Atalanta vs Sporting CP Prediction & Match Preview

• Atalanta are unbeaten in seven Europa League games this season.
• We’ve seen goals at both ends in five of Sporting’s last six outings across competitions.
• Three or more goals were scored in six of Atalanta’s previous seven Serie A matches.

Atalanta host Sporting CP in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League last-16 round tie on Thursday evening at Gewiss Stadium. The Italians were the better team in the first game played eight days ago in Portuguese capital. Sporting did manage to find an equalizer despite registering only four shots in total in the 90 minutes of action at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Atalanta held Juventus to a 2-2 stalemate in Turin on Sunday afternoon. Teun Koopmeiners produced one of his best performances in La Dea shirt, scoring both of his team’s goals at Allianz Stadium. That said, Gianpiero Gasperini’s men are winless in five straight fixtures in all competitions. They have had a very tough schedule, though, facing the likes of AC Milan, Inter Milan, Bologna, and Juventus in the last four Serie A matches.

Sporting CP maintained a one-point lead at the top of the Primeira Liga standings via a 3-0 road win at Arouca four days ago. They are unbeaten in eleven subsequent outings across competitions. The team led by Ruben Amorim notched two or more goals in ten of the last eleven matches away from home in all competitions.

Recent Meetings

Atalanta and Sporting CP faced each other in the group stage as well. The Italian outfit have managed to claim four points from two meetings with Sporting CP along the way.

The teams played a 1-1 stalemate in the first leg of this R16 tie last Wednesday at Estadio Jose Alvalade.

Each of the previous three head-to-head matches between these rivals provided goals at both ends.

Atalanta vs Sporting CP Prediction

Both Atalanta and Sporting CP generally play attacking-minded football but La Dea have surprisingly limited the Portuguese outfit to very few open looks in the first leg in Lisbon. The Italians were also better in the group phase and they have generally played more high-profile matches this season due to the competitiveness of Serie A. With the home court advantage, we simply have to shoot for Atalanta’s win as the main betting option at the 2.00 odds.

This match has goals in it. Despite Sporting’s poor attacking display in the first leg, we would not be surprised to see the visitors on the scoresheet on Thursday. After all, five of Sporting’s last six games across competitions produced goals at both ends. The fact they notched two or more goals in all but one of the previous eleven away games in all competitions speaks volumes as well. You can get the Over 2.5 goals FT pick at the 1.70 odds.

Steffen Schmidt- March 12, 2024

Atalanta vs Sporting CP Betting Tips

Atalanta to win

OK

	2.11 Odds
	2.05 Odds

Over 2.5 goals

OK

1.72 Odds

Correct Score: Atalanta 2-1

OK

	9.00 Odds
	8.50 Odds