Simon Dalton presents his prediction for the UEFA Europa League match.
Atalanta
It's been a very good year for Atalanta. They have qualified for the Champions League via the Italian Serie A and reached the Italian Cup and Europa League finals. If they take the European title it's going to be an exclamation mark at the end of the season. However, it's not going to be an easy thing to do as Bayer are on a 51-game unbeaten run. Atalanta may score a goal, though. They have scored in 5 out of the last 6 Europa League play-off games. Bayer play in an open style, so Atalanta will have some free space.
Bayer
Bayer have 2 games to play this season. The Europa League final and the German Cup final at the weekend. Bayer have a perfect offensive line, they have scored in their 23 last games. Their opponents kind of afraid of Bayer as the Leverkusen side can save even the games that seem to be definitely lost. Bayer have scored 17 goals in additional time this season. The side is obviously on fire. It's impossible to stop their forwards, so they will score. However, Atalanta should be taken into account as they're serious about taking the Europa League title
Atalanta – Bayer prediction
The last time Bayer lost a game was on May 23, 2023. It was a match against Bochum. The Leverkusen side hasn't lost a game this season. Atalanta will try to stop them.
Winning the Europa League title will be a great achievement for both Bayer and Atalanta. I expect the teams to struggle and I believe that both sides will score. This is the way it's supposed to be.
