Levski Sofia v Red Bull Salzburg result

Full-time · Levski Sofia 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg

UEFA Europa League · Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:45 BST · Vasil Levski National Stadium

Updated 11 Oct 2026, 16:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Levski Sofia · Red Bull Salzburg

The model’s pre-match pick

Levski Sofia 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg — Red Bull Salzburg won this UEFA Europa League match. TACTIX’s pre-match model pick was Under 2.5 goals.

Free pick

Under 2.5 goals

Best price: 2.27 at Betano

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The record in this market: of the calls the model rated 70% or more on Under 2.5 goals in the last 90 days, 56.1% of 139 landed (95% range 47.8–64.1%); it had given them 77.5% on average. That is the market’s record, not a forecast for this pick. The model has been overconfident here: weigh its calls in this market with that in mind. How accurate →

Match report, in numbers

The result

Red Bull Salzburg won 1–0 at Vasil Levski National Stadium in the UEFA Europa League on Thursday 17 September. Red Bull Salzburg have scored in 14 consecutive matches in all competitions.

The goals

Red Bull Salzburg led 1–0 at half-time. The goals — Red Bull Salzburg: Haris Tabaković (39’).

How it turned

Replaying TACTIX’s published pre-match model through the match’s one key moment (goals and red cards), the biggest swing came with Haris Tabaković’s goal on 39 minutes.

Discipline

The bookings — Levski Sofia: Álex Centelles (55’); Red Bull Salzburg: Sota Kitano (41’), Haris Tabaković (56’), Bartosz Mazurek (60’), Yorbe Vertessen (65’) and Abubakr Barry (90+3’).

What it changes

Levski Sofia have scored no goals, the 17th-fewest (shared) of the 66 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 1 game, ranked per game). Levski Sofia have conceded one goal, the 20th-fewest (shared) of the 66 clubs.

Red Bull Salzburg have scored eight goals, the eighth-most (shared) of the 66 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 4 games, ranked per game). Red Bull Salzburg have conceded three goals, the 15th-fewest (shared) of the 66 clubs.

Levski Sofia are winless in their last three matches in all competitions. Red Bull Salzburg are unbeaten in their last 11 matches in all competitions. Levski Sofia have failed to score in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Bartosz Mazurek (Red Bull Salzburg) 6.2, Svetoslav Vutsov (Levski Sofia) 5.7 and Aldair (Levski Sofia) 5.3 led the match.

What the model said

The model’s free pick, Under 2.5 goals, landed — graded in the live track record, misses included.

Next up

Levski Sofia next travel to Marseille on 26 November 2026.

Red Bull Salzburg next travel to Austria Vienna on 21 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Levski Sofia: Marseille v Levski Sofia, Thursday 26 November — the preview. Next for Red Bull Salzburg: Austria Vienna v Red Bull Salzburg, Saturday 21 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Levski Sofia 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg · UEFA Europa League
Venue: Vasil Levski National Stadium · Sophia
Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara
Model coverage: 182 markets priced for this fixture
Recent form: Levski Sofia 2W 2D 1L · Red Bull Salzburg 4W 1D 0L

Levski Sofia 0–1 Red Bull Salzburg (UEFA Europa League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across 182 markets, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 11 October 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.25 / 2.63

Goals

against 0.88 / 0.88 · 2 of the last 5 over 3

over 8 matches

4.4 / 6.29

Corners

against 4 / 3.43 · 1 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 5 matches

3.2 / 8.14

Shots on target

against 2.8 / 2.57 · 1 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 5 matches

1 / 0.71

Cards

against 1.8 / 2.29 · 1 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 5 matches

182

Markets analysed

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 11 September 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 11 September 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Lines marked “our book” are this fixture’s; the rest are standard thresholds, not prices.
Per game	Levski Sofia for / against	Line	Red Bull Salzburg for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5	3our book	2.63 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.4 for · 4 against n 5 Last 5	9.5standard	6.29 for · 3.43 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	11.8 for · 11 against n 5 Last 5	19.5standard	13.14 for · 8.29 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.2 for · 2.8 against n 5 Last 5	8.5standard	8.14 for · 2.57 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	10.33 for · 14.33 against n 3 Last 5	21.5standard	5.57 for · 10.43 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1 for · 1.8 against n 5 Last 5	3.5standard	0.71 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5

Referee: Mohammad Al-Emara.

Levski Sofia

Levski Sofia Goalkeeper

Levski Sofia — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
S. Vutsov	4	90360 min	102.5 /90	41 /90	00 /90

Levski Sofia — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Levski Sofia before kick-off, to 11 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
S. Vutsov n 6	91.2	2.8 4/4

Levski Sofia Defensive

Levski Sofia — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
K. Dimitrov	4	90360 min	20.5 /90	10.3 /90	51.3 /90	133.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90
N. Serafimov	4	90360 min	41 /90	30.8 /90	20.5 /90	133.3 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90
Álex Centelles	4	85339 min	41.1 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	102.7 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90
Aldair	4	68272 min	82.6 /90	20.7 /90	41.3 /90	247.9 /90	62 /90	10.3 /90
Serginho	4	87349 min	20.5 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	153.9 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90
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Levski Sofia — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Levski Sofia before kick-off, to 11 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
N. Serafimov n 4	90	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0	—
K. Dimitrov n 8	90.9	0.2 2/0	0.4 3/0	N. Veratschnig
S. Vutsov n 6	91.2	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
Serginho n 4	87.3	0.8 2/1	1.8 3/2	B. Mazurek
Álex Centelles n 4	84.8	0.8 1/1	0.3 1/0	Y. Vertessen
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Levski Sofia — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Levski Sofia before kick-off, to 11 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Serafimov n 4	90	1 3/1
K. Dimitrov n 8	90.9	0.5 4/0
Serginho n 4	87.3	0.5 2/0
Álex Centelles n 4	84.8	1.1 3/1
Reinaldo n 4	74.8	0 0/0
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Levski Sofia Attacking

Levski Sofia — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
Reinaldo	4	75299 min	30.9 /90	00 /90	61.8 /90	10.3 /90	30.9 /90	00 /90
J. Perea	3	2471 min	11.3 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90
David Kusso	2	2142 min	00 /90	00 /90	24.3 /90	24.3 /90	00 /90	12.1 /90
Serginho	4	87349 min	00 /90	00 /90	30.8 /90	00 /90	51.3 /90	20.5 /90
A. Oko-Flex	4	73290 min	10.3 /90	00 /90	10.3 /90	00 /90	61.9 /90	41.2 /90
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Levski Sofia — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Levski Sofia before kick-off, to 11 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Serafimov n 4	90	0.3 1/0	0 0/0
K. Dimitrov n 8	90.9	0.2 2/0	0.1 1/0
S. Vutsov n 6	91.2	0 0/0	0 0/0
Serginho n 4	87.3	0.8 2/1	0 0/0
Álex Centelles n 4	84.8	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
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Levski Sofia — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Levski Sofia before kick-off, to 11 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Vutsov n 6	91.2	0 0/0	0 0/0
K. Dimitrov n 8	90.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Serafimov n 4	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Serginho n 4	87.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
Álex Centelles n 4	84.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/0
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Red Bull Salzburg

Red Bull Salzburg Goalkeeper

Red Bull Salzburg — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Christian Zawieschitzky	6	90540 min	111.8 /90	20.3 /90	10.2 /90

Red Bull Salzburg — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Red Bull Salzburg before kick-off, to 11 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Christian Zawieschitzky n 8	90	2 5/3

Red Bull Salzburg Defensive

Red Bull Salzburg — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
N. Veratschnig	6	82493 min	91.6 /90	61.1 /90	00 /90	244.4 /90	20.4 /90	10.2 /90
K. Boma	5	88440 min	61.2 /90	132.7 /90	10.2 /90	275.5 /90	20.4 /90	00 /90
Valentin Zabransky	5	79393 min	71.6 /90	40.9 /90	40.9 /90	153.4 /90	10.2 /90	00 /90
D. Schmid	5	76382 min	51.2 /90	30.7 /90	10.2 /90	153.5 /90	10.2 /90	10.2 /90
T. Drexler	3	79237 min	51.9 /90	20.8 /90	31.1 /90	62.3 /90	10.4 /90	00 /90
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Red Bull Salzburg — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Red Bull Salzburg before kick-off, to 11 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Christian Zawieschitzky n 8	90	0 0/0	0.3 2/0	—
N. Veratschnig n 6	82.2	0.4 2/0	0.9 4/1	K. Dimitrov
A. Barry n 6	79	1.3 4/2	0.6 3/0	—
B. Mazurek n 6	65.5	0.7 3/0	3.9 6/5	Serginho
Y. Vertessen n 8	56.3	0.8 2/1	1 4/1	Álex Centelles
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Red Bull Salzburg — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Red Bull Salzburg before kick-off, to 11 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
N. Veratschnig n 6	82.2	1.6 3/1
A. Barry n 6	79	2.1 4/3
B. Mazurek n 6	65.5	2.7 4/3
Y. Vertessen n 8	56.3	0.8 4/0
K. Boma n 5	88	1.2 4/2
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Red Bull Salzburg Attacking

Red Bull Salzburg — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
H. Tabaković	5	63314 min	30.9 /90	00 /90	123.4 /90	61.7 /90	41.1 /90	30.9 /90
K. Konaté	5	48242 min	41.5 /90	00 /90	176.3 /90	93.3 /90	51.9 /90	20.7 /90
A. Barry	6	79474 min	00 /90	20.4 /90	50.9 /90	00 /90	50.9 /90	61.1 /90
B. Mazurek	6	66393 min	10.2 /90	20.5 /90	102.3 /90	30.7 /90	30.7 /90	92.1 /90
Y. Vertessen	6	56335 min	20.5 /90	10.3 /90	143.8 /90	71.9 /90	92.4 /90	00 /90
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Red Bull Salzburg — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Red Bull Salzburg before kick-off, to 11 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Christian Zawieschitzky n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Veratschnig n 6	82.2	1.6 5/3	0.9 3/2
A. Barry n 6	79	0.9 3/2	0 0/0
B. Mazurek n 6	65.5	2.3 6/1	0.7 3/0
Y. Vertessen n 8	56.3	3.8 8/6	1.4 5/1
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Red Bull Salzburg — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Red Bull Salzburg before kick-off, to 11 September 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Christian Zawieschitzky n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
N. Veratschnig n 6	82.2	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
A. Barry n 6	79	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
B. Mazurek n 6	65.5	0.2 1/0	0.5 1/1
Y. Vertessen n 8	56.3	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Levski Sofia		Red Bull Salzburg
46%	Possession	54%
14	Shots	12
0	Shots on target	7
6	Shots off target	3
8	Blocked shots	2
9	Shots inside the box	9
5	Corners	4
9	Fouls	21
1	Yellow cards	5
0	Red cards	0
6	Saves	0
464	Passes	471

Levski Sofia Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
S. Vutsov	90	0	0	0	0	7.6
K. Dimitrov	90	1	0	2	0	7
Aldair	90	1	1	2	0	7.1
Serginho	90	1	3	1	0	7.2
G. Trdin	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
Maicon	90	1	1	1	0	6.9
C. Makoun	88	0	2	0	0	6.9
Everton Bala	88	3	2	1	0	6.4
A. Oko-Flex	76	2	0	1	0	6.2
Reinaldo	76	0	1	0	0	6.2
Álex Centelles	58	2	1	1	Y	5.8
David Kusso	32	2	0	2	0	6.6
M. Soula	14	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Perea	14	1	0	0	0	6.1
A. Mitkov	2	0	0	1	0	6.3
S. Stoyanchov	2	0	0	0	0	6

Red Bull Salzburg Player Stats

Player	Min	G	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
A. Barry	90	0	0	0	1	6	Y	7.2
K. Boma	90	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.9
T. Drexler	90	0	0	0	0	3	0	7.1
B. Mazurek	90	0	1	1	0	5	Y	7.1
D. Schmid	90	0	1	1	2	1	0	6.6
H. Tabaković	90	1	2	2	0	0	Y	7.5
N. Veratschnig	90	0	2	0	0	2	0	7
Christian Zawieschitzky	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
E. Baidoo	89	0	3	1	1	0	0	6.4
Y. Vertessen	69	0	2	1	0	0	Y	6.4
S. Kitano	63	0	1	1	1	0	Y	6.2
D. Redzic	27	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
K. Konaté	21	0	0	0	1	1	0	6.6
F. Krätzig	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Levski Sofia v Red Bull Salzburg — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Levski SofiaDWWDL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 0.8 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

Red Bull SalzburgWWWWD

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.8 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

League standing · 2026/27

Levski Sofia#10 pos7 pts4 pl+1 GD

Red Bull Salzburg#26 pos4 pts4 pl-5 GD

Goals per game

Levski Sofia scored1

Red Bull Salzburg scored0.75

Levski Sofia conceded0.75

Red Bull Salzburg conceded2

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Frequently Asked Questions

What was the model’s pick for Levski Sofia v Red Bull Salzburg?: TACTIX’s free model pick for Levski Sofia v Red Bull Salzburg was Under 2.5 goals (best price 2.27 at Betano).
What is the recent form of Levski Sofia and Red Bull Salzburg?: Recent form — Levski Sofia 2W 2D 1L; Red Bull Salzburg 4W 1D 0L.

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