Our betting experts at Ace Football preview the Europa League match between Atalanta and Sporting CP. Keep reading to get the latest team news, stats and betting tips.
Round 5 of the Europa League serves up an encounter between Atalanta and Sporting CP taking place at Gewiss Stadium on Thursday.
Atalanta are number 1 in the Group D table with ten points after four matches. Sporting CP rank as number 2 with seven points after four matches played.
Form: Atalanta vs Sporting CP
Atalanta Form
Judging by their last three matches, we can expect a bit of everything from Atalanta at the moment. Against Sturm Graz, they came out on top in a 1-0 win, before drawing 1-1 against Udinese. Most recently, they were left reeling in a 1-2 defeat against SSC Napoli. In their last six Europa League home matches, Atalanta won four times. They’ve drawn once and lost once, while scoring eight and conceding five goals.
Sporting CP Form
Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Sporting CP. They first took out Rakow Czestochowa by 2-1. The winning streak came to an end against Benfica, who ran out 2-1 winners. An 8-0 win over Dumiense/CJP II followed. Sporting CP won three of a possible six away matches in the Europa League, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored 14 while also conceding 11 times.
Betting facts for Atalanta and Sporting CP
Here are some interesting betting-relevant stats and facts. They take into account matches that Atalanta and Sporting CP played across all tournaments.
- Atalanta have won 8 of the last 10 home matches without conceding a goal
- Atalanta have scored in 24 of the last 26 matches
- Atalanta have won 10 of the last 12 home matches
- Atalanta have not lost 13 of the last 15 home matches
- In the last 8 Atalanta home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Sporting CP have not lost 27 of the last 29 matches
- Sporting CP have scored in 28 of the last 29 matches
- Sporting CP have not lost 21 of the last 23 away matches
- Sporting CP have won 10 of the last 12 matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 9 matches Sporting CP played, both teams scored
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Full-time result
Gewiss Stadium witnessed Atalanta winning seven of their 10 latest home matches across all tournaments. They drew one and lost two in this run. Sporting CP won six of their previous 10 games away, drew two, and lost two.
Both teams to score
Atalanta scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Sporting CP scored the opening goal in seven of the last ten away from home. Atalanta managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Atalanta’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came out in eight of the last 10 matches Sporting CP played across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 2.7 goals themselves during this run. Atalanta scored at least once in their previous nine matches on the bounce. Sporting CP are on a fine streak of scoring at least one goal in their last 18 matches.
Betting tip: Atalanta vs Sporting CP
To sum up, the upcoming match between Atalanta and Sporting CP seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this Europa League game.
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