Celje 2-2 Red Bull Salzburg: result and AI prediction
Celje – Red Bull Salzburg, Europa League, Thursday, October 22, 2026 at 08:00 PM (GMT). Venue: Stadion Z’dežele
Celje is #35 in the table (0 pts) and Red Bull Salzburg #21 (3 pts). 14 places separate the two teams in the table. Red Bull Salzburg has kept 4 clean sheets in 6 matches. Absent for Celje: J. Pisek. Absent for Red Bull Salzburg: E. Aguilar, A. Chase, F. Matijasevic +4.
AI confidence: Medium
AI match recap
Celje face a demanding home European night against a Salzburg side determined to answer a difficult result in Milan with their usual intensity. Zeljković has made Celje more disciplined defensively, but his own assessment is that the side must become much more concrete in the final third. Salzburg have the stronger recent away profile and more pace across the attacking unit, though uncertainty around Karim Konaté slightly reduces their depth up front. Celje’s route is a controlled defensive block, brave transitions and a far sharper performance around Kramer and Sešlar.
Injuries and absences
Jošt Pišek’s knee absence reduces Celje’s midfield options during a match likely to demand relentless running and second-ball work. Salzburg are without Veratschnig, Aguilar and Omoregie, while Konaté’s unresolved fitness makes their attacking selection the principal late team-news issue.
Form (last 5)
Celje vs Red Bull Salzburg stats
| Celje | Red Bull Salzburg | |
|---|---|---|
| Played | 2 | 6 |
| Goals scored | 0 | 9 |
| Goals conceded | 5 | 7 |
| Clean sheets | 0 | 4 |
Unavailable players
Celje
J. Pisek
Red Bull Salzburg
E. Aguilar, A. Chase, F. Matijasevic, J. Moser, J. Omoregie, N. Veratschnig, K. Konate

Celje
Red Bull Salzburg