Atalanta vs Chelsea prediction 09.12.2025 | Champions League
Atalanta
Kick off:
Date:
Chelsea
1
3.44
X
3.66
2
2.22
Contents
- Competition: Champions League
- Date: 9th December 2025
- Kick-off: 20:00 UK / 21:00 CET
- Venue: New Balance Arena
Two teams sitting on ten points after five Champions League matches cross paths on Tuesday night, with Atalanta hosting Chelsea in Bergamo. Both have stumbled a little lately, and you can feel a kind of nervousness around their form. Oddsmakers still lean toward the Blues, although that confidence feels a touch optimistic if you have watched them closely. Let’s break down what both teams bring into this match and where the most sensible bets may lie.
H2H stats
This will be the first time Atalanta and Chelsea face each other in any competition, which adds a small element of uncertainty. La Dea have enjoyed themselves against English opponents recently, winning all three of their last meetings and not conceding in any of them. Chelsea have mirrored that record when dealing with Italian clubs, collecting three straight wins and clean sheets in recent fixtures.
Atalanta team overview
Atalanta opened their European run with a bruising 4-0 loss to PSG in Paris, the kind of defeat that can make a team question everything for a few days. Somehow they shook it off quickly.
The Goddess have been unbeaten since, earning wins over Club Brugge, Marseille and Eintracht Frankfurt, plus a tense scoreless draw with Slavia Prague.
Even with that, supporters will be uneasy about the home form. The slip against Slavia in October remains fresh, and two victories from the last seven home games is hardly ideal.
Adding to that, they arrive here after a flat 3–1 league loss to Hellas Verona, which abruptly halted the momentum they had put together.
Mitchel Bakker and Kamaldeen Sulemana are still out, dealing with a cruciate ligament injury and a muscular issue.
Last matches of Atalanta
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Hellas Verona
3 : 1
Atalanta
Serie A
-
Atalanta
4 : 0
Genoa
Coppa Italia
-
Atalanta
2 : 0
Fiorentina
Serie A
-
Eintracht Frankfurt
0 : 3
Atalanta
Champions League
-
Napoli
3 : 1
Atalanta
Serie A
Atalanta lineup
Goalkeeper
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29
Marco Carnesecchi
Defenders
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77
Davide Zappacosta
-
3
Odilon Kossounou
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4
Isak Hien
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19
Berat Djimsiti
Midfielders
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16
Raoul Bellanova
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15
Marten de Roon
-
17
Charles De Ketelaere
-
8
Mario Pasalic
Forwards
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9
Gianluca Scamacca
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11
Ademola Lookman
Chelsea team overview
Chelsea also stumbled at the start of their European journey with a 3–1 defeat in Munich, but they steadied themselves fairly quickly.
Since then the Blues have taken three wins and a draw, including that impressive 3–0 display against Barcelona at Stamford Bridge, which reminded people of the ceiling this side has when the rhythm is right.
However, Enzo Maresca will not be entirely comfortable. Both of Chelsea’s European matches that they failed to win this season happened away from home, and his side are now winless in three across all competitions.
He will hope the return of Moisés Caicedo, who is fresh from serving two of his three-game suspension in the Premier League, brings back some control in midfield.
Liam Delap is set for another spell out after a shoulder injury in the goalless draw at Bournemouth, and the visitors also remain without Levi Colwill, Roméo Lavia and Dário Essugo.
Last matches of Chelsea
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AFC Bournemouth
0 : 0
Chelsea
Premier League
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Leeds United
3 : 1
Chelsea
Premier League
-
Chelsea
1 : 1
Arsenal
Premier League
-
Chelsea
3 : 0
FC Barcelona
Champions League
-
Burnley
0 : 2
Chelsea
Premier League
Chelsea lineup
Goalkeeper
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1
Robert Sánchez
Defenders
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27
Malo Gusto
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29
Wesley Fofana
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23
Trevoh Chalobah
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3
Marc Cucurella
Midfielders
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24
Reece James
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8
Enzo Fernández
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25
Moisés Caicedo
Forwards
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10
Cole Palmer
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20
João Pedro
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7
Pedro Neto
Prediction
Chelsea is better on the European stage, so there’s a slight edge to them here as I see a 2-1 win as being quite realistic. The Blues have taken 10 points from their last four Champions League games and recently kept Barcelona quiet in a convincing 3-0 win. Atalanta’s home inconsistency gives them plenty of weaknesses despite all their lively attacking moments.
Three reasons we expect at least three goals in this game
- Four of Chelsea’s five Champions League games this season have finished with over 2.5 goals.
- Bets on over 2.5 goals won in four of the last five home games of Atalanta in Europe.
- Nine of the last 12 away games of Chelsea produced three or more goals.
Main prediction Atalanta - Chelsea
Over 2.5 goals
Best Odds:
22bet
1.76
Atalanta vs Chelsea standings in Champions League
| League Stage | P | W | D | L |
G - A
|
GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 - 1 | +13 | 15 |
| 2 | Paris Saint Germain | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 19 - 8 | +11 | 12 |
| 3 | FC Bayern München | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 15 - 6 | +9 | 12 |
| 4 | Inter | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 - 3 | +9 | 12 |
| 5 | Real Madrid | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 - 5 | +7 | 12 |
| 6 | Borussia Dortmund | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 17 - 11 | +6 | 10 |
| 7 | Chelsea | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 12 - 6 | +6 | 10 |
| 8 | Sporting CP | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 - 5 | +6 | 10 |
| 9 | Manchester City | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 - 5 | +5 | 10 |
| 10 | Atalanta | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 - 5 | +1 | 10 |
| 11 | Newcastle United | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 - 4 | +7 | 9 |
| 12 | Atlético Madrid | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 - 10 | +2 | 9 |
| 13 | Liverpool | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 - 8 | +2 | 9 |
| 14 | Galatasaray | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 - 7 | +1 | 9 |
| 15 | PSV | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 - 8 | +5 | 8 |
| 16 | Tottenham Hotspur | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 - 7 | +3 | 8 |
| 17 | Bayer 04 Leverkusen | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 - 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 18 | FC Barcelona | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 - 10 | +2 | 7 |
| 19 | Qarabağ | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 - 9 | -1 | 7 |
| 20 | Napoli | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 - 9 | -3 | 7 |
| 21 | Olympique Marseille | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 - 6 | +2 | 6 |
| 22 | Juventus | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 10 - 10 | 0 | 6 |
| 23 | Monaco | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 - 8 | -2 | 6 |
| 24 | Pafos FC | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 - 7 | -3 | 6 |
| 25 | Union Saint-Gilloise | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 - 12 | -7 | 6 |
| 26 | Club Brugge | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 - 13 | -5 | 4 |
| 27 | Athletic Club | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 - 9 | -5 | 4 |
| 28 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 - 14 | -7 | 4 |
| 29 | FC København | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 - 14 | -7 | 4 |
| 30 | Benfica | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 - 8 | -4 | 3 |
| 31 | Slavia Praha | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 - 8 | -6 | 3 |
| 32 | Bodø / Glimt | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 - 11 | -4 | 2 |
| 33 | Olympiacos F.C. | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 - 13 | -8 | 2 |
| 34 | Villarreal | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 - 10 | -8 | 1 |
| 35 | Kairat | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 - 14 | -10 | 1 |
| 36 | Ajax | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 - 16 | -15 | 0 |