Analysis and prediction for Atalanta vs Club Brugge: A dramatic chase.
The Champions League match between Atalanta and Club Brugge will take place at 00:45 on October 1st. Nghe An newspapers, radio, and television will analyze form, provide football commentary, and predict the score.
Latest team news for Atalanta vs Club Brugge
Atalanta's injury list remains long – Giorgio Scalvini, Isak Hien, Nicola Zalewski, Gianluca Scamacca, Sead Kolasinac and Mitchel Bakker are all absent – but Ederson returned to the bench for the game against Juve.
Additionally, Ademola Lookman was brought back after resolving his conflict with the management, allowing him to compete for a position alongside Sulemana, Lazar Samardzic, and Charles De Ketelaere in supporting striker Nikola Krstovic.
De Ketelaere scored his first European goal for Club Brugge nearly five years ago, so he's undoubtedly eager to face his former club.
Meanwhile, his Belgian teammate, Hans Vanaken, continued to shine with two goal-scoring assists against Monaco, bringing his total to 14 in the Champions League.
Tresoldi – the Italian-born player – has scored the opening goal in the last two European matches, with four goals in his last four games. He also recently scored a hat-trick for Germany's U21 team earlier in September.
However, Brugge will be without two key players: Nigerian midfielder Raphael Onyedika is out with a hamstring injury, and veteran goalkeeper Simon Mignolet is sidelined with a groin injury.
Latest predicted lineups for Atalanta vs Club Brugge
Atalanta BC:
Carnesecchi; Kossounou, Djimsiti, Ahanor; Bellanova, De Roon, Pasalic, Zappacosta; De Ketelaere, Sulemana; Krstovic
Club Brugge:
Jackers; Sabbe, Ordonez, Mechele, Meijer; Stankovic, Vanaken; Forbs, Sandra, Tzolis; Tresoldi
Latest football match prediction: Atalanta vs Club Brugge
Atalanta's ninth-place finish last season was a play-off match against Club Brugge, but they easily succumbed with a 2-5 aggregate loss, and what was once a promising season quickly went downhill.
Last season, Atalanta lost only 3 of their 10 Champions League matches – two against Brugge and one against Real Madrid – but they opened this year's group stage with a heavy defeat.
In their first match, La Dea played away against the reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain and suffered a 0-4 defeat – the club's worst away record in European competition.
Under former coach Gian Piero Gasperini and now his successor Ivan Juric, Atalanta have kept only one clean sheet in their last seven European cup matches, conceding an average of more than two goals per game.
Juric also only won one of four Europa League matches when he was managing Roma last season – Gasperini's next destination – so he is very eager to prove himself at the highest level.
To date, Atalanta are unbeaten in the domestic league; their only defeat was against PSG. Last weekend, they continued to impress by drawing 1-1 with Juventus in Turin, with a spectacular opening goal from Kamaldeen Sulemana, before captain Marten de Roon was sent off.
With their form in Serie A gradually stabilizing, Atalanta are looking to restart their European campaign.
Meanwhile, although they have never lifted the European trophy, Club Brugge have finished runners-up in the UEFA Cup and the European Cup in the 1970s. Last season, they won both legs against La Dea in the play-off round, including a 3-1 victory in Bergamo – ending a 15-match winless streak against Italian teams. However, Brugge were subsequently eliminated by Aston Villa in the round of 16.
This year, Brugge started their Champions League campaign in the qualifying rounds, winning all four matches to overcome Salzburg and Rangers. In their opening group stage match, they pulled off another surprise with a 4-1 victory over Monaco, with new signing Nicolo Tresoldi and captain Hans Vanaken both scoring.
More broadly, Brugge have lost only three of their last 16 matches in European cup group stages and qualifying rounds, winning nine – gradually becoming a formidable opponent.
In the Belgian Pro League, they are currently six points behind champions Union Saint-Gilloise, after a dramatic 5-5 draw with Westerlo and a last-minute victory over Standard Liege, playing with 10 men.
Latest Atalanta vs Club Brugge score prediction
Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have provided our predictions for the match.Atalanta vs Club Bruggeas follows:
- Sportsmole:Atalanta 2-2 Club Brugge
- WhoScore:Atalanta 2-1 Club Brugge
- We predict:Atalanta 2-2 Club Brugge
When and where can I watch Atalanta vs Club Brugge live?
To watch the Atalanta vs Club Brugge match live in the Champions League, taking place at 00:45 on October 1st, viewers can tune in to the following channels:K+ Sport,K+PMor online sports channels. We hope you enjoy watching football.
