Liverpool – Atalanta PREDICTION (25.11.2020)

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Liverpool – Atalanta SOCCER PICKS

Liverpool and Atalanta meet at Anfield, in a match for this stage of the UEFA Champions League (Group Stage). Particular attention is needed for the home / away condition, as both teams present significantly different results at home and away.

Liverpool :

After 3 victories, the home team is currently in 1st position, with 9 points won. In the last match, they won (0‑5) away against Atalanta, after in the previous match, having won (2‑0) at home against Midtjylland. This is a stronger team with the support of its fans, since in the last 30 games it has registered 6 wins, 5 draws and 4 losses as a visitor; against 13 victories and 2 draws in his stadium. In their last match, for the Premier League, they lost to Leicester City at home by (3‑0). In their last 10 home games Liverpool have 8 wins and 2 losses. His attack has scored regularly, as he has scored goals in 9 of the last 10 matches. In 15 games, they conceded the first goal 5 times, but got the comeback in 4.

Liverpool comes to this game motivated, after winning 3×0 in the reception to Leicester, returning to the triumphs after the draw with Manchester City: the team’s goals were scored by Diogo Jota, Roberto Firmino and Jonny Evans (own goal). It should be noted that the locals have won every Champions League match so far. Coach Jorgen Klopp must keep the team 4-3-3, favoring a more dominant style of play, looking for spaces on the flanks to attack. The man who usually acts in attack, Diogo Jota, is one of Liverpool’s top scorers, with 8 goals scored. For this game, the coach does not have Virgil Van Dijk, Joe Gomez, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Thiago Alcantara, Jordan Henderson and Trent Alexander-Arnold, all injured. Quarantined is Mohamed Salah.

Atalanta:

The visiting team is currently in the 3rd position, with 4 points won, after 1 victory, 1 draw and 1 loss. In the penultimate match, they drew at home against Ajax by (2‑2). In the last match, they lost at home to Liverpool by (0‑5). This is a team that curiously has been stronger away than at home, since in the last 30 games they have registered 10 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss as a visitor; against 9 wins, 2 draws and 4 losses in his stadium. The team comes to this match after a away draw against Spezia by (0‑0). In the last 10 away matches for all competitions, Atalanta won 5, tied 4 and lost 1. The team allowed goals to the opponent in 8 of the last 10 matches, so their defense needs to improve, But their attack has scored regularly, having scored goals in 8 of the last 10 matches. In their away matches there is a tendency to score goals, as in 19 of their last 21 matches there were Over 1.5 goals and in 16 of the last 21 there were Over 2.5 goals. In 11 games, they conceded the first goal 6 times and only managed 1 comeback.

Atalanta comes to this game after a 0x0 draw in the visit to the Spezia stadium, thus adding the third consecutive game without winning in official matches. It should be noted that the Italians have won only 1 of their 3 Champions League matches. In this match against Liverpool we will have to see the team lined up at 3-4-3, with Papu Gómez, Josip Ilicic and Duván Zapata being the most advanced men. The last mentioned player is one of the top scorers for this team, with 5 goals scored. For this game the visiting coach cannot count on Fabio Depaoli, Ruslan Malinovsky and Mattia Caldara, all with physical problems.


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