Sporting Lisbon vs Atalanta Prediction & Betting Tips - Europa League

Prediction published on 04/10/2023, 05:22  by Daniel Ngulu | Modified on 04/10/2023 at 06:29 in Europa League Predictions

Sporting Lisbon will hope to make it two wins in two in Group D of the Europa League when they host Atalanta. The two sides have three points, Atalanta being at the top courtesy of a better goal difference. The Italians will however have to sweat it out against the in-form Portuguese side. Sporting are top of the Portuguese domestic league, having only dropped two points from seven matches. They remain unbeaten in the season with seven wins in eight matches across all competitions. It is at home that they have been the most effective. In the last 14 home matches, Sporting have gone unbeaten. This season, in four home matches, they have straight wins. At home in the Europa League, they haven't lost in the last three, though those all ended in draws. They have scored in each of their last five Europa League matches at home.

Atalanta Will be looking to get back to winning ways in this game., their last outing ended in a 0-0 draw with Juventus. That was their fourth game unbeaten, having won each of the earlier three. In all their last four matches, Atalanta managed clean sheets, a run they will want to carry to this game. three times in the last five matches, they scored two or more goals. Ademola Lookman and Teun Koopmeiners have been key in attack for the visitors, scoring four in the last five matches. Atalanta have also scored in each of their last four away matches, but managed two clean sheets. In two of their last three away matches though, they suffered losses. Atalanta have conceded five goals in the last three away matches.