Anderlecht vs Salzburg prediction and preview

Anderlecht vs Salzburg

Europa League · Thursday 5 November 2026, 17:45 UTC · Lotto Park, Brussels

Anderlecht · Salzburg · Europa League predictions

Anderlecht host Salzburg in the Europa League on Thursday 5 November 2026, kick-off 17:45 UTC at Lotto Park in Brussels. Anderlecht are 22nd in the table with 3 points from 3, while Salzburg are 21st in the table with 4 points from 3.

Recent form: Anderlecht W-L-L-W-W, Salzburg D-L-W-W-W (most recent first). Over their last 6, Anderlecht have scored 2.2 and conceded 0.8 goals per game, with 5 of those matches going over 2.5 goals and both teams scoring in 2. Salzburg average 1.7 scored and 1.5 conceded across their last 6, with 3 clean sheets.

Anderlecht are without Lucas Hey (injury), Ilias Koutsoupias (suspension) and Ilay Camara (injury). Lucas Hey has featured heavily in recent matches. Salzburg list 11 absentees, including Nikolas Veratschnig (injury), Sota Kitano (injury) and Jesper Lindstrøm (injury). Nikolas Veratschnig and Sota Kitano have featured heavily in recent matches. Elçin Məsiyev is the appointed referee. Across 19 earlier matches in our data the average is 4.1 yellow cards per game and 0.1 penalties per game, and home sides won 42% of those games.

Bookmaker prices make Anderlecht favourites. Probabilities describe uncertainty; they are not guarantees.