Red Bull Salzburg will host Go Ahead Eagles at Red Bull Arena on Thursday in the fourth round of the 2025-26 UEFA Europa League's league phase. The home side have performed well in their domestic assignments this season and will hope to carry that momentum into what has otherwise been a woeful continental campaign this week.
The Austrian giants made it three Europa League losses on the spin as they lost 3-2 to Ferencvaros last time out. Die Rotten Bullen headed into the break a goal up following a drilled finish from Edmund Baidoo and a penalty save from goalkeeper Alexander Schlager before their opponents turned the game on its head in the second half.
Go Ahead Eagles, meanwhile, have turned their continental campaign around since their narrow 1-0 home defeat to FCSB in the opening round. They beat Premier League side Aston Villa 2-1 in the last round, falling behind in the fourth minute before Mathis Suray and Mats Deijl got on the scoresheet to secure maximum points for the Dutch outfit.
The visitors sit 12th in the league phase table with six points and will be looking to pick up a third consecutive win in the competition this week.
Red Bull Salzburg vs Go Ahead Eagles Head-to-Head and Key Numbers
- Thursday's game will mark the first-ever meeting between Salzburg and GA Eagles.
- The hosts have had 13 competitive meetings against Dutch opponents. They have won six of those games, drawn four times and lost the other three.
- The visitors are without a clean sheet on the continental stage this season.
- Salzburg have the joint-worst defensive record in the Europa League this season, with six goals conceded in three games.
Red Bull Salzburg vs Go Ahead Eagles Prediction
Die Rotten Bullen head into the midweek clash on the back of a three-game winning streak after winning just two of their previous nine. They are the stronger side ahead of Thursday's game and will hope to receive an additional boost from their home advantage.
Kowet, meanwhile, have won just two of their last six games across all competitions. They have struggled for results on the road of late, losing three of their last four away games and could see defeat here as well.
Prediction: Red Bull Salzburg 2-1 Go Ahead Eagles
Red Bull Salzburg vs Go Ahead Eagles Betting Tips
Tip 1 - Result: Salzburg to win
Tip 2 - Goals - Over/under 2.5 - Over 2.5 goals (Five of the hosts' last six matches have produced more than 2.5 goals)
Tip 3 - Both teams to score: YES (Both sides have found the back of the net in six of the visitors' last eight matches)