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Separated by one point in the Europa League league phase, Anderlecht and RB Salzburg will square off in the fourth round of fixtures on Thursday.
The hosts put their first win on the board at the third attempt last time out after starting with consecutive losses, while their visitors are one place and one point better off in 21st spot.
Read our prediction, preview and betting tips for the game below, and make sure to check out our today's betting tips page for more of our expert predictions.
Anderlecht vs. RB Salzburg key stats
- Anderlecht have lost three of their last five games in all competitions.
- Of four H2Hs on record, including a two-legged UEFA Cup tie in 1997, Anderlecht have won one and Salzburg have won three including the most recent in 2017.
- RB Salzburg are the only team still unbeaten in the Austrian Bundesliga this season (8W 3D).
Anderlecht vs. RB Salzburg preview: Who can stake claim for top-eight spot in mid-table clash?
Anderlecht vs RB Salzburg — Tale of the Tape
| Anderlecht | vs | RB Salzburg |
|---|---|---|
| 5th (Belgian Pro League) | Position | 2nd (Austrian Bundesliga) |
| 19 | Points | 27 |
| 13 | Goals For | 29 |
| 11 | Goals Against | 6 |
| 4 | Clean Sheets | 5 |
| 4th (H) | Home / Away Rank | 3rd (A) |
Anderlecht will go in search of consecutive Europa League victories on Thursday to kickstart their campaign after a slow start.
They made a return to the league phase for 2026-27 with a long qualifying run, beating Hammarby, PAOK and Kairat Almaty while winning five of the six individual legs and drawing the other and scoring 14 goals along the way.
The Purple & White then began the main competition with tests against Lyon and Dinamo Zagreb and came away empty-handed, losing 2-1 at home to the former and 1-0 away at the latter, before they put their first points on the board in October, visiting Jagiellonia Bialystok and beating the Polish outfit 3-0 with Mihajlo Cvetkovic, Marten Winkler and Jayden Onia Seke on the scoresheet.
After a slow start to their Belgian Pro League campaign, Vitor Bruno's team have now won four of their last five top-flight matches, only losing to Gent in that time before taking on Westerlo on Saturday and bouncing back in style with a 4-1 triumph to take them onto 13 league goals for the season – still the joint-fewest in the top half after 10 matches.
Still hoping to kick on after a shaky start on all fronts, and likely without Marten Winkler alongside Killian Sardella, Ilay Camara and Lucas Hey, Anderlecht will hope to leapfrog the visitors with a second win on the league phase on Thursday.
Their visitors, meanwhile, will bid to continue a five-match unbeaten streak in all competitions and return to winning ways in their Europa League bid.
After ending a run of appearances in the Champions League, RB Salzburg booked a place in the Europa League league phase for the second straight term with qualifying victories over Pafos and Mjallby, and they have experienced a mixed start since, with their first three games producing a win, a draw and a defeat while scoring three goals and conceding six.
Die Roten Bullen had a perfect start with a 1-0 away win over Levski Sofia only to suffer a 4-0 thrashing at home to AC Milan, before they travelled to Celje last time out the following week and had to settle for a 2-2 draw after leading by two through Sota Kitano and Jesper Lindstrom.
That mixed start has come alongside a positive opening to their bid to reclaim the Austrian Bundesliga, with Danny Rohl's men most recently beating Austria Lustenau 5-1 at the weekend to sit second on 27 points from 11 league matches, having scored 29 goals and conceded just six in those.
Now unbeaten in five games since the AC Milan beating, RB Salzburg head to Belgium aiming to move onto seven points and deny a long injury list which may include Lindstrom alongside Dominik Schmid, Nikolas Veratschnig, Damir Redzic, Kitano and Enrique Aguilar.
Anderlecht vs. RB Salzburg form guide & betting tips
| Anderlecht | vs | RB Salzburg |
|---|---|---|
LLWLW |
Form | WDWWW |
| 8 | Goals For | 16 |
| 8 | Goals Against | 5 |
LLW |
Europa League | WLD |
Whispers predicts: Anderlecht 2-2 RB Salzburg
RB Salzburg head to Belgium having bounced back in style from a major setback last month, scoring 16 goals in their last five matches, while they still have defensive frailties which may be exposed by an Anderlecht team who scored four at the weekend. We fancy over 2.5 goals at 8/13 (1.62).
Each of Anderlecht's three league-phase matches this season have had at least eight corners, while RB Salzburg may be set for their most end-to-end game yet having won a league-high tally of 81 corners and conceded 45 in 11 Austrian Bundesliga games. We anticipate a high corner count on Thursday with over 10 corners priced at 6/4 (2.50).
If RB Salzburg do get plenty of chances in an open encounter as expected, plenty of these may fall to key forward Haris Tabakovic, who has scored 14 goals in 19 appearances in all competitions this season including six on the continent. The Bosnia international is priced at 7/4 (2.75) to score anytime.
> Over 2.5 goals at 8/13 (1.62) | Likelihood: Probable
> Over 10 corners at 6/4 (2.50) | Likelihood: Possible
> Haris Tabakovic to score anytime at 7/4 (2.75) | Likelihood: Possible