Aston Villa vs RB Salzburg
Competition – Europa League
Stadium: Villa Park
Date: 29th January 2026
Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
Aston Villa host RB Salzburg at Villa Park on Thursday night for a Europa League encounter that sees both sides arriving in impressive form. The English outfit will be looking to maintain their recent momentum, while the Austrian visitors have also shown resilience across recent outings.
Villa’s most recent outing delivered a 2-0 away victory over Newcastle United in the Premier League. Prior to that, they won 1-0 away at Fenerbahce in the Europa League. Earlier in this sequence, they lost 1-0 at home to Everton and won 2-1 away at Tottenham Hotspur in the FA Cup. They also drew 0-0 away at Crystal Palace, leaving them with three wins, one draw, and one defeat in their last five matches across all competitions.
Salzburg have been equally impressive, with their most recent match producing a 3-1 home victory over FC Basel in the Europa League. In their previous outing, they won 2-0 at home to Red Star Belgrade in a friendly. Earlier in this sequence, they drew 1-1 away at Raków Częstochowa in a friendly and lost 5-0 at home to Bayern Munich, also in a friendly. They also secured a 2-1 home win over Wolfsberger in the Austrian Bundesliga.
There is no head-to-head history between these two sides, making this a fascinating first competitive meeting between the English Premier League outfit and the Austrian champions.
Fans worldwide can tune in for this Thursday night Europa League clash, with kick-off scheduled for 20:00 GMT on Thursday, 29th January 2026. UK and Irish viewers can watch on TNT Sports 2, discovery+, and the discovery+ App. Portuguese audiences have coverage on DAZN2 Portugal and DAZN Portugal. US viewers can access the match via CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN USA, UniMás, TUDN.com, Univision NOW, TUDN App, and ViX. Spanish supporters can follow the action on Movistar+ and Movistar Liga de Campeones 13.
Aston Villa – Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)
| Result |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Competition |
Date |
| W |
Newcastle United |
0-2 |
Aston Villa |
English Premier League |
Jan 25, 2026 |
| W |
Fenerbahce |
0-1 |
Aston Villa |
Europa League |
Jan 22, 2026 |
| L |
Aston Villa |
0-1 |
Everton |
English Premier League |
Jan 18, 2026 |
| W |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1-2 |
Aston Villa |
English FA Cup |
Jan 10, 2026 |
| D |
Crystal Palace |
0-0 |
Aston Villa |
English Premier League |
Jan 7, 2026 |
RB Salzburg – Last 5 Matches (All Competitions)
| Result |
Home Team |
Score |
Away Team |
Competition |
Date |
| W |
RB Salzburg |
3-1 |
FC Basel |
Europa League |
Jan 22, 2026 |
| W |
RB Salzburg |
2-0 |
Red Star Belgrade |
Club Friendly |
Jan 15, 2026 |
| D |
Raków Częstochowa |
1-1 |
RB Salzburg |
Club Friendly |
Jan 10, 2026 |
| L |
RB Salzburg |
0-5 |
Bayern Munich |
Club Friendly |
Jan 6, 2026 |
| W |
RB Salzburg |
2-1 |
Wolfsberger |
Austrian Bundesliga |
Dec 14, 2025 |
Head-to-Head Record
No previous meetings between these two sides.
TV Listings / Streaming
| Country |
Broadcaster |
| Great Britain |
TNT Sports 2, discovery+, discovery+ App |
| Ireland Republic |
TNT Sports 2, discovery+, discovery+ App |
| USA |
CBS Sports Network, Paramount+, fuboTV, TUDN USA, UniMás, ViX |
| Portugal |
DAZN2 Portugal, DAZN Portugal |
| Spain |
Movistar+, Movistar Liga de Campeones 13 |
| Germany |
RTL+ |
| Austria |
Sky Sport Austria 1, RTL+, Sky Go Austria |
| Australia |
Stan Sport |
| Canada |
DAZN Canada, fuboTV Canada |