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In this duel in the round of sixteen of Europa League, we still had a big favourite, and this especially applied for the first match in which Borussia was the host. Salzburg secretly hoped they could resist, but they could not even hope they could celebrate a victory in Dortmund. At the end it was 2-1 for Salzburg and that is of course a big advantage, however, it is not unattainable, especially because Borussia is good enough to respond. In the meantime, Borussia celebrated at home in the championship, while Salzburg only played a draw as guest.

Salzburg

Salzburg is really one of the most ambitious surprises in Europa League this season and it seems that they do not want to stop at what they have done so far. And what they did is that they did not lose any matches this season in Europe, which is really a great achievement and very few teams can boast with the same effect. Salzburg has played four matches in the Champions League qualifiers and two more in qualifiers for Europa League, where they played nine matches.

That is a total of 15 European league matches without a defeat, although they had some very good teams for their opponents, such as Marseille or Real Sociedad. Borussia is still the strongest rival they played and they were unable to win in Dortmund with a great game, especially by their midfielder Berishe who was the hero of the triumph with two goals. After that, coach Rose has sent a combined lineup against Mattersburg that dropped the lead of 2-0. Now they will play again with their strongest forces.

Probable lineups Red Bull Salzburg: Walke – Lainer, Ramalho, Caleta-Car, Ulmer – Haidara, Samassekou, Va.Berisha, Schlager – Hwang, Dabbur

Borussia Dortmund

If Salzburg is a pleasant surprise, then Borussia is a big disappointment, especially after their bad games in the group stage of the Champions League when they have not achieved any victories. They are now threatened to do the same in Europa League because after the elimination from the elite club tournament, they are considered one of the favourites. They had a lot of problems already in the sixteen finals with Atalanta, and now the situation is even heavier, since they have lost in their field. It was their first defeat in this calendar year, but it could be a fatal one.

After two draw in a row in the championship, they managed to win last weekend, however, it was a really shocking match on the home ground against Eintracht. They had a lead twice and when they received a 2-2 penalty in the first minute of the injury time, there was nothing left to win. And then again their striker Batshuayi scored a goal for the win, just like he did in a duel against Atalanta. Interestingly, coach Stoger left him on the bench, but when he entered, he immediately scored two goals. Now he will surely be a starter, like Sokratis, and Weigl.

Probable lineups Borussia Dortmund: Burki – Piszczek, Sokratis, Toprak, Schmelzer – Dahoud, Weigl – C.Pulisic, Reus, Schurrle – Batshuayi

Verdict:

Salzburg has repeatedly shown how unpleasant they are, and they did the same in Dortmund, so they now have the advantage, but we believe that Borussia will play completely open and that means a lot of goals in this duel.

Pick:  over 2.5 goals 1.65 - 65/100 @1XBet