Red Bull Salzburg vs Mjallby AIF — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
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play_arrow3 clips- 19′Mjallby AIF, yellow card:Tripping
- 22′Mjallby AIF, yellow card:Foul
- 45+1′Mjallby AIF, yellow card:Foul
- Half-time
- 56′Mjallby AIF, substitution:off
- 61′Mjallby AIF, substitution:off
- 61′Red Bull Salzburg, goal:1–0
- 67′Red Bull Salzburg, goal:2–0assist
- 70′Red Bull Salzburg, substitution:off
- 70′Red Bull Salzburg, substitution:off
- 74′Red Bull Salzburg, substitution:off
- 74′Red Bull Salzburg, substitution:off
- 74′Mjallby AIF, substitution:off
- 74′Mjallby AIF, substitution:off
- 75′Mjallby AIF, substitution:off
- 75′Mjallby AIF, substitution:off
- 80′Red Bull Salzburg, goal:3–0
- 82′Red Bull Salzburg, substitution:off
- Full-time3 – 0
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Konaté double sends Salzburg past Mjallby AIF in Europa League play-off
Red Bull Salzburg beat Mjallby AIF 3-0 in the UEFA Europa League play-offs at Red Bull Arena, turning a goalless first half into a comfortable win with a burst of second-half goals.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
The breakthrough came in the 61st minute when Karim Konaté put the hosts ahead, and he doubled his tally six minutes later after being set up by Edmund Baidoo to make it 2-0. Haris Tabaković added a third in the 80th minute to complete the scoring and end any hope of a Mjallby comeback.
Salzburg dominated territory throughout, and their control of the ball translated into a stream of chances, while Mjallby struggled to make an impact at the other end. The visitors also picked up three yellow cards as the game grew stretched in the closing stages, without ever threatening a way back into it.
Konaté scored twice, in the 61st and 67th minutes, to put Salzburg firmly in control before Tabaković's late third sealed the win.
Salzburg's 69% share of possession underlined their dominance over Mjallby AIF for long spells of the contest.
Red Bull Salzburg beat Mjallby AIF 3–0 (half-time 0–0).
Red Bull Salzburg met Mjallby AIF in the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs). Kick-off was Thursday, 27 August 2026, 17:00 UTC at Red Bull Arena. Referee: Irfan Peljto.
Team pages: Red Bull Salzburg · Mjallby AIF · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 61' Goal: Karim Konaté — 1–0 · Watch Karim Konaté's goal video (61')
- 67' Goal: Karim Konaté (assist: Edmund Baidoo) — 2–0 · Watch Karim Konaté's goal video (67')
- 80' Goal: Haris Tabaković — 3–0 · Watch Haris Tabaković's goal video (80')
Starting line-ups
Red Bull Salzburg (4-2-3-1)
Mjallby AIF (3-4-3)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Red Bull Salzburg 70%, the draw 17%, Mjallby AIF 13%. It finished Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 Mjallby AIF.
Red Bull Salzburg's rating gap decides it — Red Bull Salzburg are clearly the stronger side on our strength rating, and UEFA Europa League home advantage on top makes it one-sided for Red Bull Salzburg. The draw at 17% is trimmed by a league that produces few draws.
Why Red Bull Salzburg at 70%?
Red Bull Salzburg sit 242 points higher on our strength rating — 1718 to 1475. Sides with a 200–300-point rating edge at home won 67.0% of 5,956 such games. UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (22.8% vs 24.9% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.5% of 4,426 games vs 44.9% across all 99,396 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly. The 300 most similar past games finished 69–22–9.
Why not higher?
No scored evidence points the other way. 70% is what this rating gap has been worth in games like these; the rest is the draw at 17% and Mjallby AIF at 13%.
Why is the draw only 17%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 19.6%. Not enough recent scoring data to set the goals dial — the draw stays at the class table's rate. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.1 points off.
What did we measure but not count?
Red Bull Salzburg's last five in the competitions we cover: W-D-W — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 44.7% of 2194 games when clearly hotter and 42.9% of 4007 when clearly colder. Mjallby AIF arrive with 5 fully-tracked matches, so their strength number is a first estimate that will move quickly; Red Bull Salzburg bring a 135-game record. New-to-the-record sides are where our rating knows least.
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About this match
On this page: the Red Bull Salzburg vs Mjallby AIF final score and result, goal highlights and video clips of every goal, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this UEFA Europa League fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
- Watch Karim Konaté's goal against Mjallby AIF (61').
- Watch Karim Konaté's goal against Mjallby AIF (67').
- Watch Haris Tabaković's goal against Mjallby AIF (80').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Red Bull Salzburg 3–0 Mjallby AIF. Explore more on the Red Bull Salzburg and Mjallby AIF team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.