RB Salzburg – FC Basel Tip | Europa League, Matchday 7 on Thursday, 22/01/2026 at 21:00 CET
For my Salzburg FC Basel tip, I dug deep into the statistics as usual and came to the conclusion that there will be goals from both teams in this duel and at least three.
In other words, my Europa League prediction for Thursday’s game (21:00 CEST) in the city of Mozart is: Both teams will score and over 2.5 goals in the game. Our test winner Bet365 offers odds of 1.77 for this bet.
Looking at the table, this game could also be described as hardship against misery, although the need for Salzburg is much greater than the misery for the Swiss.
Because the Austrians have only theoretical chances of progressing with three points, the gap to 24th place is four points. Things look a little better for Basel with six points.
Not only the betting providers with PayPal expect a tight box. Austria’s league leader is just in the role of favourite with betting odds around 2.40. A victory for the Swiss brings about 2.80 times the stake.
A draw that would not benefit either of the two opponents is generally provided with odds of 3.70.
Salzburg vs. FC Basel AI predictions:
According to our AI tools with the support of ChatGPT, Gemini and Co., both Salzburg and Basel will have to be offensive.
The hosts, because only a victory – albeit small – keeps hopes of progressing alive, the guests because they also need three points for the promotion fight.
For this reason, the Salzburg Basel bet on “both to score” at odds of 1.50 at Betano is a good idea. I completely agree with that, it’s not for nothing that I chose this bet as part of my tip.
Predicted chance of winning:
| Victory Salzburg |
Draw |
Victory Basel |
| 43% |
27% |
30% |
According to our AI, a bet with a significantly higher risk is the bet on a victory of FC Basel and over 2.50 goals in the game. In contrast to the Austrians, the Swiss ended the winter break, even if the 1-1 draw against Sion was not a brilliant performance.
However, since both opponents have to play to win, neither Salzburg nor Basel will give up in the event of a deficit, but will (have to) continue to act offensively.
What you need to know about Salzburg vs. FC Basel betting
- Red Bull Salzburg have won only one game and lost five in the current Europa League.
- Basel is holding on to six points and needs a win to stay in the race for promotion.
- The Austrians have not played a competitive match for more than a month, but recently celebrated a 2-0 win against Red Star Belgrade.
- Salzburg’s only EL victory came at home (2-0 against the Go Ahead Eagles).
- Both Basel and Salzburg lost to Freiburg and Olympique Lyon.
