Anderlecht v Red Bull Salzburg: Europa League preview

The occasion and the table

Anderlecht host Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Europa League, with kick-off on 5 November 2026 at 17:45. It is a meeting between two sides who sit next to each other in the standings and have little to separate them after three matches each.

Red Bull Salzburg are 21st with 4 points from 3 matches, made up of one win, one draw and one defeat. Anderlecht are one place below in 22nd with 3 points from their 3 matches, having recorded one win and two defeats.

The goal columns tell a slightly different story. Anderlecht have scored 4 and conceded 3, a positive return despite their lower position. Red Bull Salzburg have scored 3 and conceded 6, so their extra point has come alongside a negative goal difference.

Recent form and home and away records

Anderlecht arrive on the back of a 3-0 away win over Jagiellonia Białystok. Before that, they lost 0-1 away to Dinamo Zagreb, and before that they were beaten 1-2 at home by Lyon. Earlier still came two 3-0 wins over Kairat Almaty, the more recent of the pair at home and the earlier one away. That adds up to three wins, no draws and two defeats from their last five.

Red Bull Salzburg's most recent outing was a 2-2 away draw with Celje. Before that, they suffered a heavy 0-4 home defeat to AC Milan. Prior to that loss, they won 1-0 away at Levski Sofia, and before that they beat Mjällby 3-0 at home after a 1-0 away win over the same opponents. Their last five therefore read three wins, one draw and one defeat.

The venue records add further context. Anderlecht have played 4 UEFA Europa League matches at home this season, winning 3 and losing 1, with 10 goals scored and 5 conceded. Red Bull Salzburg are unbeaten away from home in the competition this season: 4 matches, 2 wins, 2 draws and no defeats, with 7 goals scored and 5 conceded.

How the two sides tend to play

The numbers from the last five matches are strikingly similar for both clubs. Anderlecht scored in 4 of those games, kept a clean sheet in 3 and saw both teams score in just 1. Red Bull Salzburg's record is identical: they scored in 4, kept 3 clean sheets and were involved in only 1 match in which both sides found the net.

For Anderlecht, their figures in front of their own supporters suggest a side that scores regularly there, with 10 goals across their 4 matches in the competition. The three 3-0 wins in their recent run also show an ability to shut opponents out while scoring freely. Their two defeats in that sequence came by a single goal each.

Red Bull Salzburg's travelling record points to resilience, with no defeats in 4 away matches in the competition this season. Their recent clean sheets, however, sit alongside the 0-4 loss to AC Milan and the 2-2 draw with Celje, results that help explain the 6 goals conceded in the league phase so far.

With both teams keeping clean sheets in 3 of their last five, the defensive record of each side could be an important factor on the night.

Estimated win chances

Estimated win chances from market data, computed by goal888 with the margin removed, are: Anderlecht 49%, draw 25%, Red Bull Salzburg 26%. These figures are estimates derived from market data and are not a prediction of the result.

Whatever the outcome, the match offers both clubs the chance to move further up a tightly packed UEFA Europa League table.

Calculated from market prices, not a prediction or betting advice.