Liverpool vs. Atalanta Preview
Shorthanded Liverpool awaits Atalanta at Anfield Road, in the match that promises a lot of goals. Liverpool’s defense is shredded into pieces with all the injuries and absences. On the other side, the Italians are in the position that they need to attack; otherwise, their situation in Group D will be extremely tough, especially if Ajax triumphs over Midtjylland, which is more than realistic.
- Where: Anfield Road, Liverpool, England
- When: Wednesday, November 25, 3 pm ET
- How to Watch: CBS, BT Sports
Liverpool vs. Atalanta Odds
| Liverpool | Draw | Atalanta |
| -180 | +375 | +350 |
Reds Clinching the Top Spot
With a win here, the home team would secure the next stage and probably the first place in the assembly. That would come very handy to Klopp, who then wouldn’t have to use his best players in the last two rounds, leaving them for some other challenges.ย
Right now, that is of great value for the Reds, who are overwhelmed with injuries, particularly in defense. Van Dijk, Gomez, Trent Alexander-Arnold. On top of that, the Reds lack few other stars, Mo Salah, who is questionable, Jordan Henderson, Keita, Oxlade-Chamberlain, etc.
Yet, even without several big names, they would roll over Leicester on Sunday, posting another clean sheet win, 3-0. It was their fourth victory in a row at home, and in all of them, the Reds netted two scores. Also, all of them saw a moderate efficiency, meaning two or three goals at most.ย
Atalanta Without a Choice
La Dea needs to attack, and they need to stay unbeaten and Anfield. They are heavy underdogs here, who are written off even before the game started. According to some, that is a perfect scenario because it removes the pressure from Gasperini’s boys.
They have just one win in the past six events, with the crisis starting at the worst possible time. They need to stop the avalanche now, and secure that second place in the group, because participating in the Europa League knockout stage won’t be satisfying for the Italian side.
Check this out, in the past three games, Atalanta scored just once, which is shocking for a team that was the most efficient in all top five European leagues last year. What is strange is that they post better results on the road than at home, with three wins in the previous five games away from Bergamo.
Head to Head Games
Liverpool demolished La Dea in Italy, 0-5. Instead of seeing one interesting game with both sides competing and trading blows, we witnessed a catastrophe of the hosts, who couldn’t breach L’Pool’s defense, even though the EPL champs played without Van Dijk and a few other players.
Diogo Jota was shining in this one with a hat-trick, successfully replacing Firmino in the attack. Mane and Salah added a goal each as well.
Prediction
Liverpool will win this match because Atalanta has too many problems at the moment, and even though the Reds have issues in the back line, they are far superior upfront than the guests, which forces us to bet on their easy win. Liverpool’s triumph with a -1.5 spread is at +150, which is great.
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