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Selections: Match Result Liverpool and both teams to score, Gianluca Scamacca to score anytime, Cody Gakpo to score anytime
21:00 CET 18/04/2024
Liverpool travel to the Gewiss Stadium to face Atalanta on Thursday night trailing the Italian side 3-0 from last week’s shock first leg defeat at Anfield.
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Jurgen Klopp’s men face an uphill task to overturn the deficit from the first tie but with nothing to lose we expect an all out attack approach from The Reds in this one.
Bet365 are offering 2.50 on Match Result Liverpool and both teams to score and Klopp’s side could be a wounded animal looking to avenge the defeat by Gian Piero Gasperini’s side from the outset.
Even after the defeat at Anfield last week, Liverpool are still the top scorers in the competition this campaign, with 28 goals from their 9 games so far and both teams to score has landed in all 4 of Liverpool’s away matches.
At the other end of the pitch, Liverpool have conceded 12 goals from their 9 games, with 7 of these coming in their 4 fixtures on the road.
With just 1 clean sheet in their last 10 games in all competitions, Klopp’s side are certainly vulnerable to conceding so could find it difficult to stop the side from Bergamo finding the net in this one.
As for Atalanta, they too have had trouble keeping clean sheets this season, with just 2 in their last 11 games in all competitions.
However, Gasperini’s team are 3rd top scorers in Serie A and have scored 18 goals in their 9 games in the Europa League so far, giving them an average of 2.00 goals per match.
5 of their 9 games in the Europa League have also seen both teams score, with 50% of their matches at home ending with this outcome.
With what looks to be an open attacking game with Liverpool needing to score goals, it’s likely both defences will be breached by full-time.
Another market of interest is Cody Gakpo to score anytime at 2.88 with Bet365.
Gakpo has notched 4 goals from 7 appearances in the competition this season and if Liverpool go all out attack to claw back the deficit from the first leg then there could well be some chances in store for the Dutchman in this one.
For Atalanta, the main goal threat is most likely to come from top goalscorer Gianluca Scamacca. The former West Ham striker has bagged 14 goals for Gasperini’s team this term and has 5 goals in 7 Europa League games.
Scamacca is the joint 5th top scorer in the Europa League with an impressive goals per 90 minute ratio of 1.06.
The Italian is 3.20 with Bet365 to score anytime during the game and given his exploits in the first leg it wouldn’t be a surprise if he scores another one during the tie.
