Olympique Lyonnais
Football UEFA Europa League Parc Olympique Lyonnais Thu 2 Oct 15:00
FC Red Bull Salzburg
  1. Prediction
  2. Odds
  3. Stats
  4. Team News
  5. Lineups
  6. Injuries
  7. Squads
  8. Table

Europa League Betting Preview: Lyon vs Red Bull Salzburg

French Ligue 1 outfit Lyon host Austrian Bundesliga team Red Bull Salzburg in this Europa League match at Parc Olympique Lyonnais, with kick-off set for 15:00 on Thursday 2 October. Our betting preview features expert predictions, betting tips, the latest odds, H2H stats, team news and both predicted and confirmed lineups.

Get the Best Bet for the Game

Backing Lyon -1 on the Asian Handicap means the insurance of money back if they beat Salzburg by a single goal. However, there’s a nice return at odds of -115 if the home team win by two or more.

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Both Teams Won Last Time Out

Lyon won their last game. It was on the road in Ligue 1 where LOSC Lille were beaten 1-0 at Stade Pierre-Mauroy. Paulo Fonseca's side had 46% possession and recorded two shots on target, with Tyler Morton scoring the winning goal in the 13rd minute.

Red Bull Salzburg got the win in their previous game. A 2-1 Bundesliga victory occurred on the road at Tivoli Stadion Neu when playing WSG Tirol. The Red Bulls enjoyed 52% possession and had seven shots on goal, with Kerim Alajbegovic and Petar Ratkov on the scoresheet.

In the last round of the Europa League, Lyon visited FC Utrecht and won 1-0, while Salzburg were beaten 1-0 at home to Porto.

Europa League G W D L GF GA GD GD P
9 Lyon logo Lyon 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1:0 3
28 RB Salzburg logo RB Salzburg 1 0 0 1 0 1 -1 0:1 0
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Lyon – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

7 wins and 3 losses, averaging 1.5 goals from 4.6 shots on goal and 13.2 attempts. Lyon have had 55.0% possession, 452.9 passes and 6.4 corners per match. On average, the opposition have scored 0.8 goals from 3.4 shots on goal and 12.2 attempts, while being awarded 4.7 corners.

Corentin Tolisso, Georges Mikautadze and Alexandre Lacazette are the leading goalscorers with 3, while Malick Fofana has 2. Ainsley Maitland-Niles is the top assists maker on 3, with goalies Lucas Perri, Remy Descamps and Dominik Greif collectively managing 6 clean sheets.

Red Bull Salzburg – Last 10 League & Europa League Games

Salzburg have won 6, lost 2 and drawn 2, with an average of 13.0 attempts, 6.9 shots on goal and 2.3 goals. Thomas Letsch's team average 63.9% possession, 5.7 corners awarded and 4.3 corners against them, while 1.4 goals have been conceded from 4.1 shots on goal and 9.0 attempts.

Petar Ratkov is top of the team’s scoring charts with 7 goals, Yorbe Vertessen has 4 and Edmund Baidoo is on 3. Petar Ratkov has been the chief assist maker in the previous 10 games with 5.

Predicted & Confirmed Lineups

Lyon predicted lineup (4-2-3-1): Dominik Greif (GK), Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Clinton Mata, Moussa Niakhate, Nicolas Tagliafico, Tanner Tessmann, Tyler Morton, Adam Karabec, Corentin Tolisso, Malick Fofana, Martin Satriano.

Red Bull Salzburg predicted lineup (4-4-2): Alexander Schlager (GK), Stefan Lainer, Joane Gadou, Jacob Rasmussen, Aleksa Terzic, Moussa Yeo, Maurits Kjaergaard, Soumaïla Diabaté, Kerim Alajbegović, Edmund Baidoo, Petar Ratkov.

Lyon vs Red Bull Salzburg Prediction & Betting Tips

This Lyon vs Red Bull Salzburg betting breakdown features a main match prediction, a correct score insight, expert player prop picks, corners analysis and a sharply constructed bet builder to guide your wagers.

Match Prediction

There’s a case for backing Lyon at -1, especially when you consider the attractive odds of -115 on the table. We think that the hosts should have the upper hand in this Europa League match.

Our Europa League experts like to go through the form guide, with injuries and suspensions also having a bearing on the match. Before making our football predictions, we combine this information with the latest numbers.

Key Lyon vs Red Bull Salzburg Europa League & league stats:

  • The +1 line hasn’t been covered by Salzburg in 3 of their last 5 games.

Lyon -1 Probability

The betting odds at the top bookies suggest our pick carries a 53.5% chance of winning. Our tipsters think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be closer to 60%. This is why we regard this as a value bet.

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Our Match Prediction
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Player Prop Picks

Top Pick: Petar Ratkov Under 0.5 Shots On Target -156 BetMGM logo

Petar Ratkov (Salzburg) can be backed at -156 to not have a shot on goal. Shots on Target bettors should definitely consider him at the available odds and we’ll have a play.

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Malick Fofana to Score +200 BetMGM logo

Malick Fofana (OL) has scored three goals in his past eight matches on home soil. Based on the stats, we think that odds of +200 are really appealing when it comes to betting on Anytime Goalscorer.

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Corners Prediction

Salzburg Over 3.5 Corners -119 BetMGM logo

Red Bull Salzburg have been awarded an average of 6.80 corners in the past 5 away matches, while the corner count against Lyon has been more than 3.5 in 4 of the previous 5 games. If you agree with our verdict that the Salzburg Team Corners line is too low, go for odds of -119 that they go over.

Europa League & League Games
League Games
Last 10 Total For Against
Last 10 at Home Total For Against
Last 10 Away Total For Against
Lyon Logo Lyon
Total
11.10 6.20 4.90
Home
9.20 5.50 3.70
Away
10.90 4.80 6.10
Salzburg Logo Salzburg
Total
9.50 5.00 4.50
Home
10.10 6.20 3.90
Away
9.30 5.10 4.20
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Bet Builder Tips

Asian Handicap Lyon -1 -115
Total Goals Over 2.5 -156
Shots On Target Petar Ratkov Under 0.5 -156

We’re happy to go with a same-game multi that has Lyon with the -1 Asian Handicap, three or more goals as well as no shots on target from Petar Ratkov (Salzburg).

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Lyon vs Red Bull Salzburg Odds

The odds are updated on a frequent basis. You might therefore find that they are different to the ones listed for the above betting predictions.

Lyon Full-Time Odds Suggest Victory

Lyon are the shortest price to win this Europa League clash according to the bookies, with the favourites given a 65% probability due to their -189 betting odds. At +475, Red Bull Salzburg are regarded as having a lower probability of winning.

It sometimes pays to go down the Half-Time Result route and the draw is available at +148. Alternatively, Lyon can be backed at +105 and Salzburg are on offer at +400.

Over 2.5 Goals is available at shorter odds than Under 2.5 Goals as things stand. If you are expecting both teams to score, there’s the chance to back Yes at -139 on the BTTS market.

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Corentin Tolisso Top of First Goalscorer List

Favourite Corentin Tolisso is now available at +480 to be the First Goalscorer. You will find similar odds apply when it comes to him scoring the last goal.

Player Goals
Corentin Tolisso (OL)
First
+185
Anytime
+480
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Alejandro Jesús Gomes Rodríguez (OL)
First
+200
Anytime
+450
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Malick Fofana (OL)
First
+200
Anytime
+500
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Martín Satriano (OL)
First
+235
Anytime
+525
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Player Shots On Target
Corentin Tolisso (OL)
Over 0.5
-227
Under 0.5
+140
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Alejandro Jesús Gomes Rodríguez (OL)
Over 0.5
-192
Under 0.5
+120
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Martín Satriano (OL)
Over 0.5
-161
Under 0.5
+102
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Player Shots
Corentin Tolisso (OL)
Over 2.5
-137
Under 2.5
-
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Alejandro Jesús Gomes Rodríguez (OL)
Over 2.5
+107
Under 2.5
-
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Malick Fofana (OL)
Over 2.5
-114
Under 2.5
-
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Martín Satriano (OL)
Over 2.5
+120
Under 2.5
-
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Team Stats

Latest Europa League and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Lyon logo Lyon Stats
Red Bull Salzburg logo Red Bull Salzburg Stats
Full-Time Result
  • 7 wins and 3 defeats in the previous 10 matches
  • 8 wins and 2 defeats in the previous 10 home matches
Full-Time Result
  • 6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
  • 5 wins, 3 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 away matches
Goals
Goals
Corners
Corners
Possession
Possession

Lyon vs Red Bull Salzburg Lineups & Team News

Make sure you're up to date on the OL vs Salzburg team news before betting. Receive the predicted and confirmed Europa League lineups from us, plus the most recent injury updates.

Lyon Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

Red Bull Salzburg Predicted Lineup 4-4-2

Lyon Predicted Lineup 4-2-3-1

1 Dominik Greif
98 A. Maitland-Niles 22 Clinton Mata 19 Moussa Niakhate 3 Nicolas Tagliafico
6 Tanner Tessmann 23 Tyler Morton
7 Adam Karabec 8 Corentin Tolisso 11 Malick Fofana
20 Martin Satriano
24 Alexander Schlager
22 Stefan Lainer 23 Joane Gadou 2 Jacob Rasmussen 3 Aleksa Terzic
49 Moussa Yeo 14 Maurits Kjaergaard 5 Soumaïla Diabaté 27 Kerim Alajbegović
20 Edmund Baidoo 21 Petar Ratkov

Red Bull Salzburg Predicted Lineup 4-4-2

Previous Lyon Lineups

28 Sep Ligue 1
Lille 0-1 Lyon
25 Sep Europa League
Utrecht 0-1 Lyon
19 Sep Ligue 1
Lyon 1-0 Angers
14 Sep Ligue 1
Rennes 3-1 Lyon
31 Aug Ligue 1
Lyon 1-0 Marseille
23 Aug Ligue 1
Lyon 3-0 Metz

Previous Red Bull Salzburg Lineups

28 Sep Bundesliga
WSG Tirol 1-2 RB Salzburg
25 Sep Europa League
RB Salzburg 0-1 Porto
20 Sep Bundesliga
RB Salzburg 0-2 Sturm Graz
13 Sep Bundesliga
Wolfsberger 3-1 RB Salzburg
30 Aug Bundesliga
RB Salzburg 2-2 BW Linz
23 Aug Bundesliga
RB Salzburg 3-0 LASK

Injuries & Suspensions

Lyon Injury Table
Type Name Info
Remy Descamps Wrist
Ernest Nuamah Cruciate ligame
Paul Akouokou Other
Orel Mangala Cruciate ligame
Red Bull Salzburg Injury Table
Type Name Info
Soumaila Diabate Red card (direc
UEFA FlagEuropa League Table
Europa League Season
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Panathinaikos 1 1 0 0 4:1 3
2 Dinamo Zagreb 1 1 0 0 3:1 3
3 FC Midtjylland 1 1 0 0 2:0 3
4 Ludogorets 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
4 Roma 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
6 Stuttgart 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
6 Lille 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
6 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
9 Genk 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
9 FCSB 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
9 Lyon 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
9 Porto 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
13 Braga 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
13 Aston Villa 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
15 Nott’m Forest 1 0 1 0 2:2 1
16 Real Betis 1 0 1 0 2:2 1
17 Viktoria Plzeň 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
17 Celtic 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
19 Ferencvaros 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
19 Crvena Zvezda 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
21 Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
21 PAOK 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
23 Celta Vigo 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
23 Basel 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
23 Brann 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
26 Nice 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
26 Malmo FF 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
28 Feyenoord 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
28 Bologna 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
28 RB Salzburg 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
28 Utrecht 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
28 Rangers 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
28 Go Ahead E. 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
34 Fenerbahce 1 0 0 1 1:3 0
35 Sturm Graz 1 0 0 1 0:2 0
36 Young Boys 1 0 0 1 1:4 0
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Dinamo Zagreb 1 1 0 0 3:1 3
2 FC Midtjylland 1 1 0 0 2:0 3
3 Freiburg 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
4 Lille 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
5 Stuttgart 1 1 0 0 2:1 3
6 Aston Villa 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
7 Braga 1 1 0 0 1:0 3
8 Real Betis 1 0 1 0 2:2 1
9 Ferencvaros 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
10 Crvena Zvezda 1 0 1 0 1:1 1
11 PAOK 1 0 1 0 0:0 1
12 Panathinaikos 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
13 Roma 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
14 Ludogorets 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
15 FCSB 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
16 Lyon 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
17 Porto 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
18 Genk 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
19 Nott’m Forest 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
20 Viktoria Plzeň 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
21 Celtic 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
22 Maccabi Tel Aviv 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
23 Brann 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
24 Celta Vigo 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
25 Basel 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
26 Bologna 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
27 Feyenoord 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
28 Fenerbahce 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
29 Sturm Graz 0 0 0 0 0:0 0
30 Nice 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
31 Malmo FF 1 0 0 1 1:2 0
32 Go Ahead E. 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
33 Rangers 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
34 Utrecht 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
35 RB Salzburg 1 0 0 1 0:1 0
36 Young Boys 1 0 0 1 1:4 0
France FlagLigue 1 Table
Ligue 1 2025/2026
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 PSG 6 5 0 1 12:4 15
2 Lyon 6 5 0 1 8:3 15
3 Marseille 6 4 0 2 12:5 12
4 Monaco 6 4 0 2 14:10 12
5 Strasbourg 6 4 0 2 9:7 12
6 Lille 6 3 1 2 13:9 10
7 Lens 6 3 1 2 8:5 10
8 Rennes 6 2 3 1 7:8 9
9 Brest 6 2 1 3 11:11 7
10 Toulouse 6 2 1 3 9:11 7
11 Paris FC 6 2 1 3 10:13 7
12 Nice 6 2 1 3 7:10 7
13 Lorient 6 2 1 3 9:14 7
14 Auxerre 6 2 0 4 4:8 6
15 Le Havre 6 1 2 3 6:8 5
16 Nantes 6 1 2 3 5:7 5
17 Angers 6 1 2 3 3:6 5
18 Metz 6 0 2 4 5:13 2
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Marseille 3 3 0 0 10:2 9
2 Monaco 3 3 0 0 11:5 9
3 PSG 3 3 0 0 5:0 9
4 Lyon 3 3 0 0 5:0 9
5 Rennes 3 2 1 0 4:1 7
6 Nice 4 2 1 1 5:3 7
7 Lens 3 2 0 1 6:2 6
8 Strasbourg 3 2 0 1 3:2 6
9 Lille 3 2 0 1 3:2 6
10 Auxerre 3 2 0 1 3:2 6
11 Lorient 3 2 0 1 8:8 6
12 Brest 3 1 1 1 8:6 4
13 Le Havre 3 1 1 1 5:4 4
14 Nantes 3 1 1 1 3:3 4
15 Toulouse 3 1 1 1 7:8 4
16 Angers 3 1 1 1 2:3 4
17 Paris FC 2 1 0 1 5:5 3
18 Metz 3 0 2 1 1:2 2
Austria FlagBundesliga Table
Bundesliga Bundesliga
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Rapid Vienna 8 5 2 1 12:7 17
2 Sturm Graz 7 5 0 2 12:4 15
3 Wolfsberger 8 4 2 2 13:8 14
4 RB Salzburg 8 4 2 2 17:11 14
5 Austria Vienna 8 4 1 3 12:12 13
6 SCR Altach 8 3 3 2 6:4 12
7 Hartberg 8 3 1 4 11:11 10
8 WSG Tirol 7 2 3 2 12:12 9
9 Ried 8 2 2 4 10:12 8
10 BW Linz 8 2 1 5 6:11 7
11 LASK 8 2 0 6 6:14 6
12 Grazer 8 0 5 3 5:16 5
# Team G W D L +/- P
1 Wolfsberger 5 3 0 2 8:5 9
2 SCR Altach 4 2 2 0 4:2 8
3 RB Salzburg 4 2 1 1 10:4 7
4 WSG Tirol 4 2 1 1 9:6 7
5 Rapid Vienna 4 2 1 1 6:4 7
6 BW Linz 4 2 0 2 4:3 6
7 LASK 4 2 0 2 5:6 6
8 Austria Vienna 4 2 0 2 5:7 6
9 Sturm Graz 3 1 0 2 2:3 3
10 Grazer 4 0 3 1 4:7 3
11 Ried 4 0 2 2 3:7 2
12 Hartberg 3 0 1 2 3:5 1