Liverpool FC vs Atalanta BC, Champions League 2020-21 GROUP STAGE
Overview
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Liverpool FC vs Atalanta BC — Champions League at Anfield.
- Liverpool FC 8 games · 18 pts (2026/27)
- Atalanta BC 8 games · 13 pts (2026/27)
Match Details
- Referee Jose Luis Munuera
- Referee Carlos del Cerro
- Referee Juan Carlos Yuste
- Referee Roberto Alonso
Standings
| # | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal FC | 8 | 24 |
| 2 | FC Bayern München | 8 | 21 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 8 | 18 |
| 4 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 8 | 17 |
| 5 | FC Barcelona | 8 | 16 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 8 | 16 |
| 7 | Sporting Clube de Portugal | 8 | 16 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 8 | 16 |
| 9 | Real Madrid CF | 8 | 15 |
| 10 | FC Internazionale Milano | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | Paris Saint-Germain FC | 8 | 14 |
| 12 | Newcastle United FC | 8 | 14 |
| 13 | Juventus FC | 8 | 13 |
| 14 | Club Atlético de Madrid | 8 | 13 |
| 15 | Atalanta BC | 8 | 13 |
| 16 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 8 | 12 |
| 17 | Borussia Dortmund | 8 | 11 |
| 18 | PAE Olympiakos SFP | 8 | 11 |
| 19 | Club Brugge KV | 8 | 10 |
| 20 | Galatasaray SK | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | AS Monaco FC | 8 | 10 |
| 22 | Qarabag Agdam FK | 8 | 10 |
| 23 | FK Bodø/Glimt | 8 | 9 |
| 24 | Sport Lisboa e Benfica | 8 | 9 |
| 25 | Olympique de Marseille | 8 | 9 |
| 26 | Paphos FC | 8 | 9 |
| 27 | Royale Union Saint-Gilloise | 8 | 9 |
| 28 | PSV | 8 | 8 |
| 29 | Athletic Club | 8 | 8 |
| 30 | SSC Napoli | 8 | 8 |
| 31 | FC København | 8 | 8 |
| 32 | AFC Ajax | 8 | 6 |
| 33 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 8 | 4 |
| 34 | SK Slavia Praha | 8 | 3 |
| 35 | Villarreal CF | 8 | 1 |
| 36 | FK Kairat | 8 | 1 |
Head-to-Head
Recent Form
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov | Atalanta BC | H | 0–2 | L |
| 22 Nov | Leicester City FC | H | 3–0 | W |
| 08 Nov | Manchester City FC | A | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Nov | Atalanta BC | A | 5–0 | W |
| 31 Oct | West Ham United FC | H | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Oct | FC Midtjylland | H | 2–0 | W |
| Date | Opponent | H/A | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov | Liverpool FC | A | 2–0 | W |
| 21 Nov | Spezia Calcio | A | 0–0 | D |
| 08 Nov | FC Internazionale Milano | H | 1–1 | D |
| 03 Nov | Liverpool FC | H | 0–5 | L |
| 31 Oct | FC Crotone | A | 2–1 | W |
| 27 Oct | AFC Ajax | H | 2–2 | D |
Season Stats
| Liverpool FC | Atalanta BC | |
|---|---|---|
| #3 | Position | #15 |
| 18 | Points | 13 |
| 8 | Played | 8 |
| 6 / 0 / 2 | W / D / L | 4 / 1 / 3 |
| 20 | Scored | 10 |
| 8 | Conceded | 10 |
| +12 | GD | +0 |
| 2.25 | PPG | 1.63 |
| 75% | Win % | 50% |
Key Stats
0%
Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
H2H (4 games)
50%
Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
H2H history
0%
Clean Sheets
Liverpool FC this season
Liverpool FC this season
Liverpool FC are 3rd (18 pts). Atalanta BC are 15th (13 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Liverpool FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
2/–
61-75
5/3
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Top Scorers (This Season)
Liverpool FC
| Alexis Mac Allister | 3 G | |
| Bradley Barcola | 3 G | |
| Ronald Araujo | 2 G | 1 A |
| Dominik Szoboszlai | 1 G |
Events
Match Events
- 0' The ball is rolling at Anfield. Liverpool FC are looking to make home advantage count against Atalanta BC.
- 5' Atalanta BC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
- 10' It’s high time Jurgen Klopp made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 15' The travelling Atalanta BC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 20' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 25' Atalanta BC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 30' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Liverpool FC and Atalanta BC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
- 35' The home supporters are growing impatient. Liverpool FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
- 40' Liverpool FC have won 832 goals from 423 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
- 45' The energy levels are beginning to show. Jurgen Klopp might look to freshen things up shortly.
- 50' Both keepers have barely been tested. Liverpool FC and Atalanta BC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
- 55' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Jurgen Klopp will be considering his options from the bench.
- 57' Kostas Tsimikas picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
- 60' The Slovenia Josip Ilicic breaks the deadlock on 60 minutes. 0-1!
- 60' A change in the Liverpool FC ranks — Kostas Tsimikas exits the field as Andrew Robertson enters on 60.
- 61' Diogo Jota gets the nod from Liverpool FC. He replaces Divock Origi and will look to change the dynamic.
- 64' What a moment for Robin Gosens! That strike on 64 puts his side firmly in control.
- 69' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
- 70' Duvan Zapata has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josip Ilicic on 70 minute.
- 75' A change in the Atalanta BC ranks — Robin Gosens exits the field as Johan Mojica enters on 75.
- 80' Liverpool FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 85' Another substitution for Liverpool FC to replace Joel Matip by Takumi Minamino on 85 minute.
- 89' The referee shows Atalanta BC player a Yellow card on 89.
- The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Atalanta BC to claim maximum points.
Lineups
Liverpool FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 1
- 10
-
27
Divock Origi ↓ Diogo Jota 60'
-
11
Mohamed Salah ↓ Roberto Firmino 61'
- 7
-
32
Joel Matip ↓ Takumi Minamino 85'
-
5
Georginio Wijnaldum ↓ Fabinho 61'
- 17
- 21
- 76
- 46
Bench
-
9
Roberto Firmino ↑ 61'
-
26
Andrew Robertson ↑ 61'
-
3
Fabinho ↑ 61'
- 13
-
20
Diogo Jota ↑ 60'
-
18
Takumi Minamino ↑ 85'
- 62
- 65
- 89
- 64
Coach
Jurgen Klopp
Atalanta BC Lineups
Starting XI
- 95
- 2
- 33
- 10
- 11
-
72
Josip Ilicic ↓ Duvan Zapata 70'
-
8
Robin Gosens ↓ Johan Mojica 75'
- 15
- 19
- 32
- 17
Bench
- 7
- 21
-
26
Johan Mojica ↑ 75'
- 9
- 31
- 6
-
91
Duvan Zapata ↑ 70'
- 57
-
59
Aleksei Miranchuk ↑ 85'
- 40
- 42
- 43
Coach
Gian Piero Gasperini
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
| Player | Goals |
|---|---|
| Diogo Jota | 3 |
| Mohamed Salah | 2 |
| Gianluca Scamacca | 2 |
| Sadio Mane | 1 |
| Josip Ilicic | 1 |
| Robin Gosens | 1 |
| Mario Pasalic | 1 |
Liverpool FC Form
Predictions
Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.86
Liverpool FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.9
Atalanta BC xG
I would bet for:
Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.
Match Result
✗ WrongActual: Atalanta BC win
Both Teams to Score
✗ Wrong
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: No — clean sheet
Over / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5| Line | Over | Under | |
|---|---|---|---|
| ± 0.5 | 92% |
|
8% |
| ± 1.5 | 76% |
|
24% |
| ± 2.5 | 51% |
|
49% |
| ± 3.5 | 30% |
|
70% |
| ± 4.5 | 15% |
|
85% |
Double Chance
Liverpool FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Atalanta BC
45%
Liverpool FC or Atalanta BC
75%
Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HT
Correct Score
✗ 0–2 not predicted0 – 2Actual
1 – 1
11.4%
1 – 0
11%
2 – 0
10.7%
2 – 1
9.5%
0 – 0
8.2%
3 – 0
6.5%
3 – 1
5.9%
0 – 1
4.8%
1 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
4.3%
4 – 0
3%
4 – 1
2.8%
Asian Handicap — Liverpool FC
| Handicap | Liverpool FC covers | Push | Atalanta BC covers |
|---|---|---|---|
| -2.5 | 16% | — | 84% |
| -2 | 16% | 18% | 65% |
| -1.5 | 35% | — | 65% |
| -1 | 35% | 24% | 42% |
| -0.5 | 58% | — | 42% |
| +0.5 | 83% | — | 17% |
| +1 | 83% | 11% | 6% |
| +1.5 | 94% | — | 6% |
| +2 | 94% | 4% | 1% |
| +2.5 | 99% | — | 1% |
Clean Sheet
Liverpool FC keeps clean sheet
41%
✓
Atalanta BC keeps clean sheet
16%
✗
Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

