SC Freiburg
- SC Freiburg lost 2-1 away to a solid FC Heidenheim 1846 last time out, but the SC Freiburg vs FC Red Bull Salzburg prediction is they’re likely to return to winning ways on Thursday when they face a poor FC Red Bull Salzburg team in the UEFA Europa League 2025/2026.
- Julian Schuster’s men are unbeaten at home this season, and their last two results at Europa-Park-Stadion have been consecutive wins and clean sheets.
- Freiburg have scored an average of 2.00 goals per home game in Europe this term while conceding just 0.50.
- Schuster has kept the compactness of the pressing and the discipline of the midblock and transitions in Freiburg’s game since his appointment in July 2024, and his team are capable of exploding in the counter space that Salzburg are likely to leave on the flanks and in the half-spaces.
- According to our SC Freiburg vs FC Red Bull Salzburg betting tips, they picked up an easy 2-0 home win over SV Darmstadt 98 in the DFB Pokal before losing 2-1 to Heidenheim, and they’re 2-1-2 in their last five across all competitions.
FC Red Bull Salzburg
- Salzburg are in no better form, although they did claim a 2-0 win at FC Blau-Weiss Linz in the Austrian Bundesliga, having previously played out a 1-1 draw at SC Rheindorf Altach.
- Thomas Letsch took over at Red Bull Salzburg at the end of 2024, and his trademark high-pressing, high-octane style of play has taken a while to take hold at Salzburg.
- Salzburg’s European away record is one win, two draws, and one defeat from their last four, and they’ve lost both of their UEFA Europa League 2025/2026 games away from home, conceding 3.00 goals and scoring 0.50 on average.
Key Players
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Key attacking threats:
- Yorbe Vertessen is the top scorer for Salzburg in this competition with three goals in five appearances.
- Vincenzo Grifo with two goals in the same five matches.
Betting Insights
- Both teams to score is priced at 1.77.
- Freiburg are heavy favourites at 1.47 to win this match.
- Salzburg are 7.16 underdogs.
- The match pricing suggests attacking football and that Salzburg will be set up to attack. This supports the SC Freiburg vs FC Red Bull Salzburg betting tips, pointing towards an open and entertaining game.
Prediction
As long as Salzburg have to press and play on the front foot, Freiburg will have more than enough to win this game, and they are priced very generously at 1.47 , while Salzburg are 7.16 underdogs.
