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Round
League Stage - 2
Venue
Red Bull Arena, Salzburg
Referee
Horatiu Fesnic
Form

Recent form

Red Bull Salzburg
47Average

Last 5 matches · 1W-2D-2L · -2 goal difference

AC Milan
61Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-1D-1L · +5 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Combo Bet
Red Bull Salzburg or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals

BetGenius backs Red Bull Salzburg or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals (Combo Bet) at 70% confidence — a solid call.

70%
Confidence
Solid
Preview

Match preview

Red Bull Salzburg arrive on a strong run, unbeaten in their last five matches and boasting a perfect home record of two wins without conceding. Their defence has kept four clean sheets in five games and they average just one goal against per match. AC Milan, by contrast, have only one competitive game recorded in the digest – a 2‑0 loss at home – and have yet to find the net, with a goals‑for average of zero and a defence that has allowed two goals in that single outing. Both sides have several players listed as injured, but Salzburg’s depth appears less affected than Milan’s limited squad. The two previous meetings in the Champions League favoured Milan 4‑0 at home and a 1‑1 draw, but the sample is small and the current form heavily favours Salzburg.

Availability

Team news

Red Bull Salzburg

  • E. AguilarMuscle Injury
  • A. ChaseOff the roster
  • F. MatijasevicOff the roster
  • J. MoserOff the roster
  • J. OmoregieAchilles Tendon Injury
  • N. VeratschnigKnee Injury

AC Milan

  • S. ChukwuezeHip Injury
  • M. GabbiaThigh Injury
  • A. SaelemaekersAnkle Injury
  • G. RamosCalf Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Red Bull Salzburg at homeAC Milan away
5
Played
4
5-0-0
W-D-L
1-3-0
3.2
Scored /game
1.5
0.4
Conceded /game
1.3
60%
Clean sheets
—
0%
Failed to score
—
40%
BTTS (last 5)
40%
80%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
80%

Combined scoring rate: 4.7 goals per game (Red Bull Salzburg at home plus AC Milan away).

Players

Key players this season

AC Milan

  • A. Cissè3G

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
18Dinamo ZagrebPromotion - Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)3-14
19Sturm GrazPromotion - Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)3-24
20NEC NijmegenPromotion - Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)3-34
21Red Bull SalzburgPromotion - Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)3-34
22AnderlechtPromotion - Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)3+13
231899 HoffenheimPromotion - Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)303
24AC MilanPromotion - Europa League (Play Offs: 1/16-finals)3-13
25Celta Vigo3-13
26OFI3-13
27Jagiellonia3-23
History

Head-to-head

0
Red Bull Salzburg
1
Draws
2
AC Milan

AC Milan have won 2 of the last 3 meetings.

  • 2026-10-15Red Bull Salzburg0-4AC Milan
  • 2022-11-02AC Milan4-0Red Bull Salzburg
  • 2022-09-06Red Bull Salzburg1-1AC Milan
BetGenius

Our record in UEFA Europa League

60%59 won from 98 settled predictions (1 void)

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Based on at least 20 settled predictions.
Predictions

4 published markets

Combo BetLOST
Combo Bet
Red Bull Salzburg or Draw + Under 2.5 Goals
70%
Both must land · no better than

Red Bull Salzburg or Draw — 78% confidence

Salzburg dominate possession and defence, while Milan struggle to score. A home win is most likely, but a draw cannot be ruled out given the cup context, making the HOME_OR_DRAW double chance the safest result pick.

Under 2.5 Goals — 70% confidence

Four clean sheets in five games for Salzburg and Milan’s inability to score suggest a low‑scoring encounter. Historical head‑to‑head games averaged three goals, but recent defensive form points to fewer than 2.5 goals this time.

These two calls are about different parts of the match (double chance and total goals), so neither one determines the other. The figure shown is the lower of the two — a combo can never be more likely than its weaker leg.

Combo BetWON
Both Teams to Score
No
68%
Confidence

Milan have not scored in their only recorded match and Salzburg have kept clean sheets in most outings. The likelihood of both teams finding the net is low, supporting a BTTS NO selection.

Combo BetLOST
Total Goals
Under 2.5 Goals
70%
Confidence

Four clean sheets in five games for Salzburg and Milan’s inability to score suggest a low‑scoring encounter. Historical head‑to‑head games averaged three goals, but recent defensive form points to fewer than 2.5 goals this time.

Combo BetLOST
Double Chance
Red Bull Salzburg or Draw
78%
Confidence

Salzburg dominate possession and defence, while Milan struggle to score. A home win is most likely, but a draw cannot be ruled out given the cup context, making the HOME_OR_DRAW double chance the safest result pick.

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Published October 13, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.