Atalanta vs Chelsea prediction: EUROPE: Champions League – League phase betting tips on match 2025-12-08 20:00.
[p]Both Atalanta and Chelsea start this round inside the UEFA Champions League (UCL) top ten and know a victory here would substantially boost their top-eight hopes.[/p]
[p]Match News and Current Form[/p]
[p]Atalanta’s preparations for this clash could hardly have gone much worse as they went down 3-1 against Hellas Verona on Saturday evening. It was a harsh return to reality for La Dea, who had won three games in a row prior without conceding a single goal, a run which was sparked by a 3-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt on the last matchday. That victory stretched Atalanta’s unbeaten run in the UCL to four matches (W3, D1), and with the last three of those games yielding clean sheets, shutouts have certainly been the bedrock of their recent success. They may need to be defensively resilient once again here having won just two of their last seven home matches (D4, L1). [/p]
[p]Chelsea missed the chance to cement their spot in the Premier League top four over the weekend when they were held to a 0-0 draw against Bournemouth. The Blues are now winless in three competitive games (D2, L1) following the weekend’s disappointment, and their 100th away game in the European Cup/UCL might not be the landmark occasion they hope it will be, considering they’re winless in their last four UCL road trips (D1, L3). They last went five such games without a win in this competition back in 2012, but 13 wins from their last 15 European group/league phase matches (D1, L1) suggest that ending that streak is a distinct possibility here. [/p]
[p]Head-to-Head History[/p]
[p]This is a first-ever H2H between these two sides. Atalanta have won just one of their last seven UCL games against English opposition (D3, L3), while Chelsea have won their last three outings against Italian sides to nil. [/p]
[p]Hot Stats and Streaks[/p]
[p]Atalanta have scored all six of their league phase goals this season after half-time.[/p]
[p]Only two of Atalanta’s last eight games saw both teams score. [/p]
[p]None of Chelsea’s five league phase matches this season saw scoring after the 75th minute. [/p]
[p]Chelsea have only kept one clean sheet in their last ten UCL away games.[/p]
[p]Key Players to Watch and Missing Players[/p]
[p]After his strike against Verona on Saturday, Gianluca Scamacca has now scored five of his last six club goals after half-time. Preferring to strike early, Cole Palmer has seen seven of his last nine Chelsea goals arrive inside the opening 30 minutes. [/p]
[p]Kamaldeen Sulemana missed Atalanta’s weekend clash, while Chelsea will have to do without Liam Delap for a while after he picked up a shoulder injury on Saturday. [/p]
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[p]Betting Analysis[/p]
[p]Chelsea’s recent struggles on the road in this competition make backing Atalanta/Draw in the double chance market an attractive prospect.[/p]
[p][i]Author: Chris Wilson[/i][/p]