Sparta Prague v RB Salzburg

Sparta Prague vs Salzburg Preview

Sparta Prague will return to the more familiar surroundings of their epet ARENA for their opening game in the league phase of this season's Champions League for this upcoming clash with Salzburg at the epet ARENA with the hosts coming off a solid 2-0 win away from home at Hradec Kralove in the Czech Liga which in turn helped the hosts maintain their place at the top of the domestic top flight table.

On the domestic front, Sparta Prague have collected six wins within their opening seven unbeaten games of the new Czech Liga season while the bigger picture shows the hosts have put together a solid and impressive looking 14-match unbeaten sequence in all competitions which should give Lars Friis' side plenty of confidence ahead of Wednesday night's encounter.

The Czech hosts started their Champions League campaign all the way back since July where they joined the competition at the 2nd qualifying round stage with a 6-2 win on aggregate against Shamrock Rovers and further victories against Steaua Bucharest 4-3 on aggregate along with a 4-0 win on aggregate against Malmo in the following qualifying rounds to reach the new league stage.

Five of Sparta Prague's last 10 Champions League ties have resulted in both teams scoring as well.

Salzburg's unbeaten start to the new season finally came to an end last time out when they suffered a 3-2 loss on the road at Rapid Vienna in the Austrian Bundesliga but the Austrian visitors will still be boosted by the fact that they have put together a 15-game unbeaten sequence in all competitions beforehand which included picking up no fewer than 12 wins in the process.

The Austrian outfit joined this season's Champions League at the 3rd qualifying round stage where they squeezed past Dutch side FC Twente in a high-scoring 5-4 victory on aggregate which was followed by a 3-1 win on aggregate against Ukrainian side Dinamo Kiev in the play-offs to reach the new formatted league stage of this competition.

In addition, five of Salzburg's last 10 Champions League ties have also resulted in both teams scoring.

Sparta Prague v Salzburg Verdict

Sparta Prague and Salzburg have met twice before in pre-season friendlies and both teams scored on each occasion.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS Yes @ 1.53

Other side bets worth considering:

Draw @ 3.60

Correct Score: 1-1 @ 7.00