Salzburg v Konyaspor background

With seven points from a possible nine in UEFA Europa League Group I, Salzburg are well on the way to reaching the round of 32 for the fifth time in seven group stage attempts. They maintained their momentum with a 2-0 win at Konyaspor last time out.

Previous meetings
• Konyaspor's first encounter with Austrian opponents resulted in their heaviest European home defeat as Salzburg took the matchday three honours thanks to an early goal from Norwegian striker Fredrik Gulbrandsen and a late second from in-form Israeli import Munas Dabbur.

• Salzburg's record in five games against Turkish teams is W2 D1 L2, both of those defeats having come in Turkey.

Form guide
• Salzburg are unbeaten in eight UEFA Europa League matches (W6 D2), conceding just three goals during that run.

• Konyaspor secured their first European win at the eighth attempt when they beat Vitória SC 2-1 at home on matchday two. They have lost all four of their away fixtures in UEFA competition, scoring one goal and shipping ten.

• Austrian league and cup double winners for the past four seasons, and 1994 UEFA Cup runners-up, Salzburg missed the cut in last year's UEFA Europa League group stage, after succeeding in their previous three attempts.

• Winners of the 2016/17 Turkish Cup, Konyaspor made their European competition bow in last year's UEFA Europa League group stage. They collected just one point from their six matches.

Trivia and links
• The journey from Konya to Salzburg is just over 1,900km.

• Salzburg won last season's UEFA Youth League, beating Benfica in the final under Marco Rose – now in charge of the senior side.

• Along with FCSB, Salzburg are in a record seventh UEFA Europa League group stage, which makes this their record-equalling 40th group game.

• This is also Salzburg's 50th UEFA Europa League match, group stage to final; they are the fifth club to reach that landmark figure, emulating PSV Eindhoven, Villarreal, Athletic Club and Anderlecht.

• Salzburg are the only club to have achieved a maximum 18 points in the UEFA Europa League group stage on two occasions (2009/10 and 2013/14).

• Konyaspor defender Petar Filipovic has played in Austria with Ried (2015–16) and Austria Wien (2016–17).

• Suspended for next match if booked: Ali Turan (Konyaspor).

The coaches
• Previously active as youth-team boss, Rose stepped up to the senior Salzburg helm after predecessor Óscar García left in June. A defender with home-town club Leipzig, Hannover and Mainz, he has been on Salzburg's staff since 2013.

• Having worked for various Super League clubs, coach Mehmet Özdilek assumed duties at Konyaspor on 26 October. The 51-year-old enjoyed his most successful times at Antalyaspor during a five-season stay (2008–13). In his last season, Antalyaspor recorded a famous 3-1 win against Fenerbahçe, ending the Istanbul side's 47-match unbeaten home run.