Atalanta vs Leverkusen Predictions: Bet Builder Tips & Latest Odds (Europa League Final)

A date with history for Atalanta and Leverkusen on Wednesday evening in Dublin. The two teams collide in the final of the 2023/24  Europa League edition. Will Gianpiero Gasperini be able to bring the first European trophy to Bergamo? Or will Leverkusen win another competition without losing a single match? This article contains our Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen predictions, bet builder tips, lineups, latest odds, exclusive free bets and how to watch the match on TV.

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When is & How to watch Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen?  

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Wednesday, 22nd May, 2024

• 8:00 pm: Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen

Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen Betting Preview  

It's the most important match at the end of an unforgettable week for Atalanta. The Serie A outfit, after losing the Coppa Italia final (1-0 at the hands of Juventus) and securing qualification to next season's Champions League, will have the chance to win the first trophy of the "Gasperini era", but above all an international trophy never won in the club's history. The Orobici "warmed up" over the weekend by winning 2-0 in Lecce thanks to goals from Scamacca and De Ketelaere, thus recording their fifth consecutive victory in the league. In the Europa League, Atalanta's journey has been exciting: after easily escaping the group that included Sturm Graz, Rakow and Sporting Lisbon, the Bergamo side again eliminated Sporting Lisbon, Liverpool (winning 3-0 at Anfield!) and Marseille in the knockout stage.

Atalanta's opponents will be the newly-crowned German champions Bayer Leverkusen, who eliminated another Italian team, AS Roma, in the semi-finals. Before the Giallorossi, the Bundesliga outfit had won Group D in this competition. They knocked out Qarabag in the round of 16 and West Ham in the Europa League quarter-finals. The team coached by Xabi Alonso dominated the domestic league, finishing unbeaten with 28 wins and 6 draws in 34 games. The Germans are also unbeaten in this competition and could become the first team to win three trophies in a season without losing a game. Leverkusen, in fact, are also in the final of the German Cup (scheduled for May 25 against Kaiserslautern, a team that plays in the Bundesliga 2, the German second-tie leauge).

There have only been two previous meetings between these teams, in the 2021/22 edition, with Gasperini's side winning both meetings (3-2 at home and 1-0 at the BayArena).

Best Odds

Bayer Leverkusen are clearly favorites here. A win for the Bundesliga side is priced 17/20 with BetUK while Atalanta are 7/2 with DAZN Bet. The draw is offered at 47/17 with VBet.

As to odds on the team who will lift the cup, the top betting sites have priced Leverkusen 2/5 to win the Europa League and Atalanta 2/1 to lift the trophy (with Bet365).

Team News & Probable Line-Ups

Atalanta (3-4-2-1): Musso - Scalvini, Hien, Djimsiti - Zappacosta, Ederson, Pasalic, Ruggeri – Koopmeiners, Lookman - Scamacca

Gasperini will have to do without Marten De Roon, the captain and most influential player of the team, due to an injury confirmed by the player himself. Emil Holm will also be absent, struggling with a soleus problem, for him the season is over. The physical condition of Sead Kolasinac, a pillar of the defense, who is also in danger of not being there, needs to be assessed. Otherwise, the team looks made with Mario Pasalic ready to play alongside Ederson in midfield. Gianluca Scamacca will lead the attack alongside Koopmeiners and Lookman. However, the inclusion of De Ketelaere up front is not excluded, with Koopmeiners dropping back to the midfield in place of Pasalic.

Bayer Leverkusen (3-4-2-1): Kovar - Tapsoba, Tah, Hincapié - Frimpong, Palacios, Xhaka, Grimaldo - Adli, Wirtz - Boniface.

Bayer Leverkusen, on the other hand, will be at full strength as Spanish manager Xabi Alonso does not have any injury worry. He will probably put Amine Adli and future star Florian Wirtz behind lone striker Victor Boniface. Former Roma player Schick will start from the bench. In goal, Matej Kovar should get the nod and dorm the backline with Jonathan Tah in the middle, Edmond Tapsoba on the right and Piero Hincapie on the opposite side. Granit Xhaka will anchor the midfield flanked by Exequiel Palacios and with the speedsters Jeremie Frimpong and Alex Grimaldo starting as wing backs.

Our Atalanta v Bayer Leverkusen Predictions    

It won't be easy at all for Atalanta to bring the cup to Italy. Leverkusen are among the best teams in Europe at the moment. Not only talent, but also a lot of character as can be seen from the many comebacks in the final minutes (including the 2-2 home draw against Roma a few weeks ago).

Atalanta, on the other hand, showed that they are still a bit immature to play a final: against Juventus in the Coppa Italia we did not see at all the aggressive and fast team we are used to.

Although Gianpiero Gasperini's team is capable of any feat (ask Liverpool fans), as analysts and bettors we must take into account the values on the pitch and the statistics.

In our opinion, it will be Bayer Leverkusen who will win the Europa League. The correct score could be a 2-0 or a 2-1 in favor of the Germans.

Among the goalscorers, keep an eye on Alex Grimaldo: the Spanish winger has scored 12 goals (and provided 19 assists) this season.

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