Looking to finish off the job and punch their Europa League group stage ticket on Thursday evening, Salzburg will welcome Mjallby to Austria for their second-leg showdown.

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Verdict: Salzburg win to nil

Best Odds: 11/10

Bookmaker: 1xBet

Salzburg

Starting with the hosts, snatching a dramatic last-gasp advantage on foreign soil last week, Salzburg return to Austria on Thursday evening sat in the driving seat to punch another lucrative Europa League group stage ticket. Eventually leaving Sweden with a hard-fought 1-0 victory, the Red Bulls have shown some real improvements since opening up the 2026/27 campaign. Despite being left frustrated last season as they were forced to settle for a bronze medal finish among Austria’s elite, Danny Rohl’s men are unbeaten in all of their first seven appearances across all competitions this time around (five wins, two draws). Sending Pafos packing earlier in the month thanks to a 4-3 aggregate win, Salzburg are rightfully installed as a standout contender when they return to the Red Bull Arena in midweek.

Salzburg Team News

All still dealing with respective injury issues, Salzburg will once again be unable to call upon the likes of Anrie Chase, Soumaila Diabate and former Borussia Monchengladbach star Stefan Lainer on Thursday evening.

Bagging a sensational Europa League qualifying hat-trick against Pafos on August 13th, Bosnia & Herzegovina international Haris Tabakovic will spearhead Rohl’s attack. Making a permanent switch from domestic rivals Austria Vienna this summer, Abubakar Barry will start in the middle of the park.

Mjallby

As for the visitors, suffering the most public of last-gasp heartbreak last week, Mjallby have an almighty job on their hands when they travel to Austria on Thursday evening. Despite shattering a string of records last season as they secured a maiden domestic crown, Karl Marius Aksum has seen his downbeat squad come crashing back down to earth this time around. Including another 1-0 loss against domestic foes Elfsborg earlier in the month, the Yellows have now lost four of their previous five appearances across all competitions. Watching their Champions League dreams go up in smoke on August 11th as they slumped to a routine 4-1 aggregate defeats against Slovan Bratislava, Mjallby have also shown some real inconsistencies in the final third.

Mjallby Team News

Yet to make a single appearance across any competition since the middle of May, Mjallby will travel to Austria on Thursday evening without Finland International Timo Stavitski. However, aside from the former Inter Turku striker, Aksum’s side have reported a clean bill of health.

Despite drawing a blank in six of his previous seven appearances across all competitions, one-time Djurgarden striker Jacob Bergstrom will lead Mjallby’s attack in the final third. Completing a permanent switch to the Strandvallen ahead of the 2026 campaign, Robin Wallinder will start between the sticks.

Salzburg vs Mjallby Key Factors to Consider

• When Salzburg and Mjallby met for their first-leg showdown in Sweden last week, Thursday’s hosts snatched a dramatic last-gasp 1-0 victory on foreign soil.
• Salzburg are unbeaten in all of their first seven appearances across all competitions this time around (five wins, two draws).
• The Red Bulls have registered back-to-back clean sheets in front of their own supporters for the first time this calendar year.
• Including that 1-0 loss in Solvesborg last week, Mjallby have lost four of their previous five appearances across all competitions.
• Likewise, Thursday’s guests have mustered just a sole win from their last seven showdowns across all fronts.

Conclusion

Eventually snatching a last-gasp 1-0 victory in Sweden last week, Salzburg are unsurprisingly pencilled in as a landslide contender on Thursday evening. Unbeaten in all of their first seven competitive appearances across all competitions since opening up the 2026/27 campaign, the Red Bulls have also registered back-to-back clean sheets in front of their own supporters for the first time this calendar year. Meeting a Mjallby squad who find themselves at the heart of a public crisis, we are backing a routine home victory in midweek.

Verdict: Salzburg win to nil

Best Odds: 11/10

Bookmaker: 1xBet