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RB Salzburg - AC Milan, Europa League

RB Salzburg - AC Milan

RB Salzburg v AC Milan: Europa League preview

AC Milan travel to Salzburg on Thursday evening chasing their first Europa League points of the season. The hosts opened with three points from one match and sit fourteenth; Milan lost their opener and occupy twenty-ninth.

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Form points opposite ways

Salzburg have won two, drawn two and lost one of their last five matches. Milan have won one, drawn three and lost one of theirs. The Austrian side beat LEV 1-0 and STG 3-0 in recent weeks, though their most recent outing was a goalless draw at home to GRA. Milan's sole win in that span came 3-0 against LEC, but they have drawn three times since early September, 1-1 with JUV, 2-2 with LAZ and 1-1 with SAS in their last outing.

The table reflects that difference. Salzburg already have three points from one Europa League game and would move to six from two with a win here. Milan sit on zero from one; even victory would leave them on three from two, level with where Salzburg stand now. A draw takes the hosts to four points, Milan to one. Defeat keeps Milan on zero from two matches played.

Market leans away

The market-implied probability has Milan as favourites at 45.4 per cent, with Salzburg at 28.9 per cent and the draw at 25.8 per cent. That tilt towards the visitors runs against the recent results and the present league positions, which both favour the home side. The two previous meetings produced six goals, Salzburg drawing 1-1 in 2022 before losing 4-0 later that year, though neither fixture's competition or ground is recorded.

We are covering this one live. Follow it with us in the match centre for the line-ups when they land, the goals as they go in, and the full timeline.

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