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Atalanta vs Bayer: prediction for the Europa League match
On March 10, Atalanta will host Bayer in the first leg of Europa League round of 16. What to expect from this clash? The answer is in our prediction.
Command Analysis
Atalanta
ItalyAtalanta made it into the Europa League playoffs after a 3rd place finish in the Champions League group stage. In the first round The Goddess left no chance to Olympiacos, beating the Greek club by a 5:1 score on aggregate. Bergamo side dominated in Greece, Ukrainian forward Malinovskyi scored a brace in a space of just two minutes.
Atalanta failed to get past the quarter-final in Coppa Italia - they were beaten by Fiorentina.
After 27 rounds of Ligue 1 Gian Piero Gasperini's men have 13 victories and eight draws, delivering 47 points and a 6th spot in the standings. Team's defensive line is looking great, only 31 goals were conceded.
In three latest rounds Bergamo Calcio lost two matches and recorded a victory over Sampdoria (4:0).
Zapata, Ilicic and Cabezas won't feature in the upcoming match.
Bayer Leverkusen
GermanyBayer put up a great performance in the Europa League group stage, in six rounds team recorded four victories and a draw, delivering 13 points and a top spot in the standings. At this stage team managed to beat Betis and Celtic.
After 25 rounds of Bundesliga The Lions have 13 victories and six draws, delivering 45 points and a 3rd spot in the standings.
Team has the second best offensive record in the league with 64 goals, so they are averaging more than two goals per game. In three latest rounds the Pharmacists had three different results - a defeat to Mainz (2:3), a victory over Arminia (3:0) and a draw to Bayern (1:1).
Andrich, Schick, Lunev, Demirbay and Bellarabi won't feature in the upcoming match.
Trends
СтавкаAtalanta: total over 1,5
In two of three latest home matches Atalanta scored two goals
СтавкаAtalanta to concede
Atalanta conceded in 4 of 5 latest home matches
СтавкаCorrect score 1:1
Both clubs avoided draws in 4 of 5 latest matches
СтавкаPenalty: no
In 2 of 3 latest matches of the visitors no penalties were given
Tip and bets
It is the first head-to-head match between the opponents in the history. Opponents are worth each other, there are enough skilled and experienced players in both clubs. We think that teams will try to put up a cautious defensive performance in the first match, because any mistake may lead to elimination from the tournament.
Our prediction - total under 3 goals
We don't think that teams will decide a winner today. Both clubs are looking confident, so it's hard to predict, who will advance further. We are expecting a low-scoring match, which will probably end in a draw and opponents will just have to prepare for the second leg.
Our second bet is on a draw
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