Champions League: Atalanta vs Celtic – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 3 match between Atalanta and Celtic and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Atalanta hope to live up to their early billing as the Champions League title favourites on Wednesday when they welcome Celtic over to the Gewiss Stadium for a round 3 match.

Placed 11th in the table Atalanta have amassed four points after two matches. On three points, Celtic rank 20th with two matches played this season.

Form: Atalanta vs Celtic

Atalanta Form

Atalanta swept all aside in their last three matches and started off by winning 0-3 against Shakhtar Donetsk. They went on to defeat Genoa 5-1 and made it three on the spin against Venezia in a 0-2 victory. Atalanta just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six Champions League matches at the Gewiss Stadium. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored six and conceded seven goals.

Celtic Form

Celtic claimed four points from a possible nine in their last three matches across all tournaments, which opened with a defeat 7-1 against Borussia Dortmund. A 1-2 win followed against Ross County, before drawing 2-2 with Aberdeen. Celtic didn’t manage a single away win in their last six Champions League matches, but managed zero draws, while suffering six defeats. They conceded 25 and scored three goals themselves.

Betting stats and facts for Atalanta and Celtic

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Atalanta and Celtic. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

In-form players: Atalanta vs Celtic

Having scored just once lately in the Champions League, Berat Djimsiti will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Celtic hope Daizen Maeda can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of two Champions League goals in his last six Champions League games.

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Full-time result

Atalanta claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Celtic won nine of their last 10 games away, while drawing zero and losing one in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Atalanta scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Celtic scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Celtic games. Atalanta managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Atalanta, who scored an average of 2.1 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in nine of the last ten games for Celtic, who managed to hit the net 3.2 times on average in these games. Celtic are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 30 matches.

Betting prediction: Atalanta vs Celtic

In conclusion, the upcoming game between Atalanta and Celtic seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this Champions League match.

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