Atalanta vs Manchester City Prediction & Betting Tips - Champions League

Prediction published on 04/11/2019, 21:42  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 06/11/2019 at 04:59 in Champions League Predictions

Atalanta, who are bottom of Group C will be playing host to the group leaders Manchester City in Italy in the fourth round of matches in the Champions League. Going to the game, Atalanta have no point, after losing all their opening three matches, while City have three straight wins. Going to this game, Atalanta have managed just one win in their last five matches. Seven of their last eight matches have seen over 2.5 goals scored and they have no clean sheet in their last five matches. In five home matches, they have two wins. They are playing their first ever season in the Champions League and have suffered three straight losses, with each of their matches in the competition producing three goals or more. In their last match in the competition, they suffered a 5-1 defeat to City. Earlier they had lost 4-0 to Dinamo Zagreb and 2-1 to Shaktar Donetsk. One aspect that can’t be ignored about Atalanta is their goal scoring prowess. They are the lead scorers in Serie A with 30 goals in 11 matches, while they have scored in their last two Champions League matches.

Manchester City on the other hand carry to this game a run of five straight wins. They have one loss and 10 wins in their last 11 matches and their last four matches have each yielded over 2.5 goals. They however have just two clean sheets in the last five matches while they are on four straight away wins. In their last seven away matches, City have scored two goals or more. In the Champions League, they have lost once and won 10 of the last 12 matches, while away from home they have a run of four wins and a loss in the last six. A win here will mean they seal; their place in the next round of the competition with two games to spare.