NK Celje vs Salzburg: Confirmed Lineups & Match Prediction

NK Celje vs Salzburg: Confirmed Lineups & Match Prediction

NK Celje vs Salzburg lineups, match prediction, bet builder tips and odds ahead of the Europa League clash on Thursday 22 October at 20:00 UK time.

NK Celje vs Salzburg Confirmed Lineups

Competition

Europa League

Match Date

Thursday 22 October 2026

Kick-off Time

20:00 UK time

Venue

Stadion Z'dezele

The starting lineups for the Europa League fixture between NK Celje and Salzburg have been confirmed.

NK Celje Starting XI

Formation: 4-3-3

Starting XI: Zan-Luk Leban (GK); Pijus Sirvys (RB), Artemijus Tutyskinas (CB), Lukasz Bejger (CB), Milot Avdyli (LB); Mario Kvesic (CM), Mark Zabukovnik (CM), Svit Seslar (CM); Benjamin Verbic (LW), Blaz Kramer (CF), Veton Tusha (RW)

Substitutes: Yaya Dukuly, Ziga Frelih, Alpha Diounkou, Papa Daniel, Darko Hrka, Zan Zuzek, Leonárdo Koútris, Armandas Kucys, Matic Ivansek, Dejan Suhovrsnik, Luka Kolar

Salzburg Starting XI

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI: Christian Zawieschitzky (GK); Leandro Morgalla (RB), Tim Drexler (CB), Kévin Boma (CB), Dominik Schmid (LB); Abubakr Barry (DM), Umut Tohumcu (DM); Damir Redzic (RM), Sota Kitano (AM), Yorbe Vertessen (LM); Haris Tabakovic (CF)

Substitutes: John Mellberg, Aboubacar Camara, Bartosz Mazurek, Gaoussou Diakite, Soumaïla Diabaté, Nikola Sarcevic, Karim Konaté, Valentin Zabransky, Frans Krätzig, Jesper Lindstrøm, Christian Früchtl, Stefan Lainer

NK Celje vs Salzburg Immediate Reaction

NK Celje

NK Celje line up in a 4-3-3 with Blaz Kramer leading the front three alongside Benjamin Verbic and Veton Tusha. Svit Seslar, Mark Zabukovnik and Mario Kvesic make up the midfield three, with Zan-Luk Leban in goal behind a back four of Pijus Sirvys, Artemijus Tutyskinas, Lukasz Bejger and Milot Avdyli.

Salzburg

Salzburg set up in a 4-2-3-1, with Haris Tabakovic as the lone striker and Sota Kitano operating in the number ten role. Abubakr Barry and Umut Tohumcu provide the double pivot, while Christian Zawieschitzky starts in goal behind Leandro Morgalla, Tim Drexler, Kévin Boma and Dominik Schmid.

NK Celje vs Salzburg Reactive Bet Builder

The bet builder for this fixture combines four selections: Salzburg to win, Karim Konaté to score at any time, both teams to score, and Pijus Sirvys to be shown a card.

NK Celje vs Salzburg Prediction After Confirmed Lineups

Salzburg are the favourites on the available pre-match data, with the away side rated as the stronger result option.

Result Prediction: Salzburg are the side expected to take the points, based on the pre-match data supplied for this fixture.

Disclaimer

Important information: This article may contain links to betting offers or promotions for NK Celje vs Salzburg that were available at the time of publication. These offers may have since expired, changed, or no longer be available.

Oddschecker offers are selected from operators that our football experts work with regularly and have first-hand experience of. If you open an account via one of these links, Oddschecker may earn commission. This helps support our coverage and allows us to continue producing expert analysis and football content across Europa League.

Please gamble responsibly. 18+.

oddschecker logo
unsupported browser icon
Browser Not Supported

To provide a world-class betting experience we use cutting-edge web technologies only supported by modern browsers.

We recommend using one of the following:

chrome iconGoogle Chromefirefox iconMozlla Firefoxopera iconOpera
edge iconMicrosoft Edgesafari-ios iconSafari (OS 10.8+)