Atalanta vs Liverpool Prediction 18 April 2024

Atalanta loudly announced itself several seasons ago, but now with the same coach, they are performing quite averagely. Klopp's last season at the helm of Liverpool could have been extremely successful, but last week almost entirely made the fans forget about the four trophies won that season. In the return game at "Atleti Azzurri d'Italia" in Bergamo, Atalanta just needs to avoid a thrashing. But something suggests that nothing is decided yet in this confrontation.

Atalanta cannot count on Scalvini for the upcoming match. The 20-year-old defender has become an important player in defense this season. He missed all the matches in April when the team's winning streak was broken. Liverpool has almost all players fit. Only Bradley is missing, who had greatly covered the right-back position in the last matches. And Matip and Thiago have been injured for a long time.

Referee statistics. François Letexier (France) has been appointed for the upcoming match. Over the last 30 matches, he has shown an average of just under four yellow cards. In 20 percent of cases, the Frenchman awarded a penalty, and every sixth match ends with a sending-off. At the same time, the referee demonstrates consistency in penalizing fouls. Thus, over periods of 30 and 100 matches, he averaged 22 and 23 fouls, respectively.

In matches involving Atalanta, there are usually a lot of fouls - on average 23.6, with the majority being by the Italians - 12.9. In Liverpool's matches, there are usually fewer fouls - 20.9, with the English committing relatively frequent fouls - 11.5. Looking at yellow cards, Atalanta has a clear advantage - 2.3 against 1.7. Considering the referee's statistics, it's worth looking at the bet on Total fouls less (25.5) for 1.57.

Atalanta is an uncomfortable opponent for Liverpool. They have already beaten the English club twice away without conceding a goal. Last week, the team even achieved a thrashing with a score of 3:0. One of the main creators of such a result was Scamacca, who scored a double.

Atalanta was once known as a hyper-pressing team. Now it only appears so in intervals.

The team's playing approach will provide opportunities in counter-attacks. In such a situation, it's worth highlighting a trend - Atalanta has had more than 2.5 corners at home in 11 consecutive matches. The bet on Corners - Atalanta Total more (2.5) is rated by sportbooks with odds of 1.53.

Liverpool slipped up in the English Premier League, not capitalizing on a bunch of scoring opportunities. It's unlikely they will again have a dry match in terms of attack.

Considering that Liverpool needs to recover three goals, it's worth paying attention to the trend - Liverpool scores in the 1st half away in 6 out of the last 7 matches. The probability of the event 1st half, Liverpool Total goals Over (0.5) is rated with odds of 1.5.

It's not in Atalanta's style to sit back in defense, even with a three-goal advantage. They will use the free zones in Liverpool's defense and create opportunities. In such a situation, the bet on Shots on target - Atalanta Total more (3.5) for 1.8 looks quite promising.