Bayer vs Atalanta: prediction for the Europa League match
On March 17, Bayer will host Atalanta for the second leg of Europa League round of 16. Who will advance further? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Bayer Leverkusen

Bayer put up a steady performance in the Europa League group stage, team secured four victories and a draw in six rounds, delivering 13 points and a top spot in the standings. At this stage, Pharmacists managed to beat Betis and Celtic.
In the first leg of round of 16 The Lions opened the scoresheet at 11th minute. But eventually team was unable to contain Atalanta, who had a huge advantage on stats.
After 26 rounds of Bundesliga Gerardo Seoane's men have 13 victories and six draws to their name, delivering 45 points and a 3rd spot in the standings. After a home victory over Arminia (3:0) The Company's Eleven drew to Bayern (1:1) and on March 13 suffered a defeat to Koln (1:3).
Wirtz, Lunev, Frimpong, Baumgartlinger, Bellarabi and Schick won't feature in the upcoming match.

Atalanta

Atalanta started their European campaign in the Champions League and only in the last game they lost a chance for a play-off spot. In the first play-off round of the Europa League The Goddess left no chance to Olympiacos, beating a Greek club by a 5:1 score on aggregate.
In the quarterfinals of Coppa Italia visitors were eliminated by Fiorentina.
After 28 rounds of Serie A Gian Piero Gasperini's men have 13 victories and nine draws, delivering 48 points and a 7th spot in the standings. Team has no problems with scoring, The Goddess have scored 50 goals in the current season already. After a defeat to Roma (0:1) Bergamo Calcio drew to Genoa (0:0).
Zapata, Ilicic and Cabezas are unavailable today.
Trends
СтавкаBayer: total over 1,5
In 4 of 5 latest home matches Bayer scored two goals

СтавкаAtalanta to concede
Atalanta conceded in two of three latest away matches

СтавкаCorrect score 2:1
Hosts won 3 of 4 latest home matches

СтавкаPenalty: no
In 2 of 3 latest matches of the visitors no penalties were given

Tip and bets
In the first leg Italian club had a slight advantage and managed to convert it into goals and eventually earned a victory. But today the Pharmacists will play at home, so they will have a fans' support, which will be a massive confidence boost. German club is in a great physical condition, so they should be able to take the possession of the ball. Despite some problems with the squad, Bayer should be able to gain the upper hand today due to their class and huge motivation.
Our prediction - Asian handicap (0) on Bayer
Opponents are pretty even, so we are expecting a tight clash today. Bergamo side will try to keep the score level, because so far they are the winning side. However, we believe that Bayer will record a narrow victory due to a huge motivation.
Our second bet is on Bayer to win by one goal