FC Twente v RB Salzburg

Twente vs Salzburg Preview

Despite being dealt a 2-1 defeat in last week's 1st leg of this 3rd qualifying round Champions League tie against Austrian outfit Salzburg, the Dutch hosts bounced back with a 2-1 win away from home at NEC in the Dutch Eredivisie on the weekend, while Salzburg recorded an emphatic 5-1 home win against Blau-Weiss Linz in the Austrian Bundesliga over the weekend as well.

Twente now return to the more familiar surroundings of their De Grolsch Veste ground for this crucial return leg with the hosts looking to overhaul a 2-1 deficit following last week's loss and having been dealt just the single defeat in their last seven matches overall, the Dutch hosts will still fancy their chances here on Tuesday night.

The Dutch side's only defeat was the 2-1 loss at Salzburg but Joseph Oosting's side have also picked up three wins within this seven-game period which have come in the form of a crushing 7-2 victory over Volendam, 2-1 against PEC Zwolle and the aforementioned 2-1 win on the road at NEC, all of which have been collected in the domestic top tier.

The goals market looks appealing here for this return leg though as no fewer than nine of their last 10 games in all competitions have produced goals for both teams.

Salzburg will be keen to see out this return leg in the Netherlands and progress through to the play-off stage of this season's Champions League as the Austrian visitors look to at least avoid defeat here at the De Grolsch Veste.

The Austrian outfit head into this 2nd leg tie in supremely confident mood having registered no fewer than 10 wins in their last 11 matches in all competitions including winning their last six games on the trot as well.

Within these previous nine wins, Salzburg have recorded wins in the Austrian top flight against Grazer 3-2 on the opening day of the new Austrian Bundesliga season along with the aforementioned 5-1 thrashing of Blau-Weiss Linz on the weekend, so Pepijn Lijnders's side look a decent bet to at least hit the back of the net here on Tuesday night.

Indeed, goals should not be too far away from this return leg at the De Grolsch Veste as six out of Salzburg's last 10 games overall in all competitions have resulted in goals for both teams and with still everything to play for in this 2nd leg tie, more goals are expected.

Twente v Salzburg Verdict

Both Twente and Salzburg will fancy their chances of progressing here by winning this 2nd leg on Tuesday night and as both teams seem fairly evenly matched, goals for both sides looks a good option in what could turn out to be a cracking game.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.72

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.30

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.00