It's game one of two in the Champions League as Salzburg host FC Bayern München. This is a 8th Finals fixture played over two legs and nothing will be decided tonight.
FC Bayern München could be less fresh than the hosts in this fixture, as they played a Bundesliga game only four sleeps ago. That game was also an away game, at Bochum. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Salzburg form and stats
Last season their Champions League adventure ended in the group stage.This stadium, Red Bull Arena, has been a fortress for Salzburg in the Tipico Bundesliga so far this season with the win-draw-loss statistic 8-1-0. On the other hand, in the Champions League, Salzburg has performed like this (both home and away): 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
It's back home for Salzburg, who return with a good feeling about themselves after beating Rapid Wien away with the result 2-1. Aaronson and Okafor found the net in that victory. Okafor, who usually features in attack, was the declared top player for the side in that game, earning a rating of 8.42 (out of 10). Okafor scored one goal, served one assist, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Wolfsberger AC are coming to town in four days.
Salzburg are not conceding a lot of goals here at Red Bull Arena in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 9 matches.
FC Bayern München form and stats
They also participated in Champions League last season. This ended in the quarter-finals, when Paris Saint Germain drew the shortest straw.FC Bayern München have an excellent away record in the Bundesliga so far with 8-1-2 from 11 games. When we have look at the Champions League statistics, we find 6W-0D-0L. This is both home and away.
It might be tough going out on the road again for FC Bayern München, facing their second straight away game. Especially as the previous game, ended with a defeat 2-4 versus Bochum. Lewandowski, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 8.4. Lewandowski scored two goals, hit the woodwork once and dribled past the opponent 3 of 3 times.
Before that, München secured a home win against RB Leipzig with the score 3-2.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Greuther Furth in just four days.
FC Bayern München are scoring goals for fun in their league games away this season, having clocked up more than three goals per game on average (37 goals from 11 away games). München have conceded 15 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.
Head 2 Head
Data for the former two meetings between these two teams are: zero wins for Salzburg, zero draws and two wins for FC Bayern München. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: zero games. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being from the last two duels. One of the players to grab the headlines has been Lewandowski with 3 goals scored against Salzburg in these 2 encounters.Top Goalscorers
  R. Lewandowski 26 goals |   K. Adeyemi 14 goals |  S. Gnabry 10 goals |
Salzburg missing players
FC Bayern München missing players
| Salzburg | FC Bayern München | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 15 | Played | P | 13 | 25 | ||
| 17 | 13 | Won | W | 10 | 20 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 3 | 5 | ||
| 60 | 46 | Scored | S | 41 | 79 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Conceded | C | 19 | 29 | ||
| 96% | 93% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | ||
| 84% | 87% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 68% | 80% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 36% | 53% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 77% | 64% | ||
| 16% | 27% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 54% | 44% | ||
| 56% | 53% | BTTS | BTTS | 62% | 56% | ||
| 40% | 47% | Clean Sheets | C S | 31% | 40% | ||
| 8% | 7% | Failed to Score | F T | 8% | 4% | ||
| 7.1 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6.1 | 6.1 | ||
| 2.5 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 3.3 | ||
| 1.7 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | ||
| 15 | 14.9 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 18.8 | 20.3 | ||
| 6.3 | 6.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 8.2 | 8.6 | ||
| 37% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 39% | 37% | ||
| 7.7 | 7.6 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 9.8 | 9.4 | ||
| 2.2 | 2.2 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.4 | 3.7 | ||
| 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 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 44 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 31 | 48 |
| 2 | Wolfsberger AC | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 33 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 34 |
| 3 | Sturm Graz | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 39 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 32 |
| 4 | Austria Klagenfurt | 18 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 27 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 25 |
| 5 | Austria Wien | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 26 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 4 | 24 |
| 6 | Rapid Wien | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 29 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | -1 | 24 |
| 7 | Ried | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 25 | -11 | 24 |
| 8 | Hartberg | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 0 | 21 |
| 9 | LASK Linz | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 10 | Wattens | 19 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 37 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 23 | -10 | 20 |
| 11 | Admira | 18 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -4 | 16 |
| 12 | Rheindorf Altach | 19 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -20 | 13 |
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | FC Bayern München | 22 | 17 | 1 | 4 | 70 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 37 | 15 | 45 | 52 |
| 2 | Borussia Dortmund | 21 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 54 | 36 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 43 |
| 3 | Bayer Leverkusen | 22 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 30 | 19 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 17 | 22 | 41 |
| 4 | RB Leipzig | 22 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 34 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 34 |
| 5 | Freiburg | 22 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 34 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 6 | Union Berlin | 21 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 27 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 2 | 34 |
| 7 | Köln | 22 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 34 | 37 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 22 | -3 | 32 |
| 8 | Hoffenheim | 21 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 41 | 34 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 31 |
| 9 | Mainz 05 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 24 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 19 | -1 | 31 |
| 11 | Bochum | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 32 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 22 | -8 | 28 |
| 12 | Wolfsburg | 22 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 18 | -10 | 27 |
| 13 | Borussia M'gladbach | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 26 |
| 14 | Hertha BSC | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 24 | 45 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 28 | -21 | 23 |
| 15 | Arminia Bielefeld | 21 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 21 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | -6 | 22 |
| 16 | Augsburg | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 22 | -14 | 22 |
| 17 | Stuttgart | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 42 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 19 | -16 | 18 |
| 18 | Greuther Furth | 22 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 40 | -37 | 13 |
