Red Bull Salzburg vs 15.10.26 16:450 – 4Full Time
AC Milan — UEFA Europa League: stats, lineups & analysis
Match report
Cissè hat-trick helps AC Milan crush Red Bull Salzburg 4-0
AC Milan won 4-0 at Red Bull Arena in the second matchday of the UEFA Europa League league stage, a result that ended Red Bull Salzburg's run of five games unbeaten. Alphadjo Cissè scored three times, and the visitors were two goals clear by the interval.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Cissè opened the scoring in the 15th minute, converting an Omari Hutchinson assist, and added a second in the 32nd after a pass from Davide Bartesaghi. The second half was only four minutes old when he completed his hat-trick, Adrien Rabiot supplying the final ball in the 49th.
Gonçalo Ramos made it 4-0 in the 72nd minute from an Ardon Jashari assist. Filippo Terracciano was sent off for AC Milan in the 83rd minute, but the ten men saw the game out without further damage.
The contest was closer than the scoreline in some respects: Salzburg had 52% of possession and 14 shots to 15. Milan, though, put 10 shots on target to the hosts' two. Milan's next game is at home to Atalanta in Serie A on Sunday, while Salzburg travel to Celje in the Europa League on Thursday.
Alphadjo Cissè scored three goals, one before the break and two either side of it, and was the top-rated player in the match with 9.65. Rabiot and Hutchinson each provided an assist.
AC Milan landed 10 of their 15 shots on target, against two from 14 for Red Bull Salzburg.
AC Milan won 4–0 away against Red Bull Salzburg (half-time 0–2).
Red Bull Salzburg met AC Milan in the UEFA Europa League (League Stage - 2). Kick-off was Thursday, 15 October 2026, 16:45 UTC at Red Bull Arena. Referee: Horatiu Fesnic.
Team pages: Red Bull Salzburg · AC Milan · UEFA Europa League
Key moments
- 15' Goal: Alphadjo Cissè (assist: Omari Hutchinson) — 0–1 · Watch Alphadjo Cissè's goal video (15')
- 32' Goal: Alphadjo Cissè (assist: Davide Bartesaghi) — 0–2 · Watch Alphadjo Cissè's goal video (32')
- 49' Goal: Alphadjo Cissè (assist: Adrien Rabiot) — 0–3 · Watch Alphadjo Cissè's goal video (49')
- 72' Goal: Gonçalo Ramos (assist: Ardon Jashari) — 0–4 · Watch Gonçalo Ramos's goal video (72')
- 83' Red card: Filippo Terracciano
Starting line-ups
Red Bull Salzburg (4-2-3-1)
AC Milan (3-4-2-1)
Sirius · Why these numbers
Before kick-off Sirius gave Red Bull Salzburg 35%, the draw 25%, AC Milan 40%. It finished Red Bull Salzburg 0–4 AC Milan.
Milan's stronger rating gives them a slight lean — AC Milan sit 140 points higher on our strength rating, 1764 to 1624, which puts them narrowly in front at 40%, though strong home advantage across the UEFA Europa League keeps Red Bull Salzburg close on 35%. The draw starts at about 28%, the usual rate for a gap this size, and falls to 25% because draws are less common in this competition.
Why AC Milan at 40%?
AC Milan sit 140 points higher on our strength rating — 1764 to 1624. Sides with a 80–160-point rating edge on the road won 39.9% of 13,839 such games. The 300 most similar past games finished 24–28–48.
Why only 40%?
UEFA Europa League home sides out-perform the global norm — and the difference mostly flows to draws (23.2% vs 25.4% norm). UEFA Europa League homes won 47.0% of 4,456 games vs 44.6% across all 101,206 — outside the noise band, so the tally moves accordingly.
Why the draw at 25%?
With a rating gap this size the draw starts at 27.6%. These teams' recent games average 2.9 goals — a typical goals environment. Games in that environment drew 24.8% of 25,180. UEFA Europa League produces fewer draws than most, taking 2.2 points off.
What did we measure but not count?
Out: Alexis Saelemaekers, an important player, and Matteo Gabbia, a rotation player. This does not change our forecast yet: we are still measuring how much missing players like these cost a team. Red Bull Salzburg's last five in the competitions we cover: W-D-W-W-W — the hotter side across the games we track. Between equals, recent form told us almost nothing: the home side won 43.4% of 1902 games when clearly hotter and 43.7% of 3649 when clearly colder.
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About this match
On this page: the Red Bull Salzburg vs AC Milan 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 Alphadjo Cissè's goal against Red Bull Salzburg (15').
- Watch Alphadjo Cissè's goal against Red Bull Salzburg (32').
- Watch Alphadjo Cissè's goal against Red Bull Salzburg (49').
- Watch Gonçalo Ramos's goal against Red Bull Salzburg (72').
Watch the goals: goal highlights and video clips of every goal from Red Bull Salzburg 0–4 AC Milan. Explore more on the Red Bull Salzburg and AC Milan team pages or the UEFA Europa League page.