RB Salzburg will welcome Roma to the Red Bull Arena for the first leg of the UEFA Europa League knockout playoffs on Thursday (February 16).

The home side will head into this game on the back of an impressive run of games which has seen them top the Austrian Football Bundesliga table with 42 points and 6 points clear. They are currently on a 4 game winning streak and have avoided defeat in all of their last 5 games. On the attack, Salzburg have been very impressive and have scored 37 goals this season, while at the back, they have been equally impressive and have conceded just 9 goals all season. Going into this game, Salzburg will be very confident of taking something from this game.

Roma on the other hand will head into this game following an inconsistent run of games which has seen them fail to win in two of their last 5 games, where they suffered a loss and one draw. They sit in 4th position in the Serie A standings and they seem to have lost form in their recent games.

Looking at the records have shown that the home side, Salzburg have the upper hand going into this game. The two teams will meet for the first time in a competitive game and Salzburg will be backed by their home fans to make something happen. Additionally, Salzburg have kept clean sheets in four of their last six home games across competitions. We are backing Salzburg here as we expect them to do enough to avoid a defeat by either securing a victory or by earning a draw.

周四（2 月 16 日），RB 萨尔茨堡将在红牛竞技场迎战罗马，参加欧联杯淘汰赛首回合比赛。

主队将在一系列令人印象深刻的比赛后进入这场比赛，他们以 42 分和 6 分的优势位居奥地利足球德甲联赛榜首。他们目前取得了4连胜，并且在最近的5场比赛中都避免了失败。在进攻端，萨尔茨堡令人印象深刻，本赛季打进了 37 个进球，而在后防线上，他们同样令人印象深刻，整个赛季只丢了 9 个球。进入这场比赛，萨尔茨堡将非常有信心从这场比赛中有所收获。

另一方面，罗马将在一场不稳定的比赛之后进入这场比赛，他们在过去的 5 场比赛中有两场没有获胜，他们输了一场平局。他们在意甲积分榜上排名第四，最近的比赛似乎状态不佳。

看着战绩显示，本场比赛主场，萨尔茨堡占据上风。两支球队将在一场正式比赛中首次相遇，而萨尔茨堡将在主场球迷的支持下有所作为。此外，萨尔茨堡在过去六场主场比赛中有四场保持零失球记录。我们在这里支持萨尔茨堡，因为我们希望他们能够通过确保胜利或赢得平局来避免失败。