FC Red Bull Salzburg vs RB Leipzig, Europe 2018-19 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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FC Red Bull Salzburg vs RB Leipzig — Europe .
- FC Red Bull Salzburg 8 games · 6 pts (2026/27)
- RB Leipzig 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Erez Papir
- Referee Roy Hassan
- Referee Orel Grinfeeld
- Referee Idan Yarkoni
- Referee Dvir Shimon
- Referee Ziv Adler
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Olympique Lyonnais | 8 | 21 |
| 2 | Aston Villa FC | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | FC Midtjylland | 8 | 19 |
| 4 | Real Betis Balompié | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Porto | 8 | 17 |
| 6 | Sporting Clube de Braga | 8 | 17 |
| 7 | SC Freiburg | 8 | 17 |
| 8 | AS Roma | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | KRC Genk | 8 | 16 |
| 10 | Bologna FC 1909 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | VfB Stuttgart | 8 | 15 |
| 12 | Ferencvárosi TC | 8 | 15 |
| 13 | Nottingham Forest FC | 8 | 14 |
| 14 | FC Viktoria Plzen | 8 | 14 |
| 15 | FK Crvena Zvezda | 8 | 14 |
| 16 | RC Celta de Vigo | 8 | 13 |
| 17 | PAOK Thessaloniki FC | 8 | 12 |
| 18 | Lille OSC | 8 | 12 |
| 19 | Fenerbahçe SK | 8 | 12 |
| 20 | Panathinaikos AO | 8 | 12 |
| 21 | Celtic FC | 8 | 11 |
| 22 | PFK Ludogorets 1945 Razgrad | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 8 | 10 |
| 24 | SK Brann | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | BSC Young Boys | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | SK Sturm Graz | 8 | 7 |
| 27 | FCSB Bukarest | 8 | 7 |
| 28 | Go Ahead Eagles | 8 | 7 |
| 29 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | 8 | 6 |
| 30 | FC Basel 1893 | 8 | 6 |
| 31 | FC Red Bull Salzburg | 8 | 6 |
| 32 | Rangers FC | 8 | 4 |
| 33 | OGC Nice | 8 | 3 |
| 34 | FC Utrecht | 8 | 1 |
| 35 | Malmo FF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | Maccabi Tel Aviv FC | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov | RB Leipzig | H | 1–0 | W |
| 08 Nov | Rosenborg BK | A | 5–2 | W |
| 25 Oct | Rosenborg BK | H | 3–0 | W |
| 04 Oct | Celtic FC | H | 3–1 | W |
| 20 Sep | RB Leipzig | A | 3–2 | W |
| 29 Aug | FK Crvena Zvezda | H | 2–2 | D |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Nov | FC Red Bull Salzburg | A | 0–1 | L |
| 24 Nov | VfL Wolfsburg | A | 0–1 | L |
| 11 Nov | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | H | 3–0 | W |
| 08 Nov | Celtic FC | A | 1–2 | L |
| 03 Nov | Hertha BSC | A | 3–0 | W |
| 31 Oct | TSG 1899 Hoffenheim | H | 2–0 | W |
Key Stats
50%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
H2H (2 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
100%
Clean Sheets
FC Red Bull Salzburg this season
FC Red Bull Salzburg this season
Goal Timing (This Season)
FC Red Bull Salzburg
0-15
–/–
16-30
–/–
31-45
1/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
FC Red Bull Salzburg
| Haris Tabakovic | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' What a night it is going to be! FC Red Bull Salzburg welcome RB Leipzig for this crunch clash at .
- 3' Poor challenge from Stefan Ilsanker. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
- 8' Diadie Samassekou is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for FC Red Bull Salzburg tonight.
- 10' It’s a booking for RB Leipzig player. Bruma gets a Yellow card.
- 15' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 20' The travelling RB Leipzig supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 30' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
- 31' Stefan Lainer picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 36' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 41' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 46' Stefan Lainer has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 4 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 49' RB Leipzig receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 49.
- 54' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. FC Red Bull Salzburg needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
- 62' The RB Leipzig bench stirs into life. Jean-Kevin Augustin is withdrawn and Yussuf Poulsen gets his opportunity.
- 67' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 70' A change in the RB Leipzig ranks — Nordi Mukiele exits the field as Lukas Klostermann enters on 70.
- 74' Fredrik Gulbrandsen adds to his 0 season tally! FC Red Bull Salzburg lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
- 76' Time for substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg. Fredrik Gulbrandsen is replaced by Takumi Minamino.
- 78' RB Leipzig ring the changes. Marcelo Saracchi has done his job and it is now time for Marcel Halstenberg to step up.
- 83' It looks surprising FC Red Bull Salzburg does not make any changes. Alexander Walke has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 87' Another substitution for FC Red Bull Salzburg to replace Hannes Wolf by Patson Daka on 87 minute.
- 90' Xaver Schlager catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
- 90' It is a substitution in FC Red Bull Salzburg team. Munas Dabbur is replaced by Smail Prevljak on 90 minute.
- FC Red Bull Salzburg celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.
Lineups
FC Red Bull Salzburg Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 17
- 33
-
9
Munas Dabbur ↓ Smail Prevljak 90'
- 8
- 21
-
13
Hannes Wolf ↓ Patson Daka 87'
- 34
- 22
- 15
- 42
Bench
-
18
Takumi Minamino ↑ 76'
-
11
Smail Prevljak ↑ 90'
- 1
- 6
- 45
-
20
Patson Daka ↑ 87'
- 55
Coach
Marco Rose
RB Leipzig Lineups
Starting XI
- 11
- 22
- 28
- 4
- 5
- 13
- 27
- 29
- 17
- 3
- 20
Bench
-
9
Yussuf Poulsen ↑ 62'
- 1
-
16
Lukas Klostermann ↑ 70'
-
23
Marcel Halstenberg ↑ 78'
- 6
- 40
- 53
Coach
Ralf Rangnick
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 2 |
| Yussuf Poulsen | 1 |
| Konrad Laimer | 1 |
| Yussuf Poulsen | 1 |
| Konrad Laimer | 1 |
| Munas Dabbur | 1 |
| Fredrik Gulbrandsen | 1 |
| Amadou Haidara | 1 |
Head to Head
FC Red Bull Salzburg Form
2018-11-29
FC Red Bull Salzburg
1–0
RB Leipzig
W
2018-11-08
Rosenborg BK
2–5
FC Red Bull Salzburg
W
2018-10-25
FC Red Bull Salzburg
3–0
Rosenborg BK
W
2018-10-04
FC Red Bull Salzburg
3–1
Celtic FC
W
2018-09-20
RB Leipzig
2–3
FC Red Bull Salzburg
W
2018-08-29
FC Red Bull Salzburg
2–2
FK Crvena Zvezda
D
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.55
FC Red Bull Salzburg xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.94
RB Leipzig xG
I would bet for:
Under 2.5 goals 55%
Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: FC Red Bull Salzburg win
Both Teams to Score
✓ Correct
Avg goals/match: 2.49
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 90% |
|
10% |
| ± 1.5 | 71% |
|
29% |
| ± 2.5 | 45% |
|
55% |
| ± 3.5 | 24% |
|
76% |
| ± 4.5 | 11% |
|
89% |
Double Chance
FC Red Bull Salzburg or Draw
80%
Draw or RB Leipzig
46%
FC Red Bull Salzburg or RB Leipzig
74%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.9%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
10.3%
2 – 0
9.7%
2 – 1
9%
0 – 1
6.7%
1 – 2
5.4%
3 – 0
5%
3 – 1
4.7%
2 – 2
4.3%
0 – 2
3.5%
3 – 2
2.3%
Asian Handicap — FC Red Bull Salzburg
| Handicap | FC Red Bull Salzburg covers | Push | RB Leipzig covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 11% | — | 89% |
| -2 | 11% | 16% | 73% |
| -1.5 | 27% | — | 73% |
| -1 | 27% | 24% | 50% |
| -0.5 | 50% | — | 50% |
| +0.5 | 79% | — | 21% |
| +1 | 79% | 14% | 8% |
| +1.5 | 92% | — | 8% |
| +2 | 92% | 6% | 2% |
| +2.5 | 98% | — | 2% |
Clean Sheet
FC Red Bull Salzburg keeps clean sheet
40%
✗
RB Leipzig keeps clean sheet
22%
✓
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

