Real Madrid vs Red Bull Salzburg Prediction

This Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League action sees Red Bull Salzburg make the trip to face Real Madrid at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu. This is a big match for the home side as their place in the Round of 16 is not yet confirmed.

Key Stats

• Real Madrid have scored 19 goals in their last 5 games across all competitions whereas Red Bull Salzburg have scored 7 goals in their last 5 games across all competitions
• Red Bull Salzburg have averaged 3.0 goals conceded across their UEFA Champions League campaign
• Real Madrid’s Vinicius Jr is joint 3rd in the UEFA Champions League Golden Boot race with 5 goals

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Real Madrid come into this game in great form across their last five games in all competitions. Four wins and one loss the record for them. They have been non-stop scoring as of late, netting 19 times. Red Bull Salzburg on the other hand have been the opposite, winning once and only managing to score three goals in all of their subsequent UEFA Champions League games. This Wednesday seems like they could be led to slaughter by Real Madrid.

Real Madrid Preview

Formation: 4-3-3

Predicted Line-Up: Thibaut Courtois; Ferland Mendy, Antonio Rüdiger, Raúl Asencio, Federico Valverde; Dani Ceballos, Jude Bellingham, Luka Modric; Vinicius Jr, Kylian Mbappé, Rodrygo

Real Madrid have had an abysmal start to this year’s edition of the UEFA Champions League by their standards given the fact they won the competition last season. They find themselves residing outside the automatic Round of 16 Playoff places, currently on course to have to play an extra game to see them through to the knockout stages. After six games they sit in 20th place with three wins and three losses. Those results have left them with nine points, but due to the standings being so bunched up, a win with results going their way and Real Madrid can climb all the way up to ninth which would place them a position under automatic qualification. In the goals for Los Blancos has been winger Vinicius Jr. The runner up in the Balon D’or has five goals from five UEFA Champions League appearances this campaign, also providing an assist in that time. He might be suspended domestically in La Liga but he has the opportunity to make the difference of Real Madrid this Wednesday.

Red Bull Salzburg Preview

Formation: 4-4-2

Predicted Line-Up: Alexander Schlager; Aleksa Terzic, Samson Baidoo, Kamil Piatkowski, Leandro Morgalla; Dorgeles Nene, Mads Bidstrup, Nicolás Capaldo, Moussa Yeo; Oscar Gloukh, Petar Ratkov

Red Bull Salzburg have not had an amazing start to the UEFA Champions League campaign, finding themselves almost mathematically knocked out of the competition. After six games they sit in 32nd place with one win and five losses. Those results have left them with just three points sharing that tally with three other teams, goal difference the reason as to why they are not higher up the table. Salzburg have conceded 18 goals across the six games with five of them coming in one match thanks to Bayern Leverkusen. On the other hand, Die Roten Bullen have put themselves upon the scoresheet only three times with no one properly stepping up for them in the UEFA Champions League. This Wednesday looks like they could go another 90 minutes in this competition without a goal as the Real Madrid defence won’t make it easy for them and the injury to Karim Konaté, their Champions League top scorer, doesn’t help Salzburg one bit.

Head To Head Stats: Real Madrid vs Red Bull Salzburg

These two sides have never faced each other in an official setting. They played in a friendly over the summer way back in 2019 where Real Madrid were 0-1 victors. This Wednesday looks like it will be another win for Real.

Betting Tips For Real Madrid vs Red Bull Salzburg

Red Bull Salzburg have already faced really tough opponents in this new UEFA Champions League format, the like of Bayern Leverkusen and Paris St-Germain in their last two games alone. They were unable to getting themselves on the scoresheet in those games so when they face the reigning champs in Real Madrid it seems as if that will happen again.

For that reason, our betting experts have gone with Real Madrid To Win To Nil as our best value tip for this game.

Odds of 3/4 mean that a £10 bet has the potential to return up to £17.50 in this match.

(odds subject to change)

Final Prediction: Real Madrid vs Red Bull Salzburg

Real Madrid 3-0 Red Bull Salzburg