📏 Form Guide

Atalanta

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Atalanta will be looking to improve on their last outing here following the 3-1 Serie A defeat in their last game at the hands of Hellas Verona.

In that match, Atalanta managed 64% possession and 12 shots on goal with 5 of them on target. The only player to score for Atalanta was Gianluca Scamacca (81'). Hellas Verona got 12 attempts on goal with 7 on target. Rafik Belghali (28'), Giovane (36') and Antoine Bernede (71') scored for Hellas Verona.

An interesting feature of recent Atalanta games is seeing a zero in the scoreline.

From their prior 6 clashes before this one, in 5 of them a wager on both teams scoring would have been a loser. That pattern won’t necessarily be carried forward here, however.

Chelsea

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In their previous fixture, Chelsea drew 0-0 in the Premier League tie with Bournemouth.

In that game, Chelsea managed 61% possession and 11 shots at goal with 4 on target. At the other end, Bournemouth got 13 shots on goal with 5 on target.

A sequence of outstanding showings by the Chelsea defence has resulted in their ‘goals against’ tally amounting to 4 from their past 6 clashes combined. Over that same time, their own attack force has managed to score 10.

📰 Team News: Atalanta

In our view, La Dea look set to use the 3-4-2-1 formation for this one, beginning the first half with Marco Carnesecchi, Odilon Kossounou, Isak Hien, Berat Djimsiti, Raoul Bellanova, Marten de Roon, Ederson, Davide Zappacosta, Charles De Ketelaere, Ademola Lookman and Gianluca Scamacca.

📰 Team News: Chelsea

Chelsea manager Enzo Maresca has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Dário Essugo (Fitness), Roméo Lavia (Muscle strain), Liam Delap (Shoulder injury) and Levi Colwill (Cruciate ligament tear) won’t be making appearances. Players who are serving a ban and are therefore ineligible to play are Gabriel Slonina, Raheem Sterling and Dário Essugo.

There’s a good chance that The Blues appear most likely to elect for a 4-2-3-1 lineup with a starting lineup of Robert Sanchez, Malo Gusto, Wesley Fofana, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Cucurella, Reece James, Moises Caicedo, Estevao, Enzo Fernandez, Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro.

⚡ Prediction

We feel that over the course of the game, Atalanta will really need to work well to break down this Chelsea side who we think will likely win and very possibly keep a clean sheet.

We therefore fancy a very competitive game with a 0-1 winning margin for Chelsea when the full-time whistle blows.

We’re expecting it to be that close.

Peter Guest, 19:03 09/12/2025