Aston Villa vs Salzburg

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Value Assessment

Home Win
1.30
50% pred
-26.7%
Draw
5.79
24% pred
+6.4%
VALUE
Away Win
8.52
26% pred
+14.4%
VALUE
BTTS Yes 1.69 41%
BTTS No 2.10 49%

Key Insights

Title Race

Aston Villa

Aston Villa leading the table - high motivation to maintain position

High impact

Must Win

Salzburg

Salzburg in position 31 with poor recent form (27% points) - must-win situation

High impact

BTTS Tendency

Salzburg

Salzburg matches frequently see both teams score: BTTS in 6 of last 8 matches (75%) - favors BTTS Yes

Medium impact

Market Disagreement

Model sees 50.2% home win vs 76.9% market consensus - lower probability, 26.7% gap

High impact

Match Normality

75%

Minor irregularities detected

Match Info

Kickoff
Thu, Jan 29 2026 · 20:00
Venue
Villa Park (Birmingham)
Competition
Europa League · League Stage , 8
Referee
Rohit Saggi Rohit Saggi

Coaches

Unai Emery Etxegoien

Unai Emery Etxegoien

Aston Villa Aston Villa

In role since Nov 2022

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Thomas Letsch

Thomas Letsch

Salzburg Salzburg

In role since Jan 2025

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Recent Form

Aston Villa Aston Villa
2W 1D 2L
1.2 GF · 1.4 GA
D H Leeds United Leeds United 1-1
L H Newcastle United Newcastle United 1-3
W H Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0
L H Brentford Brentford 0-1
W H Salzburg Salzburg 3-2
2W 1D 2L
1.2 GF · 1.4 GA
D H Leeds United Leeds United 1-1
L H Newcastle United Newcastle United 1-3
W H Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0
L H Brentford Brentford 0-1
W H Salzburg Salzburg 3-2
3W 2D 0L
1.2 GF · 0.4 GA
D A AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth 1-1
W A Newcastle United Newcastle United 2-0
W A Fenerbahçe Fenerbahçe 1-0
W A Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur 2-1
D A Crystal Palace Crystal Palace 0-0
1W 2D 2L
0.8 GF · 1.2 GA
D H Leeds United Leeds United 1-1
L H Newcastle United Newcastle United 1-3
W H Brighton & Hove Albion Brighton & Hove Albion 1-0
D A AFC Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth 1-1
L H Brentford Brentford 0-1
Salzburg Salzburg
2W 1D 2L
2 GF · 1.2 GA
W A LASK Linz LASK Linz 5-1
D A Grazer AK Grazer AK 1-1
L A Aston Villa Aston Villa 2-3
L A SC Freiburg SC Freiburg 0-1
W A Blau-Weiß Linz Blau-Weiß Linz 2-0
3W 0D 2L
1.8 GF · 1.4 GA
L H Austria Wien Austria Wien 0-2
W H Basel Basel 3-1
W H Wolfsberger AC Wolfsberger AC 2-1
L H WSG Tirol WSG Tirol 2-3
W H Go Ahead Eagles Go Ahead Eagles 2-0
2W 1D 2L
2 GF · 1.2 GA
W A LASK Linz LASK Linz 5-1
D A Grazer AK Grazer AK 1-1
L A Aston Villa Aston Villa 2-3
L A SC Freiburg SC Freiburg 0-1
W A Blau-Weiß Linz Blau-Weiß Linz 2-0
2W 1D 2L
2.2 GF · 1.6 GA
W A LASK Linz LASK Linz 5-1
D A Grazer AK Grazer AK 1-1
L H Austria Wien Austria Wien 0-2
L A Aston Villa Aston Villa 2-3
W H Basel Basel 3-1

Sidelined Players

Aston Villa Aston Villa 5 out
Youri Tielemans
Youri Tielemans
injury
John McGinn
John McGinn
injury
Harvey Elliott
Harvey Elliott
injury
Alysson
Alysson
injury
Boubacar Kamara
Boubacar Kamara
injury
Salzburg Salzburg 7 out
Takumu Kawamura
Takumu Kawamura
injury
John Mellberg
John Mellberg
injury
Leandro Morgalla
Leandro Morgalla
injury
Jannik Schuster
Jannik Schuster
injury
Daouda Guindo
Daouda Guindo
injury

+2 more

Head-to-Head (Last 1)

Aston Villa
1
100%
Draws
0
0%
Salzburg
0
0%
Avg Goals
5.0
BTTS
100%

League Signals

Predictability
55%
MEDIUM
Home Bias
+12%
MODERATE
Avg Goals
2.9
MEDIUM
Draw Rate
21%
BTTS
53%
Over 2.5
56%

Final Words

Aston Villa have struggled recently, winning just 1 of their last 5 matches.