📏 Form Guide
Red Bull Salzburg WLWWWD
Red Bull Salzburg will play in this game following a 0-0 FIFA Club World Cup tied result versus Al-Hilal.
Matches featuring Red Bull Salzburg have often been entertaining affairs lately with high scoring anticipated. Over their past half dozen clashes alone, the sum of 20 goals have gone in for both sides combined (at an average of 3.33 goals per game) with 12 of these being chalked up by Red Bull Salzburg. Regardless, it remains to be seen whether that trend might continue on in this match or not.
Real Madrid LWWWDW
Real Madrid will come into the game after a 3-1 FIFA Club World Cup win with the eclipse of Pachuca in their last game.
In that match, Real Madrid managed 57% possession and 8 attempts at goal with 3 on target. For Real Madrid, goals were scored by Jude Bellingham (35'), Arda Güler (43') and Federico Valverde (70'). On the other side, Pachuca got 25 shots on goal with 11 of them on target. Elías Montiel (80') was the scorer for Pachuca.
Over the course of their last six outings, Real Madrid have helped themselves to a total of 13 goals. Real Madrid have also managed to score on each one of those occasions. In that time, their defenders have had 7 goals go against them.
🤜🤛 Head to head
The previous league contest featuring the two was Champions League match day 7 on 22/01/2025 which finished with the scoreline of Real Madrid 5-1 Red Bull Salzburg.
On that occasion, Real Madrid had 70% possession and 14 shots on goal with 6 of them on target. The scorers were Rodrygo (23', 34'), Kylian Mbappé (48') and Júnior (55', 77').
For their opponents, Red Bull Salzburg got 9 shots at goal with 3 on target. Mads Bidstrup (85') was the scorer.
The referee was Glenn Nyberg.
📋 Team News: Red Bull Salzburg
Alexander Schlager (Hand injury), Maximiliano Caufriez (Back problems), Takumu Kawamura (Knee injury), Nicolás Capaldo (Broken toe), Daouda Guindo (Knee injury), Valentin Sulzbacher (Thigh problems), Karim Konaté (Cruciate ligament tear) and Moussa Yeo (Knee injury) are not available for Red Bull Salzburg boss Thomas Letsch.
📰 Team News: Real Madrid
Real Madrid boss Xabi Alonso has multiple availability issues to deal with. David Alaba (Meniscus tear), Ferland Mendy (Muscle injury), Kylian Mbappé (Stomach flu), Eduardo Camavinga (Hamstring injury), Endrick (Muscle injury), Éder Militão (Cruciate ligament tear) and Daniel Carvajal (Cruciate ligament tear) miss out here.
🧠 Prediction
We envisage that Red Bull Salzburg have it within them to get a goal against this Real Madrid side, however a single goal is unlikely to prevent defeat.
We’re going for a very close game with a 1-2 advantage for Real Madrid by the conclusion of the game. Should be an interesting one.