Freiburg vs FC Salzburg Prediction and Betting Tips


Freiburg they will aim to continue their dominance in the Europa League when they play host Salzburg Thursday at the Europa Park Stadion. Instead, it has been a turbulent campaign for the Austrian side, who will go into the tie in midweek in search of their second win of the campaign.

Freiburg continue to struggle for consistency in the German Bundesliga as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat against Heidenheim when the two sides met at the Voith Arena last Saturday.

Julian Schuster’s men have now failed to win seven of their nine league games, losing three and drawing four since back-to-back wins against Stuttgart and Werder Bremen in September.

Although Freiburg have struggled for results at home, they are currently flying high on the continental scene, with three wins and two draws in their five Europa League games so far to sit fourth in the table, one point behind leaders Olympique Lyon.

Salzburg got a morale-boosting result last Saturday as they secured a 2-0 win against Blau Weiss Linz in their Austrian Bundesliga clash at the Hofmann Personal Stadion.

Prior to that, Thomas Letsch’s side were on a four-match winless streak, winning two draws and losing twice, including a 4-1 loss against Bologna in the Europa League on 27 November.

Salzburg have lost four of their five Europa League games, while earning a 2-0 win over Go Ahead Eagles on November 6, to move into 29th place in the table, level on three points with Feyenoord and FCSB.

Freiburg vs FC Salzburg Head-to-head and key numbers

  • This will be the first meeting between Freiburg and Salzburg, and both sides will be looking to start their rivalry up front.
  • Salzburg have lost just two of their most recent nine matches in all competitions, while they have won five and drawn two since October 26.
  • Freiburg are unbeaten in their last eight competitive games at home, amassing six wins and two draws since the start of September.
  • Salzburg are unbeaten in four of their five away games in all competitions, with two wins and two draws since the end of October.

Prediction Freiburg vs FC Salzburg

Freiburg have flown out of the blocks in the Europa League and will be ready to face the challenge of a Salzburg side that have lost four of their five games in the campaign.

We predict that Freiburg will shake off their defeat against Heidenheim and return to winning ways in front of their home fans.

prediction: Freiburg 3-1 FC Salzburg

Freiburg vs FC Salzburg Betting Tips

Tip 1: Result – Freiburg to win

Tip 2: Score first – Freiburg (hosts have opened the scoring in five of their last six games)

Tip 3: Over 2.5 goals – Yes (there have also been at least three goals scored in five of Freiburg’s last seven games)