RB Salzburg and Atlético de Madrid have met twice previously in all competitions with both coming the 2020-21 UEFA Champions League group stage; the Spaniards won 3-2 away on MD2 and 2-0 at home on MD6.

Atlético de Madrid have never lost against an Austrian opponent in European competition, winning nine of their 10 such matches to date (D1). They’ve won all four of their games against Austrian sides under Diego Simeone by an aggregate score of 12-2 (all in the UEFA Champions League).

RB Salzburg have lost each of their last seven home matches in the UEFA Champions League, including all three this season without scoring. If they lose this game, they would become the first side in the history of the European Cup/Champions League to lose eight consecutive home matches. 

Following wins over Paris SG (2-1) and Sparta Prague (6-0), Atlético de Madrid will be looking to win three consecutive away games in the European Cup/UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 1973-74 campaign (a run of three).

RB Salzburg have only won their final match of a group/league phase in one previous UEFA Champions League campaign (1-0 v Sevilla in 2021-22), losing each of the five other matches. Indeed, they’ve lost and conceded 3+ goals in their final group game in each of the previous two campaigns (0-4 v Milan and 1-3 v Benfica).

Atlético de Madrid have lost their final game of the group stage in just one of their last seven UEFA Champions League campaigns (1-2 v FC Porto in 2022-23), winning four and drawing two of the other six. They’ve won their final such game in four of the last five seasons (L1).

Atlético de Madrid have won the most points from losing positions in the UEFA Champions League this season (9), while they’re already the only team in the competition’s history to score three 90th-minute winners in a single campaign (v RB Leipzig, Paris SG and Bayer Leverkusen).

Atlético de Madrid’s Julián Alvarez has averaged a goal or assist every 70 minutes in his UEFA Champions League career (14 goals and four assists in total). This is the best minutes per goal involvement ratio of any player with 1000+ minutes played in the competition, narrowly ahead of former teammate Erling Haaland (71).

RB Salzburg’s Amar Dedic has completed 93% of his attempted dribbles in the UEFA Champions League this season (13/14); the highest success rate of any player (min. 10 attempts).

Atlético de Madrid’s Rodrigo De Paul has made 16 passes breaking the opposition’s defensive line in the UEFA Champions League this season, more than any other player across the first seven matchdays. Indeed, he’s also made the most line-breaking passes into the opposition penalty area in this period (12).