Freiburg vs Salzburg prediction: EUROPE: Europa League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-10 20:00.
[p]Freiburg resume their chase for top spot in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) as they host Salzburg, who are outside the top-24 and in danger of being cut adrift.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Freiburg enter matchday six just a point behind the leaders and as one of just four unbeaten teams in the UEL league phase (W3, D2). Julian Schusterās men were perhaps fortunate to escape with a 0-0 draw against Viktoria PlzeÅ last round, while suffering a 2-1 defeat to Bundesliga strugglers Heidenheim at the weekend highlights that they could be vulnerable here. Their stunning UEL home form should help restore confidence as Freiburg have won their last six home matches in this competition, and are unbeaten in their eight games at Europa-Park Stadion across all competitions this season (W6, D2)[/p]
[p]Itās a far more gloomy picture for visitors Salzburg, who start matchday six outside the qualification places after a 4-1 thrashing away to Bologna last round. Their three-point haul came courtesy of a 2-0 home win over Go Ahead Eagles, and with five of their last six European away games ending in defeat (W1), theyāre not fancied to close the gap to the top-24 here. Four of those losses came by multi-goal margins, which may concern boss Thomas Letsch, who lost each of his three meetings with Freiburg when in charge of Bochum.[/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This is Freiburgās first ever game against Austrian competitors, while Salzburg have lost their last five visits to Germany in UEFA competition by an aggregate score of 21-4!.[/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]The half-time result was replicated at full-time in four of Freiburgās five UEL matches this term.[/p]
[p]Freiburg have scored exactly two goals in four of their last five home games.Ā [/p]
[p]Six of Salzburgās last eight matches saw both teams score.Ā [/p]
[p]Six of Salzburg’s last seven European away games produced over 3.5 goals.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Johan Manzambi has seen four of his last five goals for Freiburg come before half-time, yet two of the last three came in losing efforts. Yorbe Vertessen is an away day specialist for Salzburg with ten of his last 14 goals for them coming on the road.[/p]
[p]Freiburg will be monitoring Max Rosenfelder who went off injured at the weekend, while Salzburg will likely continue without Maurits KjƦrgaard.[/p]
[p]For all the latest team news, please check the Flashscore match centre.[/p]
[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]The hosts are rightly fancied to win here, and we think betting on Freiburg to score in both halves is a smart way to potentially profit from that.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Peter Stavrinou[/i][/p]