Champions League: Atalanta vs Athletic Club – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 7 match between Atalanta and Athletic Club and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Atalanta enjoy home advantage, when visitors Athletic Club swing by this coming Wednesday for a clash in the Champions League. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Form: Atalanta vs Athletic Club

Atalanta Form

Atalanta look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last 3 matches saw them get two wins and a draw. They ran out 0-2 and 2-0 against Bologna and Torino respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Pisa as the game finished level. The exact score was 1-1. Atalanta won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the Champions League, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored 12 and conceded eight goals.

Athletic Club Form

Athletic Club only managed to gain a single draw in their past three games. First, they suffered a 5-0 defeat against Barcelona. Then a 3-3 draw with Cultural Leonesa followed, before Mallorca claimed a 3-2 victory. Athletic Club only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Champions League. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by ten goals to four.

Betting facts for Atalanta and Athletic Club

Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Atalanta and Athletic Club played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Atalanta vs Athletic Club

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Lazar Samardzic, who is performing well for Atalanta. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent Champions League outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Athletic Club.The visitors will be looking to Gorka Guruzeta to find the net once again, after managing three Champions League goals for Athletic Club in recent matches.

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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 two along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Athletic Club won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing five in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Atalanta scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Athletic Club only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Athletic Club managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

Atalanta saw over 2.5 goals in four of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Athletic Club, who managed to score one time in those matches. In the last oneChampions League outings for Athletic Club there were over 4.5 goals.