Mjällby 0-1 Salzburg: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Europa League · Thursday 20 August 2026 · Strandvallen, Sölvesborg · referee Nikolai Balakin · full time
Full time: Mjällby 0-1 Salzburg
Salzburg beat Mjällby 1-0 in Europa League on Thursday 20 August 2026 at Strandvallen.
How Salzburg won it
The opening goal came in the 90th minute (+2): an own goal by Tom Pettersson for Salzburg. It came late, and it settled the match.
It was 0-0 at half-time, and the second half changed the result.
The referee, Nikolai Balakin, showed 1 yellow card: 1 to Mjällby and 0 to Salzburg.
Mjällby: Karl Marius Aksum, 3-4-3 · Salzburg: D. Röhl, 4-2-3-1.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
Mjällby had 1 shot on target, Salzburg 8.
Mjällby's goalkeeper made 6 saves.
Salzburg had 69% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
Mjällby came into it with 2 Europa League matches played, scoring 0.0 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 0.85 expected goals for and – against, and had won 0% of their matches.
Salzburg came into it with 5 Europa League matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 0.6 a match, with 2.08 expected goals for and – against, and had won 80% of their matches.
Mjällby vs Salzburg: the match in numbers
| Mjällby | Match statistics | Salzburg |
|---|---|---|
| 31% | Ball possession | 69% |
| 10 | Total shots | 24 |
| 1 | Shots on target | 8 |
| 2 | Big chances | 3 |
| 298 | Total passes | 672 |
| 71% | Pass accuracy | 90% |
| 2 | Corners | 6 |
| 12 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 20 | Tackles | 16 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Edmund Baidoo (Salzburg), rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.
Mjällby
- Robin Wallinder 8.2
- Tony Miettinen 7.1
- Olle Lindberg 7.0
- Jacob Bergström 7.0
- Abdullah Iqbal 6.9
Salzburg
- Edmund Baidoo 8.3
- Dominik Schmid 8.0
- Nikolas Veratschnig 7.5
- Kévin Boma 7.3
- Valentin Zabransky 7.2
The lowest-rated starter was Max Nielsen at 6.2. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- Mjällby: Mjällby vs Inter Club d'Escaldes Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa Conference League
- Salzburg: Salzburg vs AC Milan Thursday 15 October 2026 · Europa League
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Questions about Mjällby vs Salzburg
What was the score in Mjällby vs Salzburg?
Mjällby 0-1 Salzburg (half-time 0-0), Europa League, Thursday 20 August 2026.
Who scored in Mjällby vs Salzburg?
Sportmonks did not list the scorers.
Did Moneyball predict Mjällby vs Salzburg correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in Mjällby vs Salzburg?
Edmund Baidoo, rated 8.3 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed Mjällby vs Salzburg?
Nikolai Balakin.
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