Pachuca vs Red Bull Salzburg Predictions

Pachuca vs Red Bull Salzburg Predictions for Wednesday’s FIFA Club World Cup. Pachuca face Red Bull Salzburg at TQL Stadium, with both teams aiming for a strong start to their Club World Cup campaign. Read on for all our free betting tips and predictions.

Club World Cup | June 18 2025 at 11:00 pm UK at TQL Stadium

Pachuca vs Red Bull Salzburg Predictions

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• Salzburg’s leaky travels continue
  • The Austrian side haven’t kept a clean sheet on the road since March, conceding in all of their last three away outings.
• Pachuca’s recent form reads like a rollercoaster
  • With only two wins in six matches, consistency has abandoned Lozano’s men, though they’ve still managed to find the net regularly.
• Nene’s red-hot run can’t be ignored
  • Salzburg attacker Dorgeles Nene found the net five times in his final five domestic games and looks poised to torment defences once again.

Best Bet for Pachuca vs Red Bull Salzburg

The FIFA Club World Cup throws together some fascinating mismatches, and Wednesday’s duel between Mexico’s Pachuca and Austria’s Red Bull Salzburg is no exception. Both sides arrive with different ambitions but surprisingly similar uncertainties, which makes this one of the most unpredictable ties in the opening round. Set against the backdrop of TQL Stadium, this clash is less about glamour and more about grit, as two clubs with a point to prove go toe-to-toe in what promises to be a properly gritty continental showdown.

Pachuca might wear the underdog tag proudly, but there’s pressure bubbling under the surface. A limp showing in Liga MX has them coming into this one more in hope than expectation. Sure, they edged past Al Ahly in a warm-up friendly (if you can call a penalty shootout win convincing), but inconsistency has plagued them like a bad smell. Their biggest worry? Group H is no joke. With giants like Real Madrid waiting down the line, anything short of a result here might as well be curtains.

Salzburg, meanwhile, had their own drama, swapping managers mid-season after Pepijn Lijnders’ spell went south. Thomas Letsch has stabilised things somewhat, closing the Austrian campaign with a flourish and guiding his side to back-to-back wins. That said, they’ve not kicked a ball competitively in over three weeks after a cancelled friendly against Seekirchen. It’s like turning up to a sprint cold after weeks on the sofa—will they be sharp, or will rust show?

Despite neither team being technically “home”, Salzburg have to face up to Pachuca’s local familiarity, if not literal fanbase. Add in some patchy travel form for the Austrians and you’ve got all the ingredients for a volatile encounter.

Best Bet for Pachuca vs Red Bull Salzburg:

Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals

Here at BettingTips4You.com, we don’t just throw darts at a board and hope something sticks. Our mantra is clear: one match, one prediction. That’s why we’ve dug deep into this fixture, and after crunching every angle, our top pick—and only pick—for this contest is Both Teams to Score & Over 2.5 Goals. We rate quality over quantity, so there’s no shopping list of tips here—just the one you can actually use.

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There’s a reason this feels like the sort of match where defending might take a backseat. Neither side have shown any real resistance at the back in recent months, with Salzburg leaking in nearly every away game since March and Pachuca far from water-tight. The Mexican side have looked especially vulnerable, having managed just two wins from their last six and letting in goals far too easily.

But it’s not just about their inability to defend—it’s what they can do going forward that makes this pick so compelling. Pachuca have firepower in the form of Salomón Rondón and John Kennedy, while Idrissi and Bautista provide attacking width. Even when they don’t dominate, they find moments of spark. Salzburg, meanwhile, can rely on the creative boots of Oscar Gloukh and the pace and goalscoring prowess of Dorgeles Nene—whose end-of-season form was eye-catching, to say the least.

“When both teams are inconsistent at the back and loaded up front, goals are the only logical expectation. This is the sort of fixture where defending becomes optional.”
– BettingTips4You.com expert Herrin Kendrick

Let’s also not forget Salzburg have had time to reset, and with no jet lag to worry about and confidence from a solid league finish, they’ll be eager to impress. But with match sharpness questionable and Pachuca desperate to avoid another early tournament exit, expect them to give this a proper go. The script screams goals—perhaps not always beautiful, but certainly entertaining.

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Correct Score Prediction: Pachuca 2-3 Red Bull Salzburg

Pachuca will put up a spirited fight and exploit Salzburg’s rustiness, but the Austrians have too much firepower. Expect a match with end-to-end swings and an eventual Austrian edge.

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