Atalanta v Celtic

Atalanta vs Celtic Preview

11th placed Atalanta are unbeaten after their opening two games in this new-look Champions League campaign as the Italians have picked up four points from their opening two matches, while Celtic currently occupy 20th place in the early standings after a win and a loss.

Atalanta bring a morale-boosting three-match winning streak into this upcoming clash as the Italian hosts have racked up recent wins against Shakhtar Donetsk (Champions League), along with back-to-back victories gained in the domestic Serie A with wins against Genoa 5-1 at home along with a solid 2-0 win on the road against Venezia.

The Italian side had earlier gained a point in their opening game of this season's Champions League competition by way of a 0-0 draw at home with Arsenal and the hosts will now be looking to make their mark in the elite European competition after securing the Europa League trophy at the end of last season.

However, the bigger picture shows Atalanta have picked up just five wins in their last 15 games overall in all competitions while also being dealt seven defeats in the process as well, so may be the goals market looks the better option for this upcoming clash.

Indeed, seven out of Atalanta's last 10 matches in all competitions have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Celtic have been involved in two very eventful looking games in this new Champions League format as the Scottish champions registered a comprehensive 5-1 thrashing of Slovakian outfit Slovan Bratislava in their opening tie, but the Scots fell foul of a heavy defeat at the hands of Borussia Dortmund on matchday 2.

Indeed, The Hoops were handed a 7-1 humiliation away from home at the German side in their previous game and the Scottish visitors will hit the road again on Wednesday night when they make their way to the Gewiss Stadium.

Celtic do bring a promising and encouraging sequence of results though for this upcoming matchday 3 tie in Italy as Brendan Rodgers' side have suffered just the single defeat within their previous 30 matches in all competitions which came in the form of that 7-1 loss to Borussia Dortmund.

The visitors have also amassed a total of 26 wins within this period which will give Celtic plenty of confidence heading into this trip, while the goals market also looks a promising proposition as well; indeed, no fewer than nine out of Celtic's last 10 matches overall have resulted in Over 2.5 goals.

Atalanta v Celtic Verdict

Both Atalanta and Celtic have been involved in a number of goal-laden matches in recent times and therefore the Over 2.5 goals option looks a promising prospect for this upcoming encounter.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.50

Other side bets worth considering:

Atalanta win & Over 2 goals @ 1.80

Correct Score: Atalanta 2-1 @ 8.50