Salzburg was traditionally considered the main contender for the title in the Austrian Bundesliga before the start of the season. So far, the team of Matthias Jaissle fully justifies this status, leading the table after 17 rounds. From the closest pursuer in the person of “Sturm”, the “bulls” broke away by six points, which can already be considered a comfortable advantage. The third LASK has 12 points less. Salzburg got into the Europa League from the Champions League, where they fought with Milan, Chelsea and Dinamo Zagreb. As such, the struggle did not work out. The favorites in the face of Chelsea and Milan did not give reason for optimism. Salzburg got just one victory over Dinamo Zagreb in the third round, which in the end turned out to be enough to bypass the Croats and make it to the playoffs of the Europa League.
Roma had a quality transfer campaign over the summer and were clearly determined to compete for a place in the top four at the end of the season. In general, the team of Jose Mourinho is still coping with its task. According to the results of 22 rounds, the Romans are fourth in the Serie A table. However, the Wolves are only two points ahead of the sixth Lazio, so the whole struggle is still ahead. Roma ended up in the Europa League group along with Betis, Ludogorets and Finnish HJK. Despite the fact that the “wolves” were considered the unconditional favorites of the quartet, they had to fight until the last seconds for the second line. The fate of the second ticket to the playoffs was decided in the last round, where Ludogorets almost left the Wolves with nothing in Rome, but in the class Roma won this meeting 3:1 and went on. More today football predictions from the experts can be obtained from the link provided.
