[Football- Europa League] 6.3/ 18:45 Sporting -Atalanta

[Alex]

[Football- Europa League] 6.3/ 18:45 Sporting -Atalanta

These two teams faced each other in the group stage and looked very evenly matched looking at the results. Atalanta won 1-2 away in the first game & the 2nd game ended in a 1-1 draw when Sporting played at home.

Sporting is 1st in the Portuguese league having scored the most amount of goals (66) in 23 matches. They’re in much better form than Atalanta, being unbeaten in their last 9 games (all competitions included) drawing 2 and winning 7.

Atalanta is having a decent season, 6th in the Italian league (more competitive than the Portuguese league) scoring 4th most goals (49) in 27 matches. They’ve lost 2 games in a row, before that unbeaten in 10 games, their form isn’t looking so great at this moment of time but any football fan knows that Atalanta are capable of playing some really good offensive football when they’re switched on under the highly praised coach Gasperini.

Sporting are missing their starting goalkeeper Adan & promising centre back Inacio whilst Atalanta seem to have a full healthy squad available.

I hold Sporting as the favourites in this one given their form, momentum & home advantage, but they’re missing 2 important players at the back, with Atalanta’s offensive threat and the weakened defence in Sporting I expect goals for both sides.

Sporting striker Gyoekeres to score @2.60 is also something to look at, having scored 23 goals in 29 appearances (League & Europa League), Sporting need him to step up to the plate for a result here. I’m avoiding the O2.5 here, as I can see a 1-1 result but I’m not ruling out a 2-1 win to Sporting.

Sporting BTTS L5: 4/5
Atalanta BTTS L5: 3/5

BTTS (Both Teams to Score) @1,70 1xbet

FT 1:1