Our prediction for this Europa League match:
Salzburg
Match Time & Date:
25 September 2025
20:00
Prediction: 1-2
Porto
Salzburg will try to claim a major scalp in their Europa League opener when they take on Porto at their Red Bull Arena. The Red Bulls do not seem to be at their sharpest and given their poor defensive displays in a back-to-back losses to Wolfsberger and Sturm Graz, home win should not be considered. Adding to their woes, all Kawamura, Konate, Mellberg, and Sulzbacher have been struggling with injuries of late.
The Dragons, on the other hand, made a flying start to their Primeira Liga campaign, with the team keeping their 100% record intact thanks to a 3-0 win over Rio Ave. Porto are eager to regain the domestic trophy, but they want to go all the way in the Europa League as well. Given Salzburg’s dip in form, we predict that the high-flying visitors will pick up all three points from the match. All Luuk de Jong, Nehuen Perez, and Alberto Costa are out of contention with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Team (Porto):
Futebol Clube do Porto are one of Portugal’s biggest football clubs playing their matches in front of 50,000 people at their Estadio do Dragao. Porto form biggest rivalries with two other Big Three clubs in Portugal and regular league title contenders – Benfica and Sporting CP. Rivalries between the clubs stem from the historical, political, economical and cultural discrepancies between the cities of Porto and Lisbon. The Dragons, as they are commonly known in Portugal, are the second most successful Portuguese team with a total of 74 trophies to their name.
Porto hold a record of five consecutive league titles which are part of the total tally of 27 Primeira Liga trophies. FC Porto’s success extends to the international scene as well with seven European titles. Two-time European champions from 1987 and 2004, Porto also won two UEFA Cup/Europa League titles, the UEFA Super Cup and the International Cup on two occasions. Together with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Manchester United, Porto have the most appearances in the UEFA Champions League group stage – the total of 20.
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