Karabakh – Salzburg

Karabakh Agdam Red Bull Salzburg betting previewKarabakh Agdam from Azerbaidjan host Austrian champions Red Bull Salzburg. First leg of the 3rd qualifying round in Champions League.

Karabakh (or Qarabag) still did not start the domestic league but they played 2 competitive matches vs. Valetta in the Champions League and qualified very easy, 1-0 away and 4-0 at home. The Azeri team is eager to do well in Europe and they invested a lot of money for this. The hosts have a good squad, won the league easy last year and should do it again this year – they are the best Azeri team. For this season they also made a couple of good signings so they are stronger, even if they are not Champions League group stage material yet.

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Salzburg was one of the sensations of European football last year. They demolished all opponents in Austria winning the league by miles and made an impact in Europa League as well: not only did they won all group games, but they blew opponents off the court and they did the same to Ajax in February before losing an anti-climatic tie with Basel. Now Salzburg is more mature and has better experience so they are expected to reach the Champions League group stages and make some noise there. The attacking strength of Salzburg is simply amazing, they had the partnership of Alan and Soriano last season (each scoring ~ 1 goal per game) and added another poacher in Sabitzer this summer and most notably superstar Bruno from Anderlecht … so goals galore expected for Salzburg this season, they have incredible offensive options. These four already scored 6 goals together in the first 2 games in the Austrian Bundesliga this season … and Salzburg won both games with 6-1 and 5-0!

Salzburg is an amazing team and all opponents should watch out for this Austrian side. They have the power to score 3-4 goals against any mid-level opponent and I don’t think they will have problems qualifying against Karabakh, BUT the hosts are no pushovers and can play a respectable game today. Playing in Azerbaidjan will be tough for a Western European team like Salzburg so I don’t expect a blowout victory and even Salzburg to win can be a very risky bet as such low odds (1.35). I respect Salzburg a lot but I can see the first leg being tougher than people expect. Qarabag has a decent team, a good defense, will fight their hearts out and will make use of home court advantage. My tip will be Karabakh +1,5 handicap, even if Salzburg wins they will be more than happy with just a 1 goal win, so this handicap looks good. Correct score prediction: Karabakh Agdam – Red Bull Salzburg 1-2.

Pick: Karabakh +1,5
Odds: 1.85 @ 10Bet
Stake: 8
Possible profit: 6.8
Event date: 29 July/strong

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