Aston Villa vs Salzburg Prediction & Picks - Europa League
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by Simon Day | in Europa League Picks
Red Bull Salzburg's Europa League hopes are hanging by a thread as they travel to Villa Park on Thursday to face an Aston Villa side that has already qualified for the last 16 of the competition.
Salzburg are currently two points outside of the playoff positions, so need three points on Thursday to have any chance of qualification. Even if they were to pull off an unlikely victory, it would still require a lot of help elsewhere for them to squeeze into the top 24 of the table.
Villa have very little to play for on Thursday after last week's 0-1 win at Fenerbahce sealed their place in the last 16. As such, Villa boss Unai Emery may elect to rest the likes of Morgan Rodgers, Ezri Konsa and Youri Tielemans ahead of a hectic run of fixtures in February.
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Aston Villa vs Salzburg Form
Table
| Teams | Pts | P | W | D | L | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
2
|
21 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | +8 |
|
31
|
6 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | -5 |
Aston Villa and Salzburg Latest Matches
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 25, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 22, 2026 - Europa League
Jan 18, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 10, 2026 - FA Cup
Jan 7, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 3, 2026 - Premier League
5/6 (83%)
0/6 (0%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 18, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 3, 2026 - Premier League
Dec 21, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 6, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 30, 2025 - Premier League
Nov 27, 2025 - Europa League
4/6 (67%)
1/6 (17%)
1/6 (17%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 25, 2026 - Premier League
Jan 22, 2026 - Europa League
Jan 10, 2026 - FA Cup
Jan 7, 2026 - Premier League
Dec 30, 2025 - Premier League
Dec 27, 2025 - Premier League
3/6 (50%)
1/6 (17%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 22, 2026 - Europa League
Jan 15, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jan 10, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jan 6, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Dec 14, 2025 - Austrian Bundesliga
Dec 11, 2025 - Europa League
4/6 (67%)
0/6 (0%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 22, 2026 - Europa League
Jan 6, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Dec 14, 2025 - Austrian Bundesliga
Nov 23, 2025 - Austrian Bundesliga
Nov 6, 2025 - Europa League
Nov 2, 2025 - Austrian Bundesliga
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
2/6 (33%)
Average stats (Last 6 matchs)
Jan 15, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Jan 10, 2026 - Clubs Friendlies
Dec 11, 2025 - Europa League
Dec 6, 2025 - Austrian Bundesliga
Nov 30, 2025 - Austrian Bundesliga
Nov 27, 2025 - Europa League
Aston Villa against Salzburg Lineups: Starting 11
Formation : 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Formation : 4 - 3 - 3
Substitutes
J. Wright
M. Bizot
DefenderM. Cash
I. Maatsen
P. Torres
E. Konsa
K. Young
M. Rogers
J. Jimoh-Aloba
S. Hamzic
C. Zawieschitzky
DefenderS. Lainer
J. Rasmussen
A. Terzic
MidfielderM. Kjaergaard
C. Bischoff
O. Lukic
M. Diambou
M. Yeo
K. Onisiwo
E. Aguilar
Missing players
R. Barkley
J. McGinn
B. Kamara
A. Garcia
Most goals and assists
Aston Villa
Salzburg
J. McGinn
(5 Goals)
, 
O. Watkins
(5 Goals)
Y. Vertessen
(3 Goals)
M. Rogers
(5 Assists)
, 
E. Buendia
(5 Assists)
A. Terzic
(1 Assists)
, 
E. Baidoo
(1 Assists)
, 
S. Diabate
(1 Assists)
, 
K. Alajbegovic
(1 Assists)
Aston Villa - Salzburg Key Points
- Villa have kept just 1 clean sheet in their last 6 home games
- Salzburg have scored in 5 of their last 6 away games
- Salzburg have won 3 of their last 4 matches
- Salzburg have lost just 1 of their last 10 domestic games
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Our Aston Villa vs Salzburg Prediction
Villa are clearly the stronger side here, but given the fact that they have already qualified for the last 16, we think Salzburg have a chance of causing an upset.
The Austrian side need to go all out for a victory, and given the fact that Villa are likely to field an understrength starting eleven, they could have some joy against a makeshift home defence.
We're not going all out and predicting a Red Bull win, but we are tipping them to claim at least a point from their trip to Villa Park.
Our prediction for Aston Villa vs Red Bull Salzburg is: Double chance: Draw/Salzburg.
All tips are fully researched and given in good faith, but profits cannot be guaranteed.
