Atalanta v Real Madrid

Atalanta vs Real Madrid Preview

Atalanta will be seeking a tenth win on the trot in all competitions on Tuesday night when the Italian hosts entertain Real Madrid at their Gewiss Stadium on matchday 6 of this Champions League competition.

Real Madrid returned to winning ways in the Spanish top flight on the weekend when they registered a convincing 3-0 win away from home at Girona in La Liga but having lost their last two Champions League ties on the trot, the visitors will be desperate to set the record straight here on Tuesday night.

Atalanta collected an impressive and useful 2-1 home win against AC Milan in Serie A on the weekend and the Italian hosts hold home advantage once again for this upcoming tasty fixture with Real Madrid as well.

The hosts still remain unbeaten in their opening five ties overall in the Champions League having picked up three wins along with two draws which consist of victories gained over Shakhtar Donetsk, Stuttgart and Young Boys, the latter being a particularly comprehensive 6-1 thrashing of the Swiss outfit.

Even more impressive is the fact that each of these three wins to date in this season's Champions League campaign were all achieved on their travels, and this should give Atalanta reason to feel confident about their chances here at home.

Real Madrid currently occupy the last of the play-off spots in the league phase of this season's Champions League competition and it looks like Carlo Ancelotti's side have a real job on their hands if they're to protect their Champions League title this time around.

Despite picking up early wins against Stuttgart 3-1 and Borussia Dortmund 5-2 in this campaign, both of which were on home soil, the Spanish visitors have also been handed defeats by the likes of Lille, AC Milan and Liverpool respectively, leaving the visitors in a disappointing 24th place in the elite European table.

The goals market may appeal here though as six out of Real Madrid's last 10 ties in the Champions League have resulted in Over 2.5 goals while no fewer than eight of their last 10 games in all competitions have also produced three goals or more.

Results away from home though have not been at the level that manager Carlo Ancelotti has required of his side as Real Madrid have managed to win just four out of their last 11 away games, slipping to four defeats along with being involved in three stalemates as well.

Atalanta v Real Madrid Verdict

Six of Atalanta's last 10 games overall have resulted in Over 2.5 goals being scored and the goals market appeals for this upcoming clash against Real Madrid as both sides have been involved in a number of high-scoring matches in recent weeks.

Therefore, our main bet will be Over 2.5 goals @ 1.61

Other side bets worth considering:

Atalanta win @ 2.70

Atalanta win & Over 2.5 goals @ 3.75