At first glance, the quarter-final tie between Liverpool and Atalanta looks by far the most interesting and exciting. Both teams managed to win their respective groups in the Europa League. They have also garnered attention due to their positive form in continental football and last but not least – their goal tallies. Liverpool and Atalanta’s games tend to see a lot of goals which is a huge plus for any neutral spectator.
Liverpool Team News
Despite being in the middle of a title battle in England, Liverpool shows no signs of underestimating or outright sacrificing the Europa League in pursuit of domestic glory. Jurgen Klopp’s team recorded their biggest aggregate win in European football in the previous round against Sparta Prague. Looking at Liverpool’s Europa League stats we can see that their games tend to feature goals. So much so, that the team has seen over 2.5 goals in all but one of their fixtures in the tournament thus far. At Anfield, Jurgen Klopp’s boys maintain an impeccable form winning all continental home games thus far. And this home form for Liverpool has stretched in the last 16 European home games they’ve had, 12 of which have been won by them.
Atalanta Team News
Despite a recent drop in form for Atalanta, they are a different team when it comes to UEFA tournaments. Yes, they will visit Anfield on the back of 2 consecutive defeats, but in the Europa League their performance has been stellar – Atalanta managed to top their group and then eliminate a tough opponent in the face of Sporting CP. Much like Liverpool, La Dea’s games in the tournament regularly see a fair amount of goals. In fact, Atalanta have managed to score in all of their Europa League games this season. A broader point of view will reveal that La Dea have just 2 losses in their last 17 European away fixtures.
Head-to-Head-Games
Liverpool and Atalanta have met before in the Champions League in 2020. Atalanta managed to win the game at Anfield with 0-2, but the fixture in Italy was won by Liverpool with a convincing 0-5 result. Curiously enough, Liverpool’s great home form in European matches began after their 0-2 defeat to Atalanta in that year’s Champions League.
Liverpool – Atalanta United Betting Prediction
I expect to see goals here. Liverpool and Atalanta are both teams that are involved in high-scoring matches both in the Europa League and in other tournaments. Jurgen Klopp’s men will have the home advantage in the first leg and they maintain a stellar home track record in continental football, but Atalanta poses a good away record. I believe that the difference here will come from the quality of both sides – Liverpool are a better team currently than Atalanta and they score a lot, even if they tend to concede often. For this game, my pick would be for Liverpool to win and the game to feature over 2.5 goals. Given the scoring profiles of both sides, their quality and the home advantage for Liverpool, this seems like a sound choice.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals & Liverpool To Win
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Odds: 1.67
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