Feyenoord v Salzburg: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Feyenoord have six points on the board after three UEFA Champions League games and they will be looking to claim a first home win when they entertain Salzburg on Wednesday.

The visitors are still waiting for their first points in this competition and they are also one of four teams who are yet to score in the league phase.

The situation is already getting desperate for Salzburg as they complete the league phase with a tough run of games against Bayer Leverkusen, PSG and both Madrid teams, so they are under some real pressure going into the latest batch of European fixtures.

Feyenoord v Salzburg betting tips and predictions

Feyenoord -1 handicap - 7/5

Feyenoord were humbled in their opening UEFA Champions League fixture as they slipped to a 4-0 defeat at home to German champions Bayer Leverkusen.

The Dutch side have impressed since that loss, however, recording back-to-back away wins at Girona and Benfica and they come into this game as the clear favourites.

Salzburg have struggled in their own European fixtures and this trip to Stadion Feijenoord 'De Kuip' represents their toughest test to date.

The Austrians lost 3-0 at Sparta Prague in their first game, then went down 4-0 to Brest in France and last time out they slipped to a 2-0 defeat at home to Dynamo Kyiv.

Feyenoord were crowned European champions back in 1970 but have never made it beyond the group stages of the UEFA Champions League, although they did reach the second group phase of the competition under a different format back in the 1999/2000 season.

This year, the Eredivisie outfit have a great chance to end their wait for a knockout place in Europe’s top competition and they are in fine form ahead of Wednesday’s game - with six wins in their last seven games and three in their last four at home.

All three of Salzburg’s defeats have been by two or more goals in the UEFA Champions League and they have been in mixed form domestically in recent weeks, with just two wins in their last five games.

Feyenoord are the team with the momentum and they are a level above the opponents their visitors have faced in Europe so far, so the hosts should be able to cover a -1 handicap.

Luka Ivanusec to score anytime - 21/10

Luka Ivanusec has struggled for game time at Feyenoord this season, but the hosts have a few injury issues and his display in the 3-2 comeback win over AZ Alkmaar at the weekend may see him start for the second successive game.

The 24-year-old Croatia international scored the goal that gave Feyenoord a 2-1 lead against AZ to open his account for the season and he does have a fairly impressive record in this competition.

Ivanusec scored one goal in five UEFA Champions League games for the Rotterdam outfit last term and hit three in as many appearances for former club Dinamo Zagreb during qualifying.

So, as a big price option, he stands out as a potential anytime scorer with some of Feyenoord’s usual suspects - Ayase Ueda and Antoni Milambo - absent.

Igor Paixao over 0.5 assists - 7/2

Igor Paixao has been Feyenoord’s key creator in the UEFA Champions League and the Brazilian winger can add another assist to his name against Salzburg.

Paixao set up two of their three goals in the win at Benfica, taking his total to three assists in as many games in this competition, while he has also weighed in with three assists in 11 Dutch league games this term.

The 24-year-old tends to raise his levels in the UEFA Champions League as he is averaging an impressive 2.7 key passes per game in Europe, in comparison to 1.9 in the Eredivisie.

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Feyenoord v Salzburg Odds

Feyenoord - 11/20
Draw - 16/5
Salzburg - 19/4

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