Dinamo Minsk vs Salzburg Betting Tips

The Belarusian Premier League is 16 games old already, and so there are no worries of ring rust for Dinamo Minsk. They currently sit in second place in the league – just three points behind the leaders BATE.

Perhaps most impressively, Minsk have won 7 of their last 8 league matches on home soil; which shows the size of the task that Salzburg face here, despite being the bookmakers’ favourite.

Minsk’s average goals per game count this season is 1.94, and they look more than capable of finding the net with Fatos Beciraj, their main marksman, bagging 8 goals in 16 appearances. They have defeated Cherno More and Zurich to reach this stage of the competition, although Salzburg are a clear step up in class.

Red Bull Salzburg had ambitions of appearing in the Champions League this season, but fell short in their qualification game against Malmo. After a brilliant 2-0 home win over their Swedish opponents in the first leg they crumbled 0-3 in the return fixture.

They’ve endured a mixed start to their Austrian Bundesliga campaign too, although they have won their last two games after surprisingly losing their first two. With an average goals per game ratio of 3.40, you’d expect both keepers to be busy in this one.

On paper Salzburg are the better side, but Minsk’s formidable home record shows they are no pushovers. Both Teams To Score at 4/5 looks the smart bet, and it’s not easy to separate the two sides so plump for a 1-1 draw at 5/1 with bet365.