RB Salzburg vs Lokomotiv Moscow Prediction, 10/21/2020 Champions League Pick, Tips and Odds

by Tony Sink - 10/20/2020

Game: RB Salzburg vs Lokomotiv Moscow

Date: Wednesday, October 21, 2020

Location: Red Bull Arena (Salzburg) in Klessheim, Austria

TV: CBS All Access

Odds/Point Spread: RB Salzburg (-175) Lokomotiv Moscow (+450)

Red Bull Arena is the site where Patson Daka and RB Salzburg will take on Lokomotiv Moscow on Wednesday. The goaltenders who are expected to start are Cican Stankovic for RB Salzburg and Guilherme for Lokomotiv Moscow. The moneyline on this game has RB Salzburg priced at -175 and Lokomotiv Moscow are at +450. The total is set at 2.5.

RB Salzburg took the field against Hartberg in their last match and earned the victory with a final of 7 - 1. In terms of shooting accuracy, RB Salzburg walked away from the pitch at a 71.4% rate by putting 15 shots on target out of 21 total shots. RB Salzburg averages 4.00 goals per 90 (16 goals in total) and are sitting with 11 assists in all contests this season.

Patson Daka is a player who should be able to impact this game for RB Salzburg. Daka has been given a starting assignment in 35 games in his career and has 0.91 goals per 90 mins. The forward born in Zambia has 32 goals scored in 3,164 mins played. He has 8 assists while earning 3 yellow cards during his career. One more guy who could decide who wins is Sekou Koita, the forward taking the field for Mali. He has assisted on a goal 6 times so far in his pro soccer career while scoring 17 total goals. Koita has been on the pitch for 2,013 minutes in 23 career starting assignments and has earned himself 3 yellow card warnings. He sports an average of 0.76 G/90 thus far in his career.

The man who is expected to protect the net for RB Salzburg will be Cican Stankovic. Stankovic (73-27-26 record in his career) has tallied 38 shutouts, which has earned him a 29.7% shutout percentage. The goalie taking the field for RB Salzburg has seen 474 shots tried at him in 128 career starting assignments. His goals against per 90 mins is 1.28 (162 total goals allowed) and he holds a save % of .673. Stankovic has been on the field for a total of 11,419 minutes and has 316 stops thus far in his career.

For their last game, Lokomotiv Moscow earned three points by winning 1 - 0 against Ufa. They converted 6 shots on target out of 13 shots attempted earning them a 46.2% clip when they last stepped onto the pitch. With a total of 12 goals and 11 assists for all their matches, Lokomotiv Moscow has an average of 1.09 goals and 1.00 assist per 90.

Fyodor Smolov will be someone to watch for Lokomotiv Moscow. He currently averages 0.44 goals per 90 minutes and has started 184 games so far in his career. The forward hailing from Russia has earned 16,424 mins and has earned 80 goals. He has 30 yellow card cautions thus far in his career and has helped a teammate on a goal 21 times. Make sure to watch out for Grzegorz Krychowiak, the midfielder representing Lokomotiv Moscow. He has accounted for 25 goals in his career while assisting on a goal 8 times. Krychowiak has earned himself a total of 73 yellow cards in 23,531 professional minutes (267 starts). His goals per 90 average so far in his career is 0.10.

Guilherme will reside in front of the net for Lokomotiv Moscow. In his career, Guilherme has surrendered 240 goals and has earned 648 stops in 270 starts. He has allowed 0.90 goals per 90 minutes while earning a mark of 126-77-67. He holds a save % of .760 and his clean sheet rate is 37.4%. Guilherme has racked up 101 shutouts and has seen 858 shots against him in 24,089 minutes throughout his career.

Who will win tonight's Champions League game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Lokomotiv Moscow (+450)

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