Conference League: Atalanta vs Kairat Almaty – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Conference League round 3 match between Atalanta and Kairat Almaty and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Atalanta hope to live up to their early billing as the Conference League title favourites on Thursday when they welcome Kairat Almaty over to the New Balance Arena for a round 3 match.

Team form: Atalanta vs Kairat Almaty

Atalanta Form

Two draws were the best Atalanta could manage in the previous three matches. They drew 4-4 with Frosinone, before finishing even in a 2-2 draw against Fiorentina. Their most recent match brought a 0-3 defeat against Parma Calcio 1913. Atalanta claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Conference League, which also saw them drawing zero and losing zero matches, in which they scored three and conceded one goals.

Kairat Almaty Form

Kairat Almaty were only able to take a single draw from their past three games. They came up short in a 3-0 defeat against Anderlecht before drawing 1-1 with Riga FC. They were defeated once again, when Panathinaikos ran out 1-5 winners. Kairat Almaty are winless in their last six away games in the Conference League, in which they drew two and lost two. They conceded seven goals while scoring four themselves.

Betting stats for Atalanta and Kairat Almaty

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

Players on top: Atalanta vs Kairat Almaty

Despite scoring just once in six Conference League games, Atalanta hope Gianluca Scamacca adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Kairat Almaty put their faith in Marc Gual to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six Conference League games.

Popular betting markets: Atalanta vs Kairat Almaty

Full-time result

Atalanta claimed six wins, drew two and lost two of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Kairat Almaty won one, drew one and lost eight of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Atalanta scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Curiously, Kairat Almaty only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Atalanta managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Kairat Almaty kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in eight of Atalanta’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Kairat Almaty, who managed to score 0.7 times in those matches. Somehow Atalanta failed to keep a clean sheet in their previous 10 matches.