Wolfsberger vs CSKA Moscow – Prediction (Europa League – 22.10.2020)

Preview and Teams Comparison.

Six of the last seven competitive goals Wolfsberger’s Dario Vizinger has netted have come in or after the 60th minute. Two of his last three arrived after the 85th. Seeing all five of his career RPL strikes coming after the 60th minute, Kristijan Bistrović has scored in both of his last two league away appearances for CSKA Moscow. In addition to leaking an average of 2.2 goals per game across their last five UEL away fixtures, CSKA Moscow haven’t scored before the 30th minute in any of their last five league games (W4, L1).

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Wolfsberger Insights.

Five of Wolfsberger AC’s six competitive matches played this term have produced over 3.5 goals with both teams scoring (W1, D2, L3), if counting only outcomes at 90 minutes. That hints at action aplenty, as they seek improvement on their UEFA Europa League (UEL) group stage debut performance last season (W1, D2, L3). They scored just once during last term’s UEL home matches (played at Sturm Graz’s Merkur Arena), conceding in all three games (D1, L2). Additionally, they haven’t won a UEL fixture in Austria since the 2015/16 qualifying stage. Ominously, they’ve also started their league campaign with two straight home defeats, conceding 3+ goals on each occasion.

CSKA Moscow Insights.

CSKA Moscow, meanwhile, have won five (L1) of their last six Russian Premier League (RPL) matches, with their last three games each featuring a second-half red card. They’ve won an average of 6.27 corners per league game this term – no RPL team has earned more – but with just one win in eight UEL fixtures (W1, D3, L4), they’ve found the going tougher in Europe. Now unbeaten in four league away games (W3, D1), the Russians haven’t lost any of the last seven such matches in which they netted the opener (W6, D1). To further illustrate the importance of scoring first, they’ve lost four of their last six league away outings in which they conceded first.

Match Info and Live Scores.