Levski Sofia vs Red Bull Salzburg Prediction

National Stadium Vasil Levski, Sofia·M. Al-Emara 17/09/2026

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Statistical forecasts for entertainment purposes only - not betting or financial advice.

Data Quality
Complete
Match Importance
5.4 / 10
Value Analysis
59%Trust
Home Corners
Home Corners Under 4.5
1.85
SignalSOLIDModel59%SurpriseHighGap+7.2%
Levski Sofia Rest
4 days
Red Bull Salzburg Rest
5 days

Levski Sofia vs Red Bull Salzburg: result, form and history

Red Bull Salzburg beat Levski Sofia 1-0 in the UEFA Europa League on 17 Sep 2026. The two went into the match with similar recent form.

Match Forecasts

Match Result
1
38%3.30
X
22%3.60
2
40%2.11
Double Chance
1X
60%1.70
X2
62%1.34
Both Teams to Score
Yes
42%1.54
No
58%2.35
Goals
Projected Goals: 1.29 + 1.03 = 2.32
Over 1.5
75%1.20
Over 2.5
50%1.67
Over 3.5
29%2.62
Under 1.5
25%4.40
Under 2.5
50%2.24
Under 3.5
71%1.47
Corners
Projected Corners: 4.7 + 4.5 = 9.2
Over 8.5
59%1.65
Over 9.5
46%2.08
Over 10.5
36%2.78
Under 8.5
41%2.15
Under 9.5
54%1.69
Under 10.5
64%1.38
Cards
Projected Cards: 2 + 1.9 = 3.9
Over 3.5
54%1.89
Over 4.5
35%2.94
Under 3.5
46%1.83
Under 4.5
65%1.37

Match Events

39'Haris Tabaković
41'Sota KitanoFoul
55'Álex CentellesFoul
56'Haris Tabaković
58'Álex Centelles INDavid Kusso out
60'Bartosz MazurekFoul
63'Sota Kitano INDamir Redzic out
65'Yorbe VertessenFoul
69'Yorbe Vertessen INKarim Konate out
76'Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno INJuan Esteban Perea Sanchez out
77'Armstrong Oko-Flex INMazire Soula out
88'Francisco Everton Mota de Castro INSteven Stoyanchov out
88'Christian Makoun INAsen Mitkov out
89'Edmund Baidoo INFrans Kratzig out
90+3'Abubakr BarryDissent

Lineups

Levski Sofia
4-2-3-1Coach: Julio Velázquez
Red Bull Salzburg
4-2-3-1Coach: D. Röhl
Avg rating6.57
Avg rating6.76
S. Vutsov7.692S. Vutsov
Aldair7.121Aldair
K. Dimitrov7.050K. Dimitrov
C. Makoun6.94C. Makoun
Maicon6.93Maicon
Serginho7.235Serginho
G. Trdin6.618G. Trdin
Everton Bala6.417E. Bala
A. Oko-Flex6.211A. Oko-Flex
Álex Centelles5.820Á. Centelles
Reinaldo6.27Reinaldo
Christian Zawieschitzky6.752C. Zawieschitzky
N. Veratschnig7.018N. Veratschnig
K. Boma6.944K. Boma
T. Drexler7.121T. Drexler
D. Schmid6.631D. Schmid
A. Barry7.232A. Barry
B. Mazurek7.115B. Mazurek
E. Baidoo6.420E. Baidoo
S. Kitano6.28S. Kitano
Y. Vertessen6.411Y. Vertessen
H. Tabaković7.59H. Tabaković

Levski Sofia Substitutes

8M. Grujić
2Hevertton Santos
27David Kusso58'for Álex Centelles6.6
78M. Lukov
10A. Mitkov88'for Christian Makoun6.3
22M. Soula77'for Armstrong Oko-Flex6.3
28S. Stoyanchov88'for Francisco Everton Mota de Castro6.0
9J. Perea76'for Reinaldo Nascimento Satorno6.1
1O. Vladimirov

Red Bull Salzburg Substitutes

33A. Camara
41Nikola Šarčević
23D. Redzic63'for Sota Kitano6.5
39L. Morgalla
4J. Mellberg
35J. Lindstrøm
22S. Lainer
13F. Krätzig89'for Edmund Baidoo6.5
19K. Konaté69'for Yorbe Vertessen6.6
1C. Früchtl
43E. Aguilar
7U. Tohumcu

Match Stats

Levski SofiaRed Bull Salzburg
46%Ball Possession54%
5Corner Kicks4
1Yellow Cards5
14Total Shots12
0Shots on Goal7
6Shots off Goal3
9Shots Inside Box9
5Shots Outside Box3
8Blocked Shots2
9Fouls21
6Goalkeeper Saves0
464Total Passes471
401Passes Accurate404
19Free Kicks9

Team Comparison

Levski SofiaLevski Sofia
Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg
1757Elo Rating 1784
1.31Attack 2.51
2.64Defense 1.39
81%Hit Rate 59%
13.4Shots per Game 16.2
4.7Shots on Target 6.0
5.9Corners per Game 6.3
1.9Cards per Game 2.3

AI Insights

📈BTTS Trend
⚠️Away Rotation Risk70%

Game State Tendencies

Levski SofiaLevski Sofia
  • Tied at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Comeback tendency: recovers from HT deficit 100% of the time
  • Scores more in 2nd half (1.1 vs 0.2 in first half)
Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg
  • Leads at half-time in 60% of matches
  • Starts fast - scores more in 1st half (1.4 vs 1.1 in second half)
  • Concedes more in 2nd half - can tire late

Recent Form

Levski SofiaLevski Sofia
6W2D2L
13/09/2026
Botev VratsaLevski Sofia
00
D
09/09/2026
Levski SofiaCSKA Sofia
24
L
05/09/2026
Levski SofiaCSKA 1948
10
W
02/09/2026
Slavia SofiaLevski Sofia
12
W
30/08/2026
Botev PlovdivLevski Sofia
13
W
26/08/2026
AEK Athens FCLevski Sofia
40
L
22/08/2026
Levski SofiaSpartak Varna
60
W
18/08/2026
Levski SofiaAEK Athens FC
00
D
11/08/2026
Kairat AlmatyLevski Sofia
01
W
07/08/2026
Levski SofiaLokomotiv Plovdiv
20
W
Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg
7W3D0L
11/09/2026
RiedRed Bull Salzburg
11
D
06/09/2026
SKN ST. PoltenRed Bull Salzburg
03
W
02/09/2026
Red Bull SalzburgRapid Vienna
51
W
30/08/2026
Red Bull SalzburgAustria Vienna
41
W
27/08/2026
Red Bull SalzburgMjallby AIF
30
W
20/08/2026
Mjallby AIFRed Bull Salzburg
01
W
16/08/2026
WSG WattensRed Bull Salzburg
03
W
13/08/2026
PafosRed Bull Salzburg
33
D
09/08/2026
Wolfsberger ACRed Bull Salzburg
11
D
06/08/2026
Red Bull SalzburgPafos
10
W

Referee Profile

M. Al-Emara158 matches

3.69Cards per match
3.49Yellow cards per match
0.20Red cards per match
21.8Fouls per match

Compared with other referees

M. Al-Emara3.69
Other referees4.05

3.69 cards a match, 0.36 fewer than other referees in the same competitions and seasons (4.05).

Cards come from 61 matches with official statistics.

Full referee stats

League Table

UEFA Europa League 2026
#TeamMPWDLGGDPtsForm
1BenficaBenfica440013:3+1012WWWW
2BournemouthBournemouth440011:2+912WWWW
3Ferencvarosi TCFerencvarosi TC440011:3+812WWWW
4Union St. GilloiseUnion St. Gilloise431010:2+810WWDW
5JuventusJuventus431011:4+710WDWW
6Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus43104:1+310DWWW
7Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen43018:1+79LWWW
8BeşiktaşBeşiktaş421111:8+37LDWW
9Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb42115:4+17WLWD
10Levski SofiaLevski Sofia42114:3+17WWDL
11SunderlandSunderland42114:407LDWW
12NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen42118:9-17WWDL
13LyonLyon42116:7-17DLWW
14AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar42027:4+36LWWL
15AnderlechtAnderlecht42026:3+36WWLL
16OFIOFI42025:4+16WLLW
17RennesRennes41304:3+16DDWD
18Omonia NicosiaOmonia Nicosia42026:7-16LLWW
19TorreenseTorreense42027:9-26WLLW
20Real SociedadReal Sociedad41219:4+55DWDL
21Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace41219:6+35DDLW
22Sparta PrahaSparta Praha41126:604LLDW
231899 Hoffenheim1899 Hoffenheim41126:604DWLL
24Sturm GrazSturm Graz41123:6-34LWLD
25CeljeCelje41125:9-44WDLL
26Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg41123:8-54LDLW
27Celta VigoCelta Vigo41034:6-23LWLL
28AC MilanAC Milan41034:7-33LLWL
29JagielloniaJagiellonia41034:7-33LLWL
30PlzenPlzen41033:7-43WLLL
31MarseilleMarseille41032:6-43WLLL
32CelticCeltic41036:11-53WLLL
33Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva40131:8-71LLLD
34LillestromLillestrom40132:10-81LLDL
35Lech PoznanLech Poznan40132:12-101LDLL
36Ararat-ArmeniaArarat-Armenia40044:14-100LLLL
#TeamMPGPts
1BenficaBenfica413:312
2BournemouthBournemouth411:212
3Ferencvarosi TCFerencvarosi TC411:312
4Union St. GilloiseUnion St. Gilloise410:210
5JuventusJuventus411:410
6Olympiakos PiraeusOlympiakos Piraeus44:110
7Bayer LeverkusenBayer Leverkusen48:19
8BeşiktaşBeşiktaş411:87
9Dinamo ZagrebDinamo Zagreb45:47
10Levski SofiaLevski Sofia44:37
11SunderlandSunderland44:47
12NEC NijmegenNEC Nijmegen48:97
13LyonLyon46:77
14AZ AlkmaarAZ Alkmaar47:46
15AnderlechtAnderlecht46:36
16OFIOFI45:46
17RennesRennes44:36
18Omonia NicosiaOmonia Nicosia46:76
19TorreenseTorreense47:96
20Real SociedadReal Sociedad49:45
21Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace49:65
22Sparta PrahaSparta Praha46:64
231899 Hoffenheim1899 Hoffenheim46:64
24Sturm GrazSturm Graz43:64
25CeljeCelje45:94
26Red Bull SalzburgRed Bull Salzburg43:84
27Celta VigoCelta Vigo44:63
28AC MilanAC Milan44:73
29JagielloniaJagiellonia44:73
30PlzenPlzen43:73
31MarseilleMarseille42:63
32CelticCeltic46:113
33Hapoel Beer ShevaHapoel Beer Sheva41:81
34LillestromLillestrom42:101
35Lech PoznanLech Poznan42:121
36Ararat-ArmeniaArarat-Armenia44:140
Europa League

About the Levski Sofia vs Red Bull Salzburg forecast

This is a UEFA Europa League cup fixture; the forecasts combine team ratings, recent form and scoring data, with the cup context taken into account.

How to Read These Forecasts

Each percentage shows the model's calculated likelihood for that outcome. Above 65% indicates strong statistical confidence; 45-65% reflects a competitive, open match; below 45% suggests the outcome is statistically less likely. All figures are for informational and entertainment purposes only.

Levski Sofia and Red Bull Salzburg in the UEFA Europa League table

In the UEFA Europa League table, Levski Sofia are 10th and Red Bull Salzburg 26th, 3 points apart. League goal record so far: Levski Sofia 4-3, Red Bull Salzburg 3-8. The full standings are on the UEFA Europa League Table 2026 page.

Key Factors for This Match

Red Bull Salzburg have led at half-time in 60% of their recent matches. Levski Sofia and Red Bull Salzburg have little recent head-to-head history for the model to draw on. This forecast is based on a complete recent-form dataset for both teams.

All forecasts are generated by statistical and machine learning models for informational and entertainment purposes only. They are not guaranteed and do not constitute financial or betting advice.