RB Leipzig vs Atalanta Match Analysis and Prediction

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Atalanta will make a trip to the Red Bull Arena to take on RB Leipzig in the quarter-finals on Thursday as they will be looking to continue a strong run of Europa League form.

The hosts are currently sitting fourth in the Bundesliga table, boasting 48 points from their 28 matches played, 18 points adrift of league leaders Bayern Munich.

RB Leipzig enter the contest off the back of an impressive 4-1 away victory over Borussia Dortmund in the domestic league. Konrad Laimer got on the scoresheet twice alongside Christopher Nkunku and Dani Olmo who scored a goal each to seal the victory for the visitors.

They now turn their attention to the Europa League, where they progressed to the quarter-finals after defeating Real Sociedad 5-3 on aggregate in the knockout round playoffs.

After playing out a 2-2 draw in the first leg at home, they ran out 3-1 victors in the return match, with Willi Orban, Andre Silva and Emil Forsberg scoring in the second-leg win. They are currently unbeaten in their last 10 games in all competitions.

Meanwhile, Atalanta are currently in the seventh spot in the Serie A standings, having collected 51 points from 30 matches, 16 points adrift of league leaders AC Milan.

In their last game in the Serie A action, they suffered a 3-1 defeat at home to Napoli at the weekend, with Marten de Roon scoring the only goal for the hosts.

Atalanta managed to advance to the quarter-finals of the Europa League after having seen off Bayer Leverkusen 4-2 on aggregate in the round of 16. After claiming a 3-2 victory in the first leg at home, they won 1-0 in the return match, Jeremie Boga scoring in the second-leg win.

They won in both of their previous contests away from home in the competition this season.

RB Leipzig vs Atalanta head to head

The two teams have not previously met in any competition, and this is the first time they meet in a competitive match in the quarter-finals of the Europa League.

RB Leipzig latest home form

RB Leipzig have recently been on a good run of form at home, as they have been unbeaten in their seven most recent matches. In their last home game, they picked up a goalless draw against Eintracht Frankfurt. In their last five matches, they have scored eight goals and conceded four.

RB Leipzig 2-0 Wolfsburg 23/01/22

RB Leipzig 3-1 FC Koln 11/02/22

RB Leipzig 2-2 Real Sociedad 17/02/22

RB Leipzig 1-1 Freiburg 05/03/22

RB Leipzig 0-0 Eintracht Frankfurt 20/03/22

RB Leipzig latest away form

RB Leipzig have recently been on a good run of form on the road, having been unbeaten in their six most recent matches. Their last away defeat came on February 5 when they lost 3-2 to Bayern Munich. In their last five matches, they have scored 18 goals and conceded three.

Real Sociedad 1-3 RB Leipzig 24/02/22

Bochum 0-1 RB Leipzig 27/02/22

Hannover 96 0-4 RB Leipzig 02/03/22

Greuther Furth 1-6 RB Leipzig 13/03/22

Borussia Dortmund 1-4 RB Leipzig 02/04/22

Atalanta latest home form

Atalanta suffered a 3-1 defeat against Napoli in their last away game in the league. However, they have recently been on a good run of form at home, having been unbeaten in five matches prior to that. In their last five matches, they have scored 10 goals and conceded six.

Atalanta 2-1 Olympiakos 17/02/22

Atalanta 4-0 Sampdoria 28/02/22

Atalanta 3-2 Bayer Leverkusen 10/03/22

Atalanta 0-0 Genoa 13/03/22

Atalanta 1-3 Napoli 03/04/22

Atalanta latest away form

Atalanta have most recently been on a good form on they road, as they have won each of their last two matches. They managed to defeat Bayer Leverkusen 1-0 on March 17 in the Europa League. In their last five awaymatches, they have scored five goals and conceded two.

Fiorentina 1-0 Atalanta 20/02/22

Olympiakos 0-3 Atalanta 24/02/22

Roma 1-0 Atalanta 05/03/22

Bayer Leverkusen 0-1 Atalanta 17/03/22

Bologna 0-1 Atalanta 20/03/22

RB Leipzig news

RB Leipzig will be without the services of Amadou Haidara due to a knee injury, while Yussuf Poulsen will also be absent due to a groin injury.

In a 3-5-2 formation, Christopher Nkunku and Andre Silva are set to lead the line, while Peter Gulacsi will feature between the sticks.

Atalanta news

Berat Djimsiti is set to miss out of the Thursday’s contest due to a shoulder injury, while Rafael Toloi has a hamstring injury and will also be absent on Thursday.

Luis Fernando Muriel is likely to lead the line in a 3-4-2-1 formation, supported by Ruslan Malinovsky and Jeremie Boga.

Prediction and Odds

Atalanta enter the match looking to continue their strong run of form in the Europa League, and will fancy their chances of picking up a positive result.

However, RB Leipzig are seemingly the stronger side between the two, and would not let the tie slip easily, hence, a draw or home win.

Odds: 1 2.15 X 2.05 2 2.35