Anglo-Italian goal fest on Merseyside!

Selection: Both teams to score and over 2.5 goals

21:00 CET

11/04/2024

Liverpool’s focus switches to the Europa League when they take on Italian side Atalanta in the first leg of the quarter final at Anfield on Thursday night.

Gian Piero Gasperini’s side currently sit 6^th in Serie A and are the 4^th top scorers in the Italian top flight with 55 goals in 30 games.

There have been 3 or more goals in 8 out of Atalanta’s last 9 matches in Serie A with both teams scoring in 50% of their league matches this campaign.

The graphic below shows Atalanta ranked 3^rd in the Over 2.5 goals and both teams to score statistics in Serie A so far this term.

Furthermore, in the Europa League this season Gasperini’s side have had 5 of their 8 matches ending with both teams scoring and away from home this has happened in 3 of their 4 games (75%).

Given Jurgen Klopp’s men have only kept 1 clean sheet in their last 9 Premier League games and no clean sheet at Anfield since mid-December there is a good chance the team from Bergamo will find the net in this one.

On the other side, The Reds have been free scoring all season, especially at home. Klopp’s team are 2^nd top scorers in the Premier League and have scored 28 goals in their 8 Europa League ties this season.

The graphic below shows Liverpool as top scorers in the Europa League this season with 28 goals in 8 matches giving them an average of 3.5 goals per game.

Liverpool have scored the joint highest number of goals with 17 goals from 4 home games in this season’s competition and it looks very likely they will add to this total on Thursday night.

Meanwhile Atalanta have scored 9 goals in their 4 Europa League away matches, giving them the 4^th best goals per game ratio on the road.

The graphic below shows Liverpool averaging 4.25 goals per game at home in the competition and Atalanta averaging 2.25 goals in their 4 away fixtures.

Bet365 are offering 1.95 on both teams to score and over 2.5 goals and given the statistics this should pay dividends.

In addition, both Liverpool and Atalanta have scored in every single match they’ve faced in this competition this campaign.

3 out of The Reds 4 home games have finished with over 2.5 goals and similarly for Atalanta it’s 3 out of 4 matches on the road where this has occurred, so there could well be a couple more goals for each side when they clash at Anfield on Thursday.