Atalanta vs Sporting CP Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 UEFA Europa League | Quarter-Final
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THE FACTS
When is Atalanta vs Sporting CP on and what time does it start? Atalanta vs Sporting CP will take place on Thursday 14th March, 2024 – 20:00 (UK)
Where can I get tickets for Atalanta vs Sporting CP? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information
What channel is Atalanta vs Sporting CP on in the UK? Atalanta vs Sporting CP will be televised on TNT Sports in the UK
Where can I stream Atalanta vs Sporting CP in the UK? Atalanta vs Sporting CP can be streamed live on discovery+
THE KEY STATS
- Atalanta are unbeaten in their previous seven Europa League matches this season (W4 D3).
- Including qualifying, Atalanta have lost only one of their last 20 Europa League matches (W11 D8).
- Atalanta won their only previous Europa League round of 16 tie (W 4-2 on agg vs Leverkusen, 2021/22).
- Atalanta have won two and drawn one of their previous three UEFA competition matches at home against Sporting CP.
- Including qualifying, Atalanta have lost only one of their previous 18 UEFA Cup/Europa League matches at home (W10 D7).
- Atalanta have previously drawn two European ties in which they were away in the first leg with a 1-1 scoreline. They progressed in their third round tie against FC Köln in the 1990/91 edition of the UEFA Cup when they won the second leg 1-0 to move into the quarter-finals. They were eliminated by RB Leipzig in the Europa League quarter-finals in 2021/22 after losing the second leg at home 2-0.
- Sporting CP are unbeaten in their last seven UEFA Europa League matches (W3 D4).
- Sporting CP have only failed to score in one of their last 17 UEFA competition matches.
- Sporting CP have lost the second leg in only one of their last eight UEFA competition ties (W2 D5).
- Sporting CP have failed to score in the second leg in only two of their last 28 UEFA competition two-legged ties.
- Sporting CP have won only two of their last 25 UEFA competition matches against Italian teams (D10 L13).
- Sporting CP are without a win in their previous 16 UEFA competition matches away from home against Italian teams (D4 L12).
- Sporting have won only four of the 14 UEFA club competition ties when they have drawn the first leg at home. However, those four successes did come in the last five occurrences. On the five occasions that they drew 1-1 at home in the first leg, their only success came against FC Midtjylland in the 2022/23 Europa League Knock-out Play-off round when they won the second leg 4-0.
THE PREDICTION
These are two sides that both play attractive and entertaining football under the guidance of their respective coaches, Gian Piero Gasperini and Ruben Amorim. They shared an easy on the eye but fairly passive 1-1 draw in the first-leg of this contest at the Jose Alvalade last week. Since then, Atalanta have shared a 2-2 draw with Juventus in Serie A, whilst Sporting have gone away to Arouca and dismissed them by three goals to nil to maintain their title charge in the Primeira Liga. Another fun watch for the neutral would appear likely with both teams scoring a good bet.
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