Atalanta vs Club Brugge predictions: Visitors can secure surprise progress
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- Club Brugge lead the tie 2-1 from first leg in Belgium
- Atalanta have only won one of their last six home games in all competitions
- Recommended bet: Draw
Club Brugge stunned Atalanta with a late winner in last week's play-off first leg and now the Belgian side can earn a draw away from home to secure a last-16 spot in the Champions League.
A controversial penalty from Gustaf Nilsson in injury time secured Club Brugge their slender advantage which they will aim defend in Bergamo.
Team news
Odilon Kossounou and Gianluca Scamacca are unlikely to play for Atalanta again this season due to injury, while Sead Kolasinac, Daniel Maldini and Ademola Lookman all remain major doubts for Tuesday's second leg.
Club Brugge do not have any fresh reported injury issues to contend with ahead of the clash at Atalanta, although Bjorn Meier is still struggling for full fitness.
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The stats
Atalanta's only victory in their last six games was a 5-0 success at Verona in Serie A on February 8.
The Italians have lost at home to Bologna in the Coppa Italia and been held to draws on their own patch by Torino and Cagliari this month.
Club Brugge are unbeaten in their last four games in all competitions.
The Belgian side picked up impressive wins over Sporting Lisbon and Aston Villa in the League Phase, while they also managed draws against Celtic and Juventus.
Atalanta only won one of their four home games in the League Phase, against Sturm Graz, as La Dea drew with Arsenal and Celtic and lost to Real Madrid in front of their own fans.
Prediction
Atalanta are favourites to win the second leg at home as they aim to overturn the 2-1 deficit from last week but Gian Piero Gasperini's side have failed to convince of late.
Atalanta are third in Serie A but were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw at home by Cagliari on Saturday and also this month Bologna have beaten them at the Gewiss Stadium in the Coppa Italia, while Torino are another side to have come away with a point.
Club Brugge have regularly defied the odds in the Champions League this season, securing fine wins in the League Phase over Aston Villa and Sporting, on top of draws against Celtic and Juventus.
They were also leading at half-time against Manchester City on Matchday Eight before the Premier League giants recovered in the second half to win 3-1.
Nicky Hayen's men head to Bergamo after rescuing a point at the weekend when coming from 2-0 down with two late goals to draw 2-2 at Sint-Truidense in the Belgian top flight on Saturday and they can dig in to earn another draw to progress to the last 16 in Europe.
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