Match Overview

The match of the 3rd round of the general stage of the Europa League 2025/26 between “Salzburg” (Austria) and “Ferencvaros” (Hungary) will take place on October 23 at the “Red Bull Arena”. Salzburg – Ferencvaros: prediction and bet, odds, statistics.

Salzburg Team Analysis

After two rounds, the Austrians have no points. The team lost at home to “Porto” (0:1) and away to “Lyon” (0:2). Thus, Salzburg has five losses in their last 6 matches in the Europa League (1 win). It should be noted that in 4 matches during this period, the club failed to score. At the same time, the Austrians have conceded in 5 consecutive games in this tournament. In the general standings, Thomas Letsch’s team occupies 34th place.

• At least one opponent did not score in 5 of Salzburg’s last 6 Europa League games.
• At home in this tournament, the team has not lost in 16 of the last 18 matches (13 wins, 3 draws).
• In 19 of the last 21 home matches in the Europa League, the Austrians did not concede more than one goal.

Salzburg’s Probable Lineup (4-4-2)*

Alexander Schlager – Alexa Terzic, Stefan Lainer, Kouakou Gadou, Jakob Rasmussen – Mamadou Diambou, Maurits Kjaergaard, Soumaila Diabate, Moussa Yeo – Yorbe Vertessen, Petar Ratkov.

In the team’s infirmary are defender Alexa Terzic, forward Karim Konate, midfielders Mads Bidstrup, Yannick Schuster.

Ferencvaros Team Analysis

The Hungarians, after a home draw with “Viktoria” Plzen (1:1), defeated “Genk” away with a score of 1:0. The team has not lost in 4 of their last 5 matches in the Europa League, securing 3 wins. However, it should be noted that Ferencvaros scored more than one goal in only one match during this period. At the same time, the club conceded in 6 of their last 8 Europa League encounters. In the tournament table, Robbie Keane’s team is in 11th place.

• The team conceded first in 7 of their last 10 Europa League games.
• Away in this tournament, the Hungarians have not won in 8 of their last 10 matches (1 draw, 7 losses).
• In 26 of their last 27 away matches in the Europa League, the club did not score more than once.

Ferencvaros’ Probable Lineup (3-5-2)*

Dénes Dibusz – Ibrahim Cissé, Stefan Gartenmann, Tuur Ramekers – Cadu Cruz, Alex Tóth, Callum O’Dowda, Naby Keïta, Jonathan Levi – Barnabás Varga, Lenny Joseph.

The Referee

Goga Kikacheishvili (Georgia)

Matches – 7 (International matches, 2025/26);

Yellow cards shown (including second yellows) – 29;

Average yellow cards per match – 4.1;

Red cards shown – 0;

Average fouls per match – 19;

Penalties – 29%.

Match Prediction: Salzburg vs Ferencvaros

The Austrians look weak on the international stage this season. After a successful confrontation with Brann in the Champions League qualifying round, Thomas Letsch’s team lost 4 consecutive European matches. Moreover, Salzburg failed to score in three games during this period. At their own goal, the club is not known for reliability, but they also don’t suffer complete collapses. In their last 7 Europa League matches, the Austrians conceded no more than two goals, and such high scoring was only allowed against opponents from Europe’s top 5 championships.

The Hungarians look rather modest in attack. Ferencvaros has not scored more than one goal in 6 of their last 7 Europa League matches. Furthermore, away in this tournament, the team might not even score once: in 6 of their last 9 matches, the club failed to hit the opponent’s goal. I believe that, given these attacking statistics, Robbie Keane’s team will come to defend a draw, trying to play more reliably in defense.

My prediction is – Total Goals Under 3 for odds 1.60

Author: Alexey Tarabrin

* The starting lineup for each team is based on their last match in this tournament.