Red Bull Salzburg – Basel: a pressure cooker for both teams 
Thursday night Salzburg host Basel in a game that will either kick‑start their campaigns or bury them. Salzburg need a win to stay alive. Basel sit a single point off the top 24 and can move back in with a victory.
Salzburg: a European campaign that’s stalled 
This group stage has been a slog for Salzburg: one win in six, five defeats, no rhythm. Their only victory came in early November against Go Ahead Eagles. Since then they’ve been tripped up in Bologna (4-1) and at Freiburg (1-0), never looking like a team that can turn things around. Their last competitive match was mid‑December — a 2-1 league win over Wolfsberger before the break. They still lead the Austrian Bundesliga, but time’s running out: four points off the qualifying spots and only two games left. At home they can’t afford any slip-ups.
Basel: bright start, then it went pear‑shaped 
Basel began the group with purpose — two wins in the first four matches. Then it turned ugly: 2-1 loss at Genk and a defeat at home to Aston Villa. They’ve lost all three away European games, shipping six and scoring two. That record will weigh heavy in Salzburg. Their 2026 restart was a 1-1 draw with Sion, leaving them fourth in the domestic table. In Europe they have no margin for error: one point behind the top 24, two games to fix it.
Probable line-ups
Red Bull Salzburg :
Schlager ; Lainer, Gadou, Rasmussen, Terzic ; Bidstrup, Diabaté ; Baidoo, Alajbegovic, Onisiwo ; Vertessen
Basel :
Hitz ; Rüegg, Daniliuc, Adjetey, Schmid ; Bacanin, Leroy ; Soticek, Shaqiri, Traoré ; Ajeti
Key points
- Salzburg have won only one match in this group stage.
- Basel have lost all three of their European away games.
- Both teams urgently need points.
- Salzburg had a league win before the winter break.
- Basel are just one point off the top 24.
Football Prediction Salzburg – Basel
Both teams to score
Both clubs have a lot on the line and should go out looking to attack.
Salzburg are fragile. Basel aren’t impressive on the road. Everything points to an open game.
A draw looks sensible — and it could be the result that sends Salzburg packing.
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