Sporting CP vs Atalanta Prediction & Match Preview

• Sporting CP won seven and drew two of the last nine matches across competitions.
• Atalanta picked up only a point from the previous three Serie A affairs.
• Both teams were on target in each of Sporting’s last four games in all competitions.

Atalanta and Sporting CP earned the top two spots in Group D and UEFA Europa League draw has put them together once again. The two outfits will lock horns in the last 16 round of the competition. The first leg will be played on Wednesday evening at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon.

Sporting CP did not have too many problems with Swiss champions Young Boys in the knockout phase playoffs. They removed all doubts with a 3-1 road win in the first leg, finishing the job in a 1-1 draw in the rematch in Portuguese capital. They also survived a tough Farense test to take over Benfica atop the Primeira Liga standings with a 3-2 victory on Sunday.

Atalanta will come into this in much lower spirits. They took just one point from the previous three Serie A matches. Such drop in form left them five points shy of Bologna in fourth place of the league table. Gianpiero Gasperini’s troops fell just to Bologna 1-2 four days ago on the home patch in Bergamo. 

Recent Meetings

• Atalanta took four points from the two H2H meetings with Sporting CP in the Europa League group phase this season.
• La Dea celebrated a 2-1 win in the match in Lisbon in October.
• The teams shared spoils in a 1-1 stalemate in the return outing at Gewiss Stadium almost two months later.

Sporting CP vs Atalanta Prediction

Atalanta have endured a tough schedule with the clashes against AC Milan, Inter Milan, and Bologna in the previous three Serie A rounds. Nevertheless, Gianpiero Gasperini can be worried about his team’s defensive showings as La Dea revealed too many holes at the back in the latest outings. The visitors shipped six goals in successive defeats to Inter and Bologna. They are now up against the deadliest attacking line of Portuguese Primeira Liga.

Sporting CP notched 66 goals in 23 domestic league fixtures so far in the season. Moving forward, Ruben Amorim’s men have seven wins and two draws in the last nine affairs across competitions. We like the home win pick at the 2.15 odds.

Backing goals at both ends is yet another smart call at the 1.61 odds. Each of Sporting’s last four outings across competitions saw goals at both ends. We also saw both teams scoring in each of Sporting’s two knockout-round playoffs ties against Young Boys.

Moving forward, both teams were on target in four of Atalanta’s previous six Serie A outings. Lastly, both teams scored in each of the head-to-head fixtures between these rivals in this term of Europa League.

Steffen Schmidt- March 5, 2024

Sporting CP vs Atalanta Betting Tips

Sporting CP to win

OK

2.20 Odds

Both Teams Score

OK

1.63 Odds

Sporting CP 2-1

OK

8.00 Odds