Aston Villa vs RB Salzburg Preview

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