Preview: Atalanta vs Athletic Club Prediction, lineups, betting tips & odds | UEFA Champions League 2025-26

These clubs are going to face each other for the first time.

Atalanta BC are now gearing up to take on Athletic Club Bilbao for their round 7 league phase fixture of the 2025-26 UEFA Champions League. This is going to be an entertaining outing, taking place at the Gewiss Stadium.

La Dea have performed in their last four games and will be looking to continue their positive run of form in the European competition now. They have won four of their six matches in the tournament. Atalanta BC will be at home and it is going to keep them full of confidence from the beginning.

Athletic Club are on a poor run of form at the moment. They are going to be under pressure from the start, as they will be away from home for their next UEFA Champions League game. Les Leones have only bagged a single win in the competition this season and are likely to struggle in their upcoming game as well.

Kick-off:

• Location: Bergamo, Italy
• Stadium: Gewiss Stadium
• Date: Thursday, January 22
• Kick-off Time: 01:30 a.m. IST (Wednesday, Jan 21; 08:00 p.m. GMT/ 03:00 p.m. ET/ 12:00 p.m. PT)
• Referee: TBD
• VAR: In use

Form:

Atalanta: L-W-W-W-D

Athletic Club: L-D-L-W-L

Players to Watch

Nikola Krstovic (Atalanta)

The 25-year-old will be an important aspect in the squad for Atalanta BC. He is one of their main men on the attacking front. Nikola Krstovic scored an important goal in the previous game and will now be keen to continue his goal-scoring run. But he is yet to score a goal in the Champions League this season.

Nico Williams (Athletic Club)

Nico Williams will be looking to step up his game so that he can help his side secure their second win in the UCL this season. He is coming in after scoring a goal in the previous game, but it was not enough to secure a win. The 23-year-old will lead the attack from the left and is going to be a constant threat to the opponent’s defence.

Match Facts

• Atalanta BC are undefeated in their last four matches.
• Athletic Club Bilbao have only won one of their last four games.
• Neither of these clubs have faced each other before.

Atalanta vs Athletic Club: Betting Tips and Odds

• Atalanta BC to win @10/11 Coral
• Nikola Krstovic to score @37/20 BetMGM
• Goals under 3.5 @1/3 bet365

Injury and Team News

Raoul Bellanova, Mitchel Bakker and Ben Godfrey are not going to be in action for Atalanta BC. They are injured. Berat Djimsiti might also miss out due to a lack of fitness.

Athletic Club Bilbao will miss out on the services of Unai Eguiluz, Aymeric Laporte, Benat Prados, Mikel Vesga and Maroan Sannadi as they are injured. Yeray Alvarez is suspended.

Head-to-Head

Total matches: 0

Atalanta won: 0

Athletic Club won: 0

Draws: 0

Predicted Lineups

Atalanta predicted lineup (3-4-2-1)

Carnesecchi (GK); Scalvini, Hien, Ahanor; Musah, De Roon, Pasalic, Bernasconi, Angori; De Ketelaere, Krstovic; Scamacca

Athletic Club predicted lineup (4-2-3-1)

Simón (GK); Areso, Vivian, Paredes, Berchiche; De Galarreta, Jauregizar; Inaki Williams, Berenguer, Nico Williams; Guruzeta

Match Prediction

This is going to be an intense outing between these clubs, but Atalanta BC are likely to come out on top and secure a win against Athletic Club Bilbao in their upcoming UEFA Champions League clash.

Prediction: Atalanta 2-1 Athletic Club

Telecast Details

India: SonyLIV, Sony Sports Network

UK: TNT Sports, BBC

US: Paramount+, TUDN

Nigeria: DAZN

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