Liverpool travel to Atalanta on Thursday evening for the second of two Europa League quarter-final ties.
Jurgen Klopp’s side welcomed Atalanta to Anfield last week for the first leg and fell to a shock 3-0 defeat. As a result, the Reds are now 9/2 outsiders to qualify for the semi-final stage of the competition.
Atalanta vs Liverpool key betting stats
Here are some key stats to keep in mind as you prepare to make your selections ahead of the game in Italy:
- In UEFA Cup and Europa League history, there have been 132 previous instances where the away side has won the first leg of a two-legged knockout tie by three or more goals. None of these deficits were overturned in the second leg.
- Atalanta’s only home win against English opposition was against Everton in September 2017 (3-0). Meanwhile, their only defeat against English opposition came at the hands of Liverpool in November 2020 (5-0). They have drawn their other two home games against English sides.
- Liverpool won their most recent European away game 5-1 at Sparta Prague. The Reds have not won back-to-back away outings in the Uefa Cup or Europa League since 2002-03 when they beat both Vitesse and Auxerre.
Atalanta vs Liverpool top tip
- Diogo Jota has scored nine goals in 12 Europa League appearances, despite only starting in five of those. He is averaging 64 minutes per-goal in the competition, the best rate of any player with 5 or more goals in the competition since it began in 2009.
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