Atalanta – Leverkusen, Picks and Tips
Atalanta was, at one point, involved in the Serie A title battle. Results in recent months for 'La Dea' have been inconsistent, so Gasperini's side are only sixth. Atalanta - Leverkusen will be an extremely important match for the hosts, as they have moved away from the top four places in the championship. Bergamo's most recent match was at Roma last weekend. In the end, the team from the capital won 1-0. Tammy Abaraham scored the only goal of the match in the 32nd minute. Earlier, Atalanta had won the duel with Sampdoria outright. "La Dea" scored in this match, which they won 4-0. Pasalic, Koopmeiners and Miranchuk were the scorers for the hosts. Atalanta are in sixth place in Serie A with 47 points, six behind Juventus. In the Europa League, Atalanta got past Greek side Olympiakos in the play-offs. The Bergamasks went 5-1 on aggregate against the Greek champions. In the first leg, Gasperini's team won 2-1 and won the return leg 3-0. Maehle and Malinovsky's double set the score in favour of the Italians
Bayer Leverkusen are doing excellently in the Bundesliga. "The 'Pharmacists' are on the podium and have only one defeat in their last eight official matches. Atalanta - Leverkusen will be an important double-header for the Germans, who are aiming to reach a higher stage of the competition. The most recent duel Leverkusen played in the league was at the home of champions Bayern Munich. The Bavarians opened the scoring thanks to Niklas Sule in the 18th minute. Leverkusen equalised after Thomas Muller gave away his first career goal after a miscommunication with goalkeeper Sven Ulreich. "The 'Pharmacists' also notched another success against Arminia Bielefeld. It was 3-0 at the end and among the scorers were Alario and Diaby, the Frenchman scoring a brace. The last defeat for the 'Pharmacists' was on 18 February, 3-2 at Mainz. Schick and Alario scored for Leverkusen, while Martin, Boetius and Ingvartsen scored for Mainz. Bayer Leverkusen is in third place in the Bundesliga with 45 points, five behind Borussia Dortmund, which is also a game down. In the Europa League, Leverkusen qualified directly for the knockout stages after winning a group that also included Betis, Ferencvaros and Celtic.
Our recommendation tip for Atalanta – Leverkusen: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE & OVER 2.5 GOALS @ 2.10