before.
• The two teams played a friendly in 2019, and Real Madrid won.
• Real Madrid score 42% of their goals between the minutes 76-90.
• Real Madrid win 44% of halftimes, FC Salzburg win 50%.
• When Madrid lead 1-0 at home, they win in 85% of their matches.
• Real Madrid are 20^th on the UCL table.
• Red Bull Salzburg sit 32^nd on the log.

Form:

• Real Madrid in all competitions: W-W-L-W-W
• Red Bull Salzburg in all competitions: D-W-D-L-W

Team News:

• Lucas Vázquez is suspended for this game for Real Madrid. Aurélien Tchouaméni, Daniel Carvajal, Eder Militao, and Eduardo Camavinga will miss this game for Madrid with injuries.
• Kamil Piatkowski, Karim Konate, Leandro Morgalla, Maurits Kjærgaard, and Samson Tijani will miss this game with injuries for Salzburg.

Player(s) to watch:

• Kylian Mbappe has scored 17 goals and provided three assists in the 29 games played across competitions so far this season. Mbappé is known for his blistering pace.
• Oscar Gloukh is the player to watch out for RB Salzburg in this game. He has scored seven goals and provided six assists in the 25 matches that he has played across competitions so far this season. He is an ambidextrous, creative midfielder known for his dribbling, vision, and versatility in the attacking third.