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Lyon v FC Red Bull Salzburg : Europa League match betting preview, prediction and odds

Groupama Stadium, Lyon

Thursday night at the Groupama Stadium, and it’s a Europa League showdown between Lyon and FC Red Bull Salzburg. Paulo Alexandre Rodrigues Fonseca and Thomas Tuchel going all-out to claim victory. You'll find statistics supporting our top of below, but don't forget to explore 16 other betting markets we cover too. Each has been designed to give you as full a picture as possible, with Europa League performances and head-to-heads included, so that you feel able to make a well-informed bet. Finally, be sure to get the best odds from leading bookmakers.

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Lyon's next match is v Toulouse at 14:00 on Sunday 5th October
FC Red Bull Salzburg's next match is v Rapid Wien at 16:00 on Sunday 5th October
The last European Europa League meeting between Lyon and Salzburg was on Thursday 2nd October 2025
European Europa League
October 2nd 2025
Lyon 2
0 Salzburg
 
M. Satriano 11'
R. Kluivert 57'
 
LYN
RBS
Shots On
6
5
Shots Off
6
2
Corners
2
1
Possession
65%
35%
Fouls
10
14
Yellow/red cards
1/0
1/0
 
LyonSalzburg
 
D. Greif
N. Alejandro Tagliafico (A. Maitland-Niles 69')
M. Niakhaté
T. Tessmann (T. Morton 68')
A. Karabec (M. Fofana 68')
C. Tolisso (K. Merah 87')
P. Šulc
M. Satrianofootball icon (E. Honoré Molébé 77')
R. Kluivertfootball icon
C. Mata Pedro Lourenço
M. de Carvalho
A. Schlager
J. Rasmussen
(F. Krätzig 82') A. Terzić
S. Diabaté
M. Kjaergaard
(E. Baidoo 58') Y. Vertessen
(S. Kitano 58') M. Diambou
S. Lainer
K. Gadou
P. Ratkov
(K. Alajbegović 58') M. Yeo

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Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Lyon or Salzburg are in the sort of form that would leave us feeling very confident in tipping a match winner, so instead we've gone for over 1.5 goals. The stats tell us that both have a proven record in this market, both individually and when facing one another head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 81% chance of 2 goals or more.

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Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Lyon are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 57% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 1.55.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Lyon
57%
8/111/200
Draw
22%
31/10150/1
Salzburg
21%
10/31/50
Draw 1-1
10%
7/111/2
Lyon 2-1
10%
15/28/1
Lyon 1-0
9%
8/111/4
Lyon 2-0
9%
17/22/7
Lyon 3-1
7%
12/133/1
Lyon 3-0
6%
14/15/1
Salzburg 2-1
6%
14/116/1
Draw 2-2
6%
12/155/1
Salzburg 1-0
5%
14/112/1
Draw 0-0
5%
14/112/1
Lyon 3-2
4%
20/1125/1
Lyon 4-1
3%
22/1100/1
Salzburg 2-0
3%
22/118/1
Lyon 4-0
3%
25/133/1
Salzburg 3-1
2%
28/145/1
Over 2.5 Goals
60%
8/1313/2
Under 2.5 Goals
40%
13/101/14
Home 1st Goal
55%
4/711/20
Away 1st Goal
43%
7/513/8
No 1st Goal
3%
14/111/1
BTTS - Yes
58%
8/1314/1
BTTS - No
42%
6/51/80
BTTS - Home Win
29%
11/513/2
BTTS - Draw
17%
15/445/1
BTTS - Away Win
12%
6/1125/1
Home/draw
79%
1/51/50
Away/draw
43%
21/2090/1
Home/away
78%
2/91/300
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
1/51/4
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
7/213/5
Over 3.5 Goals
37%
13/850/1
Under 3.5 Goals
63%
1/21/300
Over 4.5 Goals
20%
7/260/1
Under 4.5 Goals
80%
1/51/1000
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
8/11/50
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/141/50
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/331/40
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/111/1
Home DNB
72%
1/31/1000
Away DNB
36%
9/4125/1
Lyon win to nil
28%
12/5-
Salzburg win to nil
9%
8/1-
Lyon / Lyon
32%
13/82/7
Lyon / Salzburg
3%
28/116/1
Lyon / Draw
6%
12/16/1
Draw / Lyon
17%
15/411/1
Draw / Salzburg
8%
17/218/1
Draw / Draw
13%
11/214/1
Salzburg / Lyon
5%
18/160/1
Salzburg / Salzburg
11%
6/140/1
Salzburg / Draw
6%
14/155/1
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Win / draw / win Europa League table
Won
Draw
Lost
Lyon
Salzburg
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
D. Zagreb220046 
-
-
-
-
2
Midtjylland220036 
-
-
-
-
3
A Villa220036 
-
-
-
Jan 29
4
Braga220036 
-
-
-
-
5
Lyon220036 
-
-
-
l
 
2-0A
6
Lille220026 
-
-
-
-
7
Porto220026 
-
-
l
 
0-1A
-
8
Plzen211034 
-
-
-
-
9
Real Betis211024 
-
Nov 6
-
-
10
Freiburg211014 
-
-
-
Dec 11
11
Ferencvaros211014 
-
-
Oct 23
-
12
Panathinaikos210123 
-
-
-
-
13
Celta210113 
-
-
-
-
14
Basel210113 
Oct 23
-
Jan 22
-
15
GA Eagles210103 
Dec 11
-
Nov 6
-
16
Roma210103 
-
-
-
-
17
Brann210103 
-
-
-
-
18
Genk210103 
-
-
-
-
19
Young Boys2101-13 
-
Jan 22
-
-
20
Fenerbahce2101-13 
-
-
-
-
21
Ludogorets2101-13 
-
-
-
-
22
Stuttgart2101-13 
-
-
-
-
23
Sturm Graz2101-13 
-
-
-
-
24
FCSB2101-13 
-
-
-
-
25
Nottm Forest2011-11 
-
-
-
-
26
Red Star Bel.2011-11 
-
-
-
-
27
Bologna2011-11 
-
-
-
Nov 27
28
PAOK2011-21 
Jan 29
-
-
-
29
Celtic2011-21 
-
-
-
-
30
M. Tel-Aviv2011-21 
-
Nov 27
-
-
31
Nice2002-20 
-
-
-
-
32
Rangers2002-20 
-
-
-
-
33
Utrecht2002-20 
-
w
 
0-1F
-
-
34
Salzburg2002-30 
w
 
2-0F
-
-
-
35
Feyenoord2002-30 
-
-
-
-
36
Malmö2002-40 
-
-
-
-
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Win / draw / win form
Lyon 5TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
33
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
7
Draw
10
L
3
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Lyon2 - 2Man Utd
Lyon4 - 0FCSB
Lyon1 - 1Ludogorets
Lyon3 - 2E.Frankfurt
Lyon0 - 1Besiktas
Lyon2 - 0Olympiakos
Lyon0 - 3West Ham
Lyon1 - 1Porto
Lyon1 - 1Rangers
Lyon3 - 0Sparta
Lyon3 - 0Brondby
Lyon0 - 3Bayern
Lyon1 - 0Juventus
Lyon2 - 2RB Leipzig
Lyon3 - 1Benfica
Lyon1 - 1Zenit
Lyon0 - 0Barcelona
Lyon2 - 2Man City
Lyon2 - 2Hoffenheim
Lyon2 - 2Shakhtar
Goals: Scored
38
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
8
L
2
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ALyon1 - 0Utrecht
ALyon2 - 2Man Utd
HLyon2 - 2Man Utd
HLyon4 - 0FCSB
ALyon3 - 1FCSB
HLyon1 - 1Ludogorets
ALyon0 - 0Fenerbahce
HLyon3 - 2E.Frankfurt
ALyon4 - 1Qarabag
ALyon2 - 2Hoffenheim
HLyon0 - 1Besiktas
ALyon4 - 1Rangers
HLyon2 - 0Olympiakos
HLyon0 - 3West Ham
ALyon1 - 1West Ham
HLyon1 - 1Porto
ALyon1 - 0Porto
HLyon1 - 1Rangers
ALyon3 - 1Brondby
HLyon3 - 0Sparta
Salzburg 34TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
5
Lost
10
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Brugge3 - 2Salzburg
Brann1 - 4Salzburg
Real Madrid5 - 1Salzburg
Leverkusen5 - 0Salzburg
Feyenoord1 - 3Salzburg
Sparta3 - 0Salzburg
Dynamo Kyiv0 - 2Salzburg
Twente3 - 3Salzburg
R.Sociedad0 - 0Salzburg
Inter2 - 1Salzburg
Benfica0 - 2Salzburg
Roma2 - 0Salzburg
Milan4 - 0Salzburg
D. Zagreb1 - 1Salzburg
Chelsea1 - 1Salzburg
Bayern7 - 1Salzburg
Lille1 - 0Salzburg
Wolfsburg2 - 1Salzburg
Sevilla1 - 1Salzburg
Brondby1 - 2Salzburg
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
43
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
W
4
D
4
Lost
12
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HSalzburg0 - 1Porto
ASalzburg2 - 3Brugge
HSalzburg0 - 1Brugge
HSalzburg1 - 1Brann
ASalzburg4 - 1Brann
HSalzburg1 - 4A.Madrid
ASalzburg1 - 5Real Madrid
HSalzburg0 - 3PSG
ASalzburg0 - 5Leverkusen
ASalzburg3 - 1Feyenoord
HSalzburg0 - 2D. Zagreb
HSalzburg0 - 4Brest
ASalzburg0 - 3Sparta
HSalzburg1 - 1Dynamo Kyiv
ASalzburg2 - 0Dynamo Kyiv
ASalzburg3 - 3Twente
HSalzburg2 - 1Twente
HSalzburg1 - 3Benfica
ASalzburg0 - 0R.Sociedad
HSalzburg0 - 1Inter
Goal Statistics

A PG of 2.0 is decent for Lyon in their clash with FC Red Bull Salzburg, as is their run of scoring 1 goal or more in 22 consecutive Europa League matches.

Lyon 5th Salzburg 34th
Kickoff prediction
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2.0
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
14%
1
27%
2
27%
3
18%
4+
14%
There is a 86% probability that Lyon will score 1 or more goals
0
33%
1
37%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 70% probability that Salzburg will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Lyon’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+6
Salzburg’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.7
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
2.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Europa League - 2025/2025 season
Lyon
PG (predicted goals)
Salzburg
2
1.1
Attack rating
24%
better
LYN
RBS
view stats
Games scored18
14
Failed to score1
5
Scored first13
8
Goals scored37
34
Avg. goals scored1.9
1.7
Avg. shots per game10
11
Avg. shots per goal6
7
Conversion rate for18
15
Avg. XG for2
1.7
KickOff rating
+24%
Defence rating
24%
better
LYN
RBS
view stats
Games conceded11
15
Clean sheets8
4
Conceded first6
10
Goals conceded22
28
Avg. goals conceded1.1
1.4
Avg. shots/game conceded9
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded8
7
Conversion rate against12%
15%
Avg. XG against1.4
1.4
KickOff rating
+24%

The line-ups for the Europa League match between Lyon v Salzburg will show here when available.

Lyon Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2121
D GreifR KluivertA KarabecR Kluivert
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Greif GLK2
-
R Kluivert DEF21
1
-
C Mata DEF2
1
-
M Niakhaté DEF2
-
N Tagliafico DEF2
-
M. de Carvalho MID2
-
T Tessmann MID21
1
-
C Tolisso MID1
-
A Karabec FWD22
-
M Satriano FWD21
-
P Sulc FWD2
1
-
Subs
Y. Konan GLK
-
L. Diarra GLK
-
T. Barišić DEF
-
T Morton MID2
-
K. Merah MID2
-
A Maitland-Niles MID2
1
-
M Fofana FWD2
-
A Moreira FWD1
-
E. Honoré Molébé FWD1
-
A. Gomes Rodriguez FWD
-
Salzburg Europa League squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
2001
A SchlagerJ Rasmussen
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
A Schlager GLK2
-
S Lainer DEF2
-
K. Gadou DEF2
-
J Rasmussen DEF2
1
-
A Terzić DEF2
-
M Yeo MID2
1
-
S. Diabaté MID2
-
M Diambou MID1
1
-
M Kjaergaard MID2
1
-
P Ratkov FWD2
-
Y Vertessen FWD2
1
-
Subs
C. Zawieschitzky GLK
-
S. Hamzić GLK
-
F. Krätzig DEF1
-
J. Schuster DEF
-
L Gourna-Douath MID1
-
T. Trummer MID
-
C. Bischoff FWD
-
S Kitano FWD2
-
K Onisiwo  FWD2
-
E. Baidoo FWD2
-
K. Alajbegović FWD2
-
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