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Peter Green - November 5, 2018
Rosenborg vs Salzburg
UEFA Europa League
Date: Thursday, 8th November 2018
Kick-off at 20.00 UK/ 21.00 CET
Venue: Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim.
The best team of group B, Salzburg, is being hosted by Rosenborg, the worst of the four sides in Group B of the UEFA Europa League.
Salzburg has won all three of their matches so far in the tournament. They have posted nine points thus on the table and has scored nine goals too in total. During the process, they conceded just three goals.
Rosenborg too maintains a 100% record just like that of Salzburg, the only difference being, that Rosenborg maintains a losing record, while Salzburg does so for winning. As a result, they have 0 points on the board, and they have conceded seven goals in total while scoring just one.
Salzburg will be satisfied with themselves after managing to score a winner in the 92nd-minute, last weekend in their league game. They were leading till the 87th minute when Mattersburg equalized the score. But Salzburg kept their nerves and managed to score the second and the winner in the injury time.
Rosenborg too will be pleased with themselves after an authoritative home victory against Odd, 3-1, last weekend in the Eliteserien.
The visitors are on the verge of qualification to the knockouts of the UEFA Europa League. So far they have maintained a winning record in this year’s competition, and they will want to preserve the trend come Thursday. One more win and they can ensure participation in the next stage of the prestigious tournament.
Rosenborg has lost all three of their matches, and against the strongest team in the group, their chances seem slim.
Salzburg is currently on a 29-match unbeaten streak, and they will want to take it to reach the figure of 30.
The away form of Salzburg is pretty impressive too, with a streak of 13 unbeaten matches currently in progress.
Expect the visitors to win this match easily. Expect them to outscore their opponents in both the halves.
