Atalanta vs Liverpool Prediction & Match Preview

Atalanta vs Liverpool Match Preview

• Liverpool will be highly motivated to make amends for a tough home loss in the first leg at Anfield.
• Five of Atalanta’s last six games in all competitions provided three or more goals.
• Four or more goals were scored in four of Liverpool’s previous seven matches across competitions.

Liverpool completed the nightmare week with a shocking 0-1 home loss to Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon. Their whole season fell apart with a series of three utterly disappointing results. Could they potentially rescue it with a big win in Italy? The Reds visit Bergamo for the second leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final tie on Thursday evening.

Jurgen Klopp’s nightmare started with a 2-2 stalemate at Old Trafford eleven days ago. The German manager decided to give his main stars a rest in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final against Atalanta seven days ago. It resulted in a painful 0-3 defeat at Anfield. The culmination of a disastrous week came on Sunday as the Reds extended their negative run with a home defeat to Crystal Palace. They are now two points shy of Manchester City at the top of the Premier League standings.

Atalanta only played their Serie A game on Monday evening. They hosted Verona high on confidence, aiming to close the gap behind fifth-placed Roma to just two points. Champions League football is still well on the horizon for Gianpiero Gasperini and his men despite recent domestic failures.

Recent Meetings

• Each of three head-to-head matches between these two teams ended in an away win. Atalanta have claimed two victories along the way.
• Liverpool put five unanswered goals past the Dea in their previous visit to Bergamo in November last year.
• None of the previous three H2H clashes saw goals scored at both ends.

Atalanta vs Liverpool Prediction

Liverpool desperately want a rebound win but they do have a mountain to climb to advance and annul a three-goal deficit on Thursday. We expect Klopp to send his strongest XI to the pitch in Italy, especially after a shocking home loss that seriously halted their push for the Premier League title at the weekend. Atalanta have been playing hot and cold since the beginning of the season. They looked fantastic seven days ago at Anfield.

However, they are well capable of producing completely opposite performances. Liverpool are the kind of the team capable of scoring loads on their day. Despite a high-margin win in the first leg for the Italians, this tie is by no means closed. We will back Liverpool to win at the 1.66 odds.

The alternative pick would be Over 3.5 goals at the 2.00 odds. Four of Liverpool’s last seven games in all competitions saw four or more goals scored. We’ve also seen at least three goals in five of Atalanta’s previous six matches across competitions. Liverpool do not have anything to lose here. They need quick goals to try and get themselves back into the tie.

Steffen Schmidt- April 16, 2024

Atalanta vs Liverpool Betting Tips

Liverpool to win

OK

	1.74 Odds
	1.70 Odds

Over 3.5 goals

OK

2.02 Odds

Correct Score: Liverpool 3-1

OK

	12.00 Odds
	11.00 Odds