Atalanta – FC Copenhagen Prediction & Picks (23.08.2018)

Atalanta and FC Copenhagen meet at Stadio Città del Tricolore, in a match for this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs). These two teams have never faced each other before, so this will be their first direct confrontation.

Atalanta:

The home team reaches this stage of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs) after having played previous qualifiers with: Hapoel Haifa and Sarajevo. In the last match they played, for Serie A, they beat Frosinone at home (4-0). In the last 10 home matches Atalanta has 8 wins and 2 draws.

For this competition, he does not lose 4 games. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 4 matches for this competition.

The Atalanta is a club that never managed to conquer a continental title, but that throughout its history already conquered the Italian Cup once and Serie B (second division of the Italian league) five times. In the current season, the team went through two preliminary stages of the Europa League, eliminating Sarajevo and Hapoel Haifa. In the last five matches that Atalanta played at home, in three there were one or more goals in the first half. We believe that in this match, because they are playing inside their stadium, Atalanta will be able to score their first goal in the first half, since at home they tend to be very strong and will have to attack to look for an advantage in this first leg. .

FC Copenhagen:

Until reaching this phase of the UEFA Europa League (Play-offs), the visiting team eliminated: CSKA Sofia, Stjarnan and KuPS Kuopio. In the last match they played, for the Superliga, they tied with AGF Aarhus away by (1-1). In the last 10 away matches FC Copenhagen has won 6, tied 3 and lost 1. Their attack has scored regularly, since they have scored at least one goal in each of the last 6 matches for this competition. In 12 matches, they suffered the first goal 4 times and only managed 1 comeback. In the last 7 away matches for all competitions there is 1 period that stands out: they have scored 4 of their 10 goals between minutes (61′-75 ‘).

The Kobenhavn is a club that never managed to conquer a continental title, but that was already the Superligaen champion (Danish Championship) twelve times throughout its history, being the most recent title conquered in 2016/17. In the current season, the team is leading the Danish Championship, with one point of advantage, and has eliminated three opponents in the Europa League, including CSKA Sofia. In the last five games that the Kobenhavn played as a visitor, in three they scored one or more goals in the first half. We believe that in this match the Kobenhavn, despite playing away from home, will seek to score their goals and will have conditions to balance the adversary’s networks for being a strong team, which scores regularly.