Atalanta
Atalanta have won three and lost two of their last five Serie A matches, beating Genoa away and losing at home to Inter last weekend.
Roma
Roma have won one and lost two of their last three away Serie A fixtures, and they recently beat Genoa 3-1 at home and lost narrowly at Juventus last weekend.
Head-to-Head
Atalanta have won their last two Serie A meetings with Roma , beating the Giallorossi 2-1 at home seven months ago.
Key Players
- Saturday’s Serie A clash between 10th-placed Atalanta Bergamo and fourth-placed AS Roma will feature a tasty tactical duel between Gasperini and his former club as the two teams vie for a crucial three points.
- Raffaele Palladino has made a solid start to his tenure as head coach at Bergamo, instilling his counter-pressing game and a 3-4-2-1/3-4-1-2 system that relies on his wide wing-backs to overload the flanks, create numerical superiority in the half-spaces, and quickly transition to attack when the ball is recovered.
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Key players:
- Teun Koopmeiners is the orchestrator in the middle of the field, while Gianluca Scamacca is the main attacking weapon, scoring five goals in 11 Serie A appearances.
- Scamacca has scored four of Bergamo’s last six goals and will be a constant threat to the Giallorossi’s defense on Saturday, but Evan Ferguson has been in better form for Roma, netting three of their last seven goals.
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Betting Insights
- Atalanta are just a little better than evens at 2.33 to beat Roma, who are available at 3.43, with the draw priced at 3.38.
- Both teams to score looks the best bet in the match result markets at 1.92, as both teams will surely attack and both have been involved in plenty of games where each side has scored.
- Atalanta have won three, drawn four and lost only two of their nine home Serie A games, averaging 1.22 goals scored and 1.00 conceded, while Roma have won five and lost three of their eight away fixtures, conceding just six goals.
Prediction
Roma will be looking to take all three points because they are higher up in the table, but the Giallorossi have failed to win on their last two trips to Bergamo and this could be another tough hunting ground for Gasperini’s men.
