Red Bull Salzburg vs Pafos

Red Bull Salzburg

1 - 0

Pafos

🕒 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00 Europe/London 📍 Red Bull Arena 🧑‍⚖️ Damian Sylwestrzak 🔁 3rd Qualifying Round 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

3rd Qualifying Round

Europa League Table

Red Bull Salzburg 5 · Pafos 30

Referee Stats

Damian Sylwestrzak

4 matches · 4.50 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	4.50
Reds avg	0.25
Penalties avg	1.00
Over 4.5 cards	50%
Home wins	100%
Draws	0%
Away wins	0%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Team Overview

Red Bull Salzburg (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-1

Goals For / Against

4 / 4

Avg: 1.33 / 1.33

Points

Avg: 2.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Pafos (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 0-0-2

Goals For / Against

0 / 3

Avg: 0.00 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 0.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Europa League fixture.

Quick comparison bars

2.00

PPG

0.00

1.33

0.00

1.33

1.50

67%

O2.5

BTTS

67%

Score 1st

League-position context

Red Bull Salzburg rank5th

Pafos rank30th

Red Bull Salzburg points14

Pafos points4

Red Bull Salzburg: #5 · 14 pts · GD +2

8 pts off the top 2. 3 pts above the play-off edge. 14 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Pafos: #30 · 4 pts · GD +1

18 pts off the top 2. 7 pts off the play-off line. 4 pts clear of the relegation zone.

10-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Red Bull Salzburg last 5 home

L W W

Points6/9

Weighted index50

Goals4-4

Record2-0-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Pafos last 5 away

L L

Points0/6

Weighted index0

Goals0-3

Record0-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Red Bull Salzburg trend breakdown

Over 2.567%

BTTS0%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.533%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 67% · Over 3.5 33% · 1H BTTS 0%

Pafos trend breakdown

Over 2.50%

BTTS0%

BTTS + O2.50%

1H Over 0.50%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 50% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Red Bull Salzburg score at home67%

Red Bull Salzburg clean sheet at home67%

Pafos score away0%

Pafos clean sheet away0%

First-goal patterns

Red Bull Salzburg score first67%

Red Bull Salzburg win after scoring first100%

Pafos score first0%

Pafos win after scoring first0%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Red Bull Salzburg 0% · Pafos 0%

Avg first goal minute: Red Bull Salzburg 74.5' · Pafos —

Vs league average

Red Bull Salzburg score at home1.33 vs 1.62

Red Bull Salzburg concede at home1.33 vs 1.24

Pafos score away0.00 vs 1.24

Pafos concede away1.50 vs 1.62

Red Bull Salzburg score 18% below league average, while Pafos score 100% below league average.

Defensive side: Red Bull Salzburg are 8% above league average at home, and Pafos are 7% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals3.50

BTTS50%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Red Bull Salzburg goal timing (home)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 100% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 0-15

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

76-90+ 0

Pafos goal timing (away)

1H scored: 0% 2H scored: 0% Danger: — Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 1

61-75 1

76-90+ 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

31-45 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

—

Total Shots

—

Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

—

Passes Accurate

—

Passes %

—

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

36'

36' David Luiz

45+1' ↑↓

↑↓

45+1' ⇄ Domingos Quina

1st substitution · For: K. Sema

46'

46' K. Sema

58' ↑↓

↑↓

58' ⇄ S. Diabaté

1st substitution · For: B. Mazurek

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ D. Redzic

2nd substitution · For: S. Kitano

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Y. Vertessen

3rd substitution · For: K. Konaté

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ E. Baidoo

4th substitution · For: H. Tabaković

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ G. Diakité

5th substitution · For: E. Aguilar

75'

75' A. Barry

80' ↑↓

↑↓

80' ⇄ Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito

2nd substitution · For: M. Mammadov

82'

82' I. Šunjić

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ V. Dragomir

3rd substitution · For: Pêpê Rodrigues

88' ⚽

⚽

88' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

H. Tabaković

Normal Goal

90+3'

90+3' K. Sema

90+3'

90+3' K. Sema

Red Bull Salzburg vs Pafos 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Red Bull Salzburg beat Pafos 1-0 on Thursday, 06 August 2026 in Europa League. The match was refereed by Damian Sylwestrzak. It was played at Red Bull Arena.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. David Luiz received a yellow card for Pafos at 36'. Pafos made their 1st substitution at 45+1', with Domingos Quina replacing K. Sema.

Second half: K. Sema received a yellow card for Pafos at 46'. Red Bull Salzburg made their 1st substitution at 58', with S. Diabaté replacing B. Mazurek. Red Bull Salzburg made their 2nd substitution at 64', with D. Redzic replacing S. Kitano. Red Bull Salzburg made their 3rd substitution at 65', with Y. Vertessen replacing K. Konaté. Red Bull Salzburg made their 4th substitution at 70', with E. Baidoo replacing H. Tabaković. Red Bull Salzburg made their 5th substitution at 70', with G. Diakité replacing E. Aguilar. A. Barry received a yellow card for Red Bull Salzburg at 75'. Pafos made their 2nd substitution at 80', with Alexandre Miguel Soares Carvalho Brito replacing M. Mammadov. I. Šunjić received a yellow card for Pafos at 82'. Pafos made their 3rd substitution at 88', with V. Dragomir replacing Pêpê Rodrigues. Red Bull Salzburg took the lead at 88' when H. Tabaković scored, making the score 1-0. K. Sema received a yellow card for Pafos at 90+3'. K. Sema received a red card for Pafos at 90+3'.

Red Bull Salzburg used 5 substitutions while Pafos used 3 substitutions. Red Bull Salzburg got 1 yellow card, while Pafos got 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 5 yellows, 1 reds.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	1 (50.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Red Bull Salzburg vs Pafos Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

13 Aug 2026 Pafos vs Red Bull Salzburg 3 - 3 06 Aug 2026 Red Bull Salzburg vs Pafos 1 - 0