Liverpool vs Atalanta Prediction & Match Preview

• Liverpool won ten and drew one of the last eleven home matches across competitions.
• We’ve seen at least three goals in ten of these eleven outings as well.
• Four of Atalanta’s last five games in all competitions provided three or more goals.

Liverpool will try and forget the weekend’s domestic slip-up as they take on Italian side Atalanta in the first leg of the UEFA Europa League quarter-final on Thursday evening. The Reds dropped to second place in the Premier League standings after a disappointing 2-2 draw to Manchester United on Sunday at Old Trafford.

Jurgen Klopp’s men dominated the pitch throughout most of the affair on Sunday, delivering 28 shots on the occasion. Nonetheless, they eventually had to rescue a point thanks to a late Mohamed Salah penalty-kick.

Atalanta will not go into this in much higher spirits either, though. They suffered a 1-2 road defeat at Cagliari on Sunday. The loss has seriously halted the team’s push for the Champions League football next season. The Dea are 6th in the Serie A table, sitting eight points shy of Bologna in 4th place.

Liverpool vs Atalanta Prediction

These two sides battled it out in the group stage of the UEFA Champions League in the 2020/21 campaign. Liverpool claimed a 5-0 win in Bergamo but Atalanta got their revenge 20 days later with a 2-0 win at Anfield. This will be the third head-to-head game between the two rivals.

Liverpool have been quite efficient in recent weeks. Their back line has failed to follow the pattern at the same time, though. Jurgen Klopp’s troops did not keep a clean sheet in any of the last seven matches in all competitions. They have shipped four goals in the recent FA Cup defeat to Manchester United. Atalanta have also been quote vulnerable defensively of late. They play attacking-minded football under Gianpiero Gasperini. Four of their previous five matches have seen three or more goals scored. The run includes the weekend’s 1-2 loss at Cagliari. We’ll back the Over 3.5 goals pick as the main betting option at the 2.10 odds.

Mohamed Salah made no mistake from the penalty spot on Sunday away at Manchester United. It was his 17th Premier League goals in 25 appearances this season. The Egyptian King has added four goals in the UEFA Europa League. As we expect a high-scoring scenario on Thursday, backing Liverpool’s most lethal attacker and penalty-taker to score anytime at 1.83 odds seems like a great idea.

Steffen Schmidt- April 9, 2024

Liverpool vs Atalanta Betting Tips

Over 3.5 goals

OK

2.15 Odds

Mohamed Salah to score anytime

OK

1.83 Odds

Correct Score: Liverpool 3-1

OK

	11.00 Odds
	9.50 Odds