Vitória Guimarães v Salzburg background
Vitória Guimarães come into UEFA Europa League Group we on a bad run of form in Europe; in contrast, first-night visitors Salzburg aim to make it 10 continental games unbeaten.
Previous meetings
• These clubs are assembly for a initial time in UEFA competition.
• In Guimarães’s usually prior confront with an Austrian side, they were beaten 2-1 divided and 4-1 during home by Altach in a 2015/16 UEFA Europa League third subordinate round.
• Salzburg’s usually past assembly with Portuguese opponents was a 1993/94 UEFA Cup third-round tie opposite Sporting CP; they mislaid 2-0 divided though won a lapse leg 3-0 after additional time.
Form guide
• Guimarães are but a feat in 7 European matches (D2 L5), including defeats in their final 3 home fixtures.
• Salzburg, in comparison, are dominant in 9 in Europe (W6 D3), including 5 divided games (W3 D2).
• Fourth in a Liga and runners-up in a Portuguese Cup final season, Guimarães are participating in their third UEFA Cup/UEFA Europa League organisation stage. They have nonetheless to make it through.
• Austrian champions, and 1994 UEFA Cup runners-up, Salzburg missed a cut in final year’s UEFA Europa League organisation stage, after next in their prior 3 attempts.
Links and trivia
• The tour from Salzburg to Guimaraes is around 1,800km.
• Guimarães have played 58 UEFA matches; Salzburg have played 160.
• Salzburg won final season’s UEFA Youth League, violence Benfica in a final.
The coaches
• Guimarães manager given summer 2016, Pedro Martins formerly led MarÃtimo (2012/13) and Rio Ave (2014/15) in this competition’s organisation stage. A former Guimarães midfielder, he was capped once during his time during Sporting CP (1995–98).
• Previously youth-team boss, Marco Rose stepped adult to a Salzburg helm after prototype Óscar GarcÃa left in June. A defender with home-town bar Leipzig, Hannover and Mainz, he has been on Salzburg’s staff given 2013.