Marseille vs Atalanta prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-11-04 20:00.
[p]Two sides looking for just their second UEFA Champions League (UCL) league phase victory at the fourth time of asking clash when Marseille welcome Atalanta to the Stade VĂ©lodrome.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Marseille kicked off their November schedule by ending a three-game competitive winless run (D1, L2) with a 1-0 win at Auxerre. One of those winless games was a frustrating 2-1 UCL reversal at the hands of Sporting Lisbon, whose 86th-minute winner inflicted a second continental defeat on Marseille this season despite only trailing for 28 minutes. Playing at home should provide a boost for Marseille, who are unbeaten in 14 of their last 15 competitive matches here (W12, D2), including their biggest UCL victory anywhere since 2010, when they swept Ajax aside 4-0 in their previous European home outing. [/p]
[p]Atalanta can lay claim to going unbeaten in eight of their last nine competitive matches, but a 1-0 defeat at Udinese over the weekend ended a run of five straight stalemates and put their current plight into perspective. A return to European action may be welcomed as Atalanta can point to their impressive form in the UCL group/league phase across their last 11 such games (W5, D4, L2), which includes clean sheets in six of those outings. Despite the positives, Atalanta have forebodingly never won away in France (D2, L2) and have won just one competitive away game this season. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]Atalanta famously knocked Marseille out of the 2023/24 Europa League semi-final over two legs (W1, D1) on their way to lifting the trophy, in what are the only prior meetings between the clubs. Marseille boss Roberto De Zerbi remains unbeaten after four touchline meetings with Atalanta boss Ivan Jurić (W3, D1). [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]There have been four red cards shown across Marseille’s last five competitive games, two for Marseille players. [/p]
[p]Marseille have kept just two clean sheets across their last 24 UCL games (W4, L20). [/p]
[p]Atalanta entered this round as the side with the most UCL attempts off target (22). [/p]
[p]Eight of Atalanta’s last nine UCL games in the competition proper saw over 2.5 goals. [/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]Marseille’s Igor Paixão has five goals and as many assists from his last 12 UCL appearances, while he also had two shots on target in both of his European starts in 2025/26. Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman scored his first goal of the season at the end of October and will hope to kick on here after scoring in four separate UCL league phase games last season, three of which came beyond half-time. [/p]
[p]Marseille’s Emerson will serve his suspension after being sent off in the previous round, while Atalanta’s Marten De Roon remains doubtful with a muscle injury. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Given the comparable struggles of the sides in this season’s competition, we’re going for a tentative draw selection. [/p]
[p][i]Author: Matthew Billon[/i][/p]