Top 6 in Serie A is still open for many teams with Atalanta and Fiorentina being two of them. Both will want to secure more midweek continental football next season through the league. Atalanta will probably have the advantage here as they are seemingly in better form and playing at home, but Fiorentina have proven throughout the campaign that they can be unpredictable and a tough team to beat.
Atalanta Team News
Atalanta managed to progress in the Europa League after a 2-1 home win during the midweek and managed to put an end to a concerning 5-game winless streak. The two losses during this period came against teams that are currently above Atalanta in the Serie A standing – Inter and Bologna. The home loss against the latter will certainly have hurt more as they are a direct competitor for the places that the team will want to occupy. Despite the recent winless streak, scoring goals was not a problem for La Dea as the loss to Inter was the only time they did not score in any of their last 10 competitive fixtures. But conceding is also part of the Atalanta package, as they have conceded in all of their last 6 competitive games.
Fiorentina Team News
Fiorentina also had a tough European battle midweek but will now have to shift their focus to the Serie A. And things are not looking as good on the domestic front for the team. I Viola have not tasted victory in any of their last 5 away league games and have lost 3 of them. Scoring on the road seems troublesome for the team as well, as they failed to score in 3 of these 5 games. But Fiorentina could potentially draw motivation from another statistic – they are unbeaten in any of their last 6 competitive fixtures. The Lilies will be looking to translate this form to the game with Atalanta and make a late push for the European places.
Head-to-Head-Games
Atalanta seem to be preferred opponent for Fiorentina, because the Lilies have 3 wins from the last 5 direct games. In terms of goals, 2 of these 5 games saw over 2.5 goals with the latest game between these two teams being one of them. If we look only at games held at the Gewiss Stadium, we can see that 4 of the last 5 there saw over 2.5 goals.
Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
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4 | Atalanta BC | 38 | 21 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 69 | WWWWL |
Rank | Teams | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goal difference | Points | Current form |
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8 | ACF Fiorentina | 38 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 60 | LWDWW |
Atalanta – Fiorentina Betting Prediction
Both teams are coming off good wins from continental football. We are getting to the stage in the season, where fatigue and a congested schedule might affect form, but I believe this game to be too important for either to underestimate. Atalanta’s whole profile is of a team that scores a lot but conceded a fair amount. Fiorentina are somewhat of a wild card, but recent games have shown that there are goals in this team and they will additionally come on the back of an undefeated streak. To me, this game has over 2.5 goals written over it.
Betting Tip: Over 2.5 Goals
Bookmaker: BC.Game
Odds: 1.75
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