Chelsea have traveled here for an interesting Champions League fight against Salzburg. Prepare for the match with this cup preview!
Chelsea have a very long trip to this away game, as there's more than 1200 kilometers in distance to cover. This could prove a challenge, at least for the supporters.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Salzburg form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the 8th finals against Bayern München.15 points is a decent return from 7 Tipico Bundesliga games here at Red Bull Arena for Salzburg. The data says 4 wins, 3 draws and 0 losses. 1W-3D-0L is the hard facts regardless of venue in the Champions League for Salzburg.
The spoils were shared in Salzburg's previous game, also at home. Visiting Sturm Graz travelled back with a draw after a 0-0 scoreline. Kjaergaard (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.05/10. Kjaergaard hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 35 successful passes (of 39 total).
Before that game, a nice away win at Admira. A Austrian Cup match.
The match schedule is unforgiving for Salzburg as they have a new game in only four days, a Tipico Bundesliga match thankfully also at home. Hartberg are visiting.
A decent goal production from Salzburg in their home games so far, with 11 goals from 7 league matches. Salzburg have showed great defending skills in these home games, allowing the opposition to score only {3 goals}.
Chelsea form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Real Madrid drew the shortest straw.3-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Chelsea in their Premier League matches away. The mentioned statistics is only from the league, looking at the Champions League stats, they have 2 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss both home and away.
Chelsea's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Manchester United that finished 1-1.
Before that, Chelsea travelled to Brentford and returned home with a draw after the Premier League game finished 0-0.Chelsea have another game away in just four days, a Premier League fixture versus Brighton & Hove Albion. A difficult fixture list for the visitors!
{6 goals} so far away for Chelsea, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 6. All from 6 league matches away.
Head 2 Head
The last H2H meeting ended Chelsea - Salzburg 1-1, earlier this season. Numbers for the last two meetings featuring these two sides are: zero wins for Salzburg, one draw and one win for Chelsea. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game. Pulisic likes to play against Salzburg and have scored 2 goals in these matches.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Chikwubuike Adamu 6 goals |  N. Okafor 5 goals | B. Šeško 4 goals |
Salzburg missing players
Chelsea missing players
| Salzburg | Chelsea | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 14 | 6 | Won | W | 6 | 12 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Drew | D | 2 | 8 | ||
| 5 | 4 | Lost | L | 5 | 5 | ||
| 53 | 21 | Scored | S | 15 | 36 | ||
| 23 | 15 | Conceded | C | 14 | 25 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 92% | 92% | ||
| 88% | 79% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 69% | 80% | ||
| 56% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 46% | 56% | ||
| 24% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 15% | 16% | ||
| 20% | 14% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | ||
| 56% | 57% | BTTS | BTTS | 31% | 52% | ||
| 44% | 43% | Clean Sheets | C S | 38% | 32% | ||
| 4% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 38% | 24% | ||
| 6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 5.3 | ||
| 3.7 | 4.1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.6 | 3.7 | ||
| 2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 2.1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | ||
| 16 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 13.3 | 13.4 | ||
| 6.8 | 6.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4.6 | 4.7 | ||
| 31% | 21% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 31% | ||
| 9.7 | 9.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.9 | 9.3 | ||
| 3.5 | 4.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.4 | ||
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Chelsea | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 2 | Salzburg | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Milan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 4 | Dinamo Zagreb | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 4 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Salzburg | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 21 | 30 |
| 2 | Sturm Graz | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 | 28 |
| 3 | LASK Linz | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 22 |
| 4 | Austria Klagenfurt | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 22 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 13 | -1 | 20 |
| 5 | Wattens | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | -2 | 17 |
| 6 | Austria Wien | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 15 |
| 7 | Wolfsberger AC | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | -1 | 14 |
| 8 | Rapid Wien | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
| 9 | Austria Lustenau | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -8 | 12 |
| 10 | Rheindorf Altach | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | -11 | 11 |
| 11 | Ried | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 | -9 | 11 |
| 12 | Hartberg | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | -11 | 10 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Arsenal | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 25 | 26 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 23 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 |
| 5 | Manchester United | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | Newcastle United | 11 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 7 | Liverpool | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 16 |
| 8 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 15 |
| 9 | Fulham | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | -1 | 15 |
| 10 | Brentford | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 14 |
| 11 | Everton | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 12 | Crystal Palace | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 13 |
| 13 | AFC Bournemouth | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 18 | -13 | 13 |
| 14 | West Ham United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 11 |
| 15 | Southampton | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -8 | 11 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -4 | 9 |
| 17 | Aston Villa | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | -9 | 9 |
| 18 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 10 | -9 | 9 |
| 19 | Nottingham Forest | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | -15 | 9 |
| 20 | Leicester City | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 19 | -7 | 8 |
