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The attention of the club football will shift towards the Europa League where the Premier League giants – Liverpool, travel to Italy to face their counterparts Atalanta for the 2nd leg of the quarter-finals scheduled to take place on Friday.
Atalanta stunned everyone with their win over the Reds by 3-0 at Anfield in the first leg. They already have one step in the semi-final and will be planning to cement their spot in the 2nd leg.
Liverpool is in a tough spot right now after a big loss in the first leg at their home ground. If they turn things around, it will be one of the biggest comebacks in the history of the Europa League.
Liverpool will go all out in this match and we predict lots of goals in this encounter. Even Atlanta will try to him on the counter.
The betting tip is...
Over 3.5 goals to be scored in the match
62 %
38 %
The Nerazzurri displayed the strongest defence in the first leg and made no mistakes at the back. With only 29% of possession, Gianluca Scamacca scored twice and Mario Pasalic sealed the deal with the third goal.
Overall, Atalanta has kept an average possession of 50%. When it comes to the Europa League, their possession stats stand at 48.78%. With an average of 11.45 shots in every game, they have converted 16% of their shots this season. In the Europa League, Atalanta has scored 18 goals and has conceded 6 goals.
The hosts have conceded an average of 1.16 goals this season but at home, they have a tight defence as the number goes to 0.8 goals. With 12 clean sheets out of 31 fixtures, Atalanta boosts their strength in their defence.
Teun Koopmeiners is their leading goal scorer with 11 goals and 4 assists on his name. Gianluca Scamacca is following him with 9 goals and 4 assists on his name.
Sead Kolasinac & Giorgio Scalvini will miss out on the Europa League fixture due to muscle and hamstring injuries respectively.
Predicted Lineup: Musso; Djimsiti, Hien, de Roon, Zappacosta, Ederson, Pasalic, Ruggeri, Koopmeiners, De Ketelaere; Scamacca
The hopes of reaching the semi-final are grainy for Jurgen Klopp and his boys. Even after displaying 71% possession in the game, Liverpool failed to score a single goal.
Overall, the Reds have displayed an average possession of 62% this season. In the Europa League competition, they carry an average possession of 64.56% and have scored 28 goals. They have taken an average of 15.56 shots in every game out of which 14% witnessed a conversion.
When it comes to their defence, they conceded an average of 0.97 goals in every game. However, when it comes to their away fixtures, the number goes up to an average of 1.07. Liverpool has won 9 clean sheets out of 32 fixtures this season.
Mohamed Salah stands tall as the highest scorer with 17 goals and 9 assists on his name. Darwin Nunez is falling him with 11 goals and 8 assists on his name.
Conor Bradley is still in the injury room recovering from his ankle injury and hence will be replaced by Trent Alexander-Arnold in the 2nd leg.
Predicted Lineup: Alisson; Trent, VVD, Konate, Robertson, Mac Allister, Jones, Szoboszlai, Diaz, Salah; Jota
The Friday fixture between the two teams will be going to be a memorable fixture. We expect multiple goals to be scored. Liverpool needs 4 goals to make it to the semi-final on the condition that they donβt allow the opposition to score a single goal.
The Reds will go all-in on Friday against Atalanta and we predict a win for them but they won't be able to advance to the semi-final round.
