Salzburg
- Salzburg have 3 wins and 2 losses from their last 5 games in all competitions.
- They bounced back from a 0-5 home defeat to Bayern by beating Red Star Belgrade 2-0 away in this competition.
- Their home form in the Europa League is mixed with 1 win and 2 losses from 3 home games, conceding 4 goals at home.
Basel
- Basel have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss from their last 5 matches in all competitions.
- Basel have 6 points from 6 games in the UEFA Europa League 2025-2026, 3 more than Salzburg, who have played the same number of fixtures.
- Ludovic Magnin’s team, since he took charge in July 2025, have a measured approach and look to control games with possession.
Key Players
- The match shapes up as a tactical chess match between Salzburg’s relentless pressing style and Basel’s composed possession-based system.
- The hosts will look to break with numbers in wide areas and overload the box in the final third.
- Basel will seek to use Shaqiri’s ability to operate in the half-spaces to create chances and keep it simple in midfield.
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Key players:
- Edmund Baidoo - scored 2 of Salzburg’s last 5 goals across all competitions.
- Yorbe Vertessen - Salzburg’s main Europa League threat with 3 goals in 6 appearances.
- Xherdan Shaqiri - Basel’s talisman with 3 goals in 6 Europa League appearances this term.
Betting Insights
- The odds list Salzburg 2.42 as favorites, Basel 2.65, and the draw 3.7.
- Over 2.5 goals is heavily favored at 1.57.
Prediction
We’d take a slight home advantage for the Austrians given Basel have lost all 3 of their Europa League away games this term, scoring 2 goals .
