Atalanta vs Athletic Bilbao Tips & Preview - Italians to overcome struggling visitors

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Atalanta looking to secure automatic UCL qualification.
Athletic Bilbao have been struggling with recent form.
Expect goals as both teams have shown defensive weaknesses.

Atalanta vs Athletic Bilbao

Atalanta are looking to maintain their push for automatic qualification from the league phase when they host Athletic Bilbao in the UEFA Champions League.

The Italians are battling around the top end of the table and have also impressed at home lately. They should get the better of the Spaniards, who have struggled to find their best form all season.

Atalanta News

It has been a solid league phase campaign for Atalanta, who have earned four wins and a draw from six matches. They are currently fifth in the table and claimed a 2-1 home victory over Chelsea.

Beyond the Champions League, Atalanta are unbeaten in seven of their last eight matches across all competitions, playing out a 1-1 draw at Pisa last weekend. Raffaele Palladino's team have also won six of their last seven home matches across all competitions.

Atalanta have no problems in attack, scoring in nine of their last 10 matches across all competitions. However, they have failed to keep a clean sheet in their last two league phase matches, with both fixtures producing over 2.5 goals.

Athletic Bilbao News

Athletic Bilbao have been disappointing in the league phase, picking up just one win from six matches so far. They held out for a 0-0 home draw with PSG and are currently outside the playoff places.

The Spanish side’s struggles are not limited to just the Champions League as they are winless in their last eight matches across all competitions. Ernesto Valverde's team are also winless in their last five away matches and suffered a 3-2 defeat at Mallorca in a La Liga fixture last weekend.

Athletic Bilbao often struggle to keep things tight at the back and are without a clean sheet in their last five matches across all competitions. However, they have scored in four matches on this run, while four fixtures have also produced over 2.5 goals.

Head to Head

This will be the first-ever meeting between Atalanta and Athletic Bilbao.

Verdict

Atalanta v Athletic Bilbao

Both teams are a bit wobbly at the back lately and are likely to score here. Having won five of their last six home matches, Atalanta are expected to get the better of Athletic Bilbao, who are enduring a difficult time this season.

With four of Athletic Bilbao’s last five matches producing over 2.5 goals, a similar outcome could be on the cards here.

Yes

Both Teams to Score

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