Champions League: VfB Stuttgart vs Atalanta – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Champions League round 4 match between VfB Stuttgart and Atalanta and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

As the early season favourites, VfB Stuttgart will look to justify their title credentials this coming Wednesday when they take on Atalanta for a round 4 match in the Champions League.

Placed 18th in the table VfB Stuttgart have amassed four points after three matches. On five points, Atalanta rank 17th with three matches played this season.

Team form: VfB Stuttgart vs Atalanta

VfB Stuttgart Form

In their last three matches, VfB Stuttgart won 2-1 and 2-1 against first Holstein Kiel then Kaiserslautern, before drawing 0-0 against Bayer Leverkusen. VfB Stuttgart claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the Champions League. They also drew three and lost one, scored ten goals and conceded nine.

Atalanta Form

Atalanta are in awesome shape going into this next encounter, as they won their last three matches on the bounce. Verona got left behind in a 6-1 win, before Monza got hammered in a 2-0 victory. SSC Napoli was the most recent victim in a 0-3 win for Atalanta. In their last six away matches in the Champions League, Atalanta won twice, while also recording two draws. They endured two defeats in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying 11 goals conceded and 12 scored.

Betting stats for VfB Stuttgart and Atalanta

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 VfB Stuttgart and Atalanta played across all tournaments.

In-form players: VfB Stuttgart vs Atalanta

Deniz Undav hit the target once in six Champions League, while Berat Djimsiti scored a similar amount in his last six games. Both’ll be hoping to double that at MHPArena.

Betting markets: VfB Stuttgart vs Atalanta

Full-time result

VfB Stuttgart won six of their last 10 matches on home soil, while drawing four in a run that saw them avoid defeat in front of their home supporters. Atalanta won four of their last 10 away games across all tournaments, whilst also drawing one and losing five. Amazingly, VfB Stuttgart are on a streak of 26 home matches without defeat. Atalanta are on a great streak of 8 matches without losing.

Both teams to score

VfB Stuttgart scored the first goal of the match an impressive eight times in the last ten home games. Astonishingly, Atalanta scored the opening goal of the match in five of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in the last 8 consecutive home games VfB Stuttgart played. Atalanta have won to nil in their last 3 away games. Atalanta managed four wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches.

Total goals

VfB Stuttgart saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in five of the last ten matches that Atalanta played across all tournaments. They scored 2.4 times on average in the process.

Betting prediction: VfB Stuttgart vs Atalanta

To sum up, the upcoming match between VfB Stuttgart and Atalanta seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Champions League game.

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