Atalanta vs Bayer Leverkusen Bet Builder Tips: 20/1 punt for Europa League Final

Atalanta take on Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final on Wednesday. The game will be played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin kicking-off at 8pm BST. Read below about our favourite fancies that when combined pay 20/1 as a Bet Builder.

It’s been one hell of a season for Bayer Leverkusen. Xabi Alonso’s side have gone 51 matches unbeaten across all competitions and now have the opportunity to land the second leg of what would be a historic treble. 

The German side claimed the Bundesliga title after stopping Bayern Munich making it 12 consecutive seasons as Champions. This side simply do not know when they are beat and have developed a remarkable nature to fight back when needed. 

The club last claimed a European trophy back in 1988 when lifting the UEFA Cup and although they might not have it all their own way against an excellent Gian Piero Gasperini side, we think they will have enough to secure the win inside 90 minutes. 

The first of two players we are backing to be carded on Wednesday evening is Ederson de Silva. The midfielder will slot into midfield in the absence of Marten de Roon who picked up in injury in the Coppa Italia and looking at his disciplinary record this season, he has been shown eight yellow cards in Serie A. The Brazilian also has been carded in both Europe and domestic cup formats this term and makes appeal here at the current price. 

Finals can often lead to a high-card count and Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs will be the man tasked with taking the whistle for this one. The last time he was in European action was in the Champions League quarter-final between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain when he dished out a whopping eight yellows and one red. 

This should hopefully bode well for bookings here and the second player we are siding with is Leverkusen’s Jeremie Frimpong. The former Celtic man has received the joint-most yellow cards of any player in his squad over the most recent Bundesliga campaign with six in 27 starts. Another looks perfectly plausible here and combining him with Leverkusen to win, along with Ederson to be carded pays 20/1.