Our football match prediction:
Atalanta Bergamo
Match Time & Date:
23/08/2018
19:00 GMT
Prediction: 2-1
FC Copenhagen
As expected, Atalanta defeated Hapoel Haifa in the Europa League third qualifying round, but the Serie A outfit will have a much bigger fish to fry in the two-legged tie against Copenhagen. The Orobici can’t afford any complacency in Thursday’s football match at Mapei Stadium – Citta del Tricolore and we predict that they are going to take the first leg very seriously. Copenhagen made a flying start to the season and it has to be noted that they are eyeing their fifth consecutive win in the Europa League qualifies. However, seeing that Atalanta are a real force to be reckoned with at home, we believe that there is a certain value in betting on Papu Gomez and his teammates. In their last home game in the process Atalanta recorded a 2-0 win over Hapoel Haifa, with Zapata and Cornelius scoring for the Serie A side.
Highlighted Player (Duvan Zapata):
Duvan Zapata was born in Cali, Colombia on 1 April, 1991. The 186-cm-tall attacker started his youth career at America de Cali, playing for the club between 2004 and 2008. In 2008 he made his debut for the first team and three years later he scored his first hat-trick for the Colombian outfit, in a 3-2 win over Deportivo Pereira. In 2011 he signed a loan deal with Estudiantes and he found the net for the Argentine team on his debut against Belgrano. After scoring 11 goals in 37 appearances for Estudiantes, the Colombian striker joined Napoli in 2013, but he failed to establish himself as a first-choice attacker. On 22 July, 2015 Zapata joined fellow Serie A team Udinese on loan and it has to be noted that he scored eight goals in 24 league appearances for the Zebrette. Duvan Zapata has 5 caps for Colombia U20 team, but he has yet to make his debut for the senior side.
Highlighted Team (FC Copenhagen):
The most successful club in the history of Danish football F.C. Kopenhagen was founded in 1992, through the merger of 15-time Danish champions Kjobenhavns Boldklub and seven-time champions of Denmark Boldklubben 1903. Football Club Copenhagen play their matches at the Telia Parken, a venue that can host 38,000 spectators. The Team of the City as Copenhagen is called in Denmark has won the Danish football championship eleven times, while it has also won the Danish Cup on seven occasions. The club forms great rivalry with Copenhagen’s suburban club Brondby IF with games between the two club attracting some of the biggest crowds in Danish football history in this so called New Firm derby. Through its history F.C. Copenhagen have participated in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Champions League, while their major European accomplishments have been achieved in the Royal League, with the Danish powerhouse winning two titles and coming as runners-up on one occasion.
