Our prediction for this Champions League match:
Stuttgart and Atalanta go head to head at MHP Arena in what is expected to be one of the most exciting games of Wednesday’s program. Die Schwaben did well to hold Bayer Leverkusen to a draw at the weekend, meaning that they are high on confidence ahead of the visit of Atalanta. Jamie Leweling has joined the likes of Mittelstadt, Keitel, Chabot, Raimund, Zagadou, Diehl, and Stergiou in the recovery room, with Fabian Rieder likely to step up.
The Orobici, on the other hand, are on a five-game winning run in the Serie A ahead of the trip to Germany. Atalanta look unstoppable at the moment, but seeing that Stuttgart are tough to beat at home, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. It has to be noted that the two clubs meet for the first time in the Champions League. The likes of Marco Brescianini, Gianluca Scamacca, and Giorgio Scalvini miss out with injuries for the Serie A outfit.
Highlighted Player (Marten de Roon):
After spending his youth career in ASWH, Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam, Marten de Roon made his senior debut on 27 March 2010. The midfielder played for Sparta against Twente back then, but he made no more than three appearances for de Kasteelheren in the 2009/2010 season.
Marten de Roon joined Heerenveen in 2012 and in 2015 he moved to Serie A side Atalanta. He made 36 appearances for Atalanta in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign, but on 4 July, 2016, he signed a contract with Middlesbrough for a reported fee of £12m. The Dutch footballer scored one goal in three appearances for Netherlands U19 team.
Marten de Roon was born in Zwinjndrecht, Netherlands on 29 March, 1991. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as a defensive and attacking midfielder as well. Martin de Roon is a right-footed footballer and he is 185 cm tall.
Highlighted Team (Stuttgart):
VfB Stuttgart is a German football club from the regio Bad Canstatt. With over 44 000 members VfB Stuttgart can be considered as one of the top 10 biggest football clubs in the nation. The German football club was founded in 1912 and is playing in the Bundesliga since the very first day.
VfB Stuttgart is currently playing its home games in the Mercedes-Benz Arena which was build in 1933 and holds a capacity of 65 000 seats. The stadium is considered as one of the most impressive and modern stadiums in Germany. The club colors of VfB Stuttgart are White and Red. The VfB Stuttgart fans gave the club the nickname Die Schwaben.
VfB Stuttgart is a successful club in the Bundesliga winning the league title 5 times, the DFB Pokal 3 times and the Supercup once. The club from Bad Canstatt haven’t had any big successes in Europe yet. The club end as runner up in the Europacup II and the UEFA Cup. Important players in the history of Stuttgart are: Tomasson, Bierofka, Dunga, Elber, Gomez, Lahm, Kuranyi and Yakin.