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March 5 2024, 12:21 · Alex Lawes

Sporting CP vs Atalanta Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 UEFA Europa League | Round of 16

Sporting CP vs Atalanta Preview & Prediction | 2023-24 UEFA Europa League | Round of 16
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THE FACTS

When is Sporting CP vs Atalanta on and what time does it start? Sporting CP vs Atalanta will take place on Wednesday 6th March, 2024 – 17:45 (UK)

Where can I get tickets for Sporting CP vs Atalanta? Visit each club’s official website for the latest ticket information

What channel is Sporting CP vs Atalanta on in the UK? Sporting CP vs Atalanta will be televised on TNT Sports in the UK

Where can I stream Sporting CP vs Atalanta in the UK? Sporting CP vs Atalanta can be streamed live on discovery+

THE KEY STATS

  • Sporting CP are unbeaten in their last six UEFA Europa League matches (W3 D3).
  • Sporting CP have lost only one of their last 11 UEFA Europa League (GS to F) matches at home (W6 D4).
  • Sporting CP have won only two of their last 24 UEFA competition matches against Italian teams (D9 L13).
  • Sporting CP have not lost the first leg in any of their previous four Europa League round of 16 ties (W2 D2).
  • Sporting CP have won their last three Europa League round of 16 ties.
  • Atalanta are unbeaten in their previous six Europa League matches this season (W4 D2).
  • Including qualifying, Atalanta have lost only one of their last 19 Europa League matches (W11 D7).
  • Atalanta won their only previous Europa League round of 16 tie (W 4-2 on agg vs Leverkusen, 2021/22).
  • Atalanta are unbeaten in their last four UEFA competition matches against Sporting CP (W2 D2).
  • Atalanta have lost the first leg in only two of their last 14 UEFA competition two-legged ties (W5 D7)

THE PREDICTION

Ruben Amorim, who has been heavily linked with a move to Liverpool in the summer, was given a nice surprise on Sunday evening after his Sporting CP side squeezed past Farense by three goals to two with Benfica, their capital city and main title rivals, thrashed 5-0 by Porto in O Classico at Estadio do Dragao. They are a front foot and fun team to watch, as shown by the fact they have scored 66 goals in 23 league games. They now face an Atalanta side that, coached by Gian Piero Gasperini, have been one of the more entertaining teams to watch in the last few years and they have been in excellent form since the late autumn but their 2-1 defeat at home to Bologna at the weekend means they come into this one on the back of three matches without a win in Serie A. This should be an entertaining encounter at the Jose Alvalade and both teams scoring looks a good bet.

TIP: BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE