Bologna vs Salzburg prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-26 20:00.
[p]Bologna and Salzburg collide for the first time in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) on Thursday, with both sides languishing in the bottom half of the table.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Bologna haven’t lost a competitive game (W6, D5) since a 1-0 defeat away at Aston Villa on matchday one of this competition, but begin this round in a lowly 24th place following draws at home with Freiburg and Brann, with a victory away at FCSB in between. There are some solid foundations to build on though, as the RossoblĂč have lost only one of their last seven European matches (W2, D4) and are unbeaten in their last three at the Stadio Renato DallâAra (W1, D2). Two of those games add to their incredible record in the UEL/UEFA Cup, a competition in which they haven’t lost any of their previous 16 home matches (W8, D8)![/p]
[p]Salzburg start this round four places and two points behind their hosts, losing each of their last six away UEL games and conceding at least twice in every defeat. Thomas Letschâs side have also lost three of their four league phase games so far this campaign, but did beat Go Ahead Eagles 2-0 on matchday four. They have struggled to gain any momentum since then though, picking up only one point from their last two domestic fixtures, and continuing in that vein will leave their place in the top 24 in jeopardy with only three further games to go.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Bolognaâs only previous meeting with an Austrian side came during the 1990/91 UEFA Cup, beating Admira Wacker on penalties following 3-0 home leg victories for both sides. Salzburg haven’t won any of their last seven major European away matches (D2, L5) against Italian teams.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Bologna have kept clean sheets in each of their last four home games across all competitions.[/p]
[p]Bolognaâs last 12 European fixtures featured under 3.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Salzburg have picked up only one yellow card across their last three European games combined.[/p]
[p]Salzburg have kept only one clean sheet across their last nine away games.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Riccardo Orsolini is the only Bologna player to score at home in Europe so far this season – that goal is the only one of his last ten at club level to arrive in the opening half hour. Aleksa TerziÄ was involved in both of Salzburgâs goals (G1, A1) in their last UEL match – all four of his career goals arrived after half-time but heâs never scored more than once in a single season before.[/p]
[p]Charalampos Lykogiannis is suspended for Bologna, while goalkeeper Ćukasz Skorupski, Emil Holm, and NicolĂČ Cambiaghi are injured. Salzburg are set to be without Karim Onisiwo.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Bolognaâs European games are rarely high-scoring affairs, so we recommend backing under 2.5 goals in the match.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Tom Penn[/i][/p]