Atalanta and Torino will put their unbeaten records on the line when they clash in Serie A on Thursday. Plenty of goal mouth action is expected here but, in the end, both teams are likely to cancel each other out.
Atalanta are coming off a 1-0 victory over Verona in their previous Serie A fixture. They were made to work hard for the win with Teun Koopmeiners’ effort midway through the second half proving the difference.
It was a solid return to winning ways after playing out a 1-1 draw with champions AC Milan in their previous fixture. The result means they are still unbeaten this season with two wins and a draw from their opening three matches.
While Atalanta will be pleased with their overall start to the season, the result against AC Milan extends an unwanted record for La Dea. Gian Piero Gasperini’s men have claimed just one win from their last 10 Serie A home matches while three of the last four fixtures in that run have ended in draws.
Torino have also made a fine start to the season with two wins and a draw from their opening three matches. The two wins may have come against newly promoted sides but it is still a better start than last term when they lost their opening two fixtures.
The Turin club travel to Atalanta off the back of a 2-1 victory at Cremonese in their previous Serie A fixture. They raced to a two-goal lead thanks to efforts from Nikola Vlasic and Nemanja Radonjic before the hosts pulled one back late on.
Torino’s two wins this season extends a fine record on their travels where they have now suffered just one defeat in their last 10 league matches on the road. That record appears to be getting better as Ivan Juric’s men have won their last four league matches away from home.
How the bookies view it
Atalanta have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 14/19 by SBK. A victory for Torino is valued at 43/10 by SBK while a draw is set at odds of 11/4 by Paddy Power.
Recent head to head
Atalanta have a 16-13 advantage with 15 draws from 44 previous matches with Torino. However, the last two meetings at Gewiss Stadium have ended in high scoring draws, including a 4-4 scoreline back in April.
Players to watch
Strike partners Luis Muriel and Duvan Zapata are yet to find the net this season but will fancy their chances in a traditionally high scoring fixture. Muriel netted a brace in the last meeting with Torino and could be backed to find the net on Thursday at 7/5 with Betfred, who are also offering odds of 7/5 on Zapata in the same market.
Torino may have lost Andrea Belotti in the summer but they seem to be coping well with Nikola Vlasic and Antonio Sanabria impressing. Unibet has Vlasic at 27/5 to get on the score sheet on Thursday while Betfred has Sanabria at 3/1 in the same market.
Anything else catch the eye?
The last two meetings at Gewis Stadium have produced six and eight goals respectively, so another high scoring encounter could be expected. Over 4.5 goals is priced at 19/4 with BetVictor, who are also offering odds of 9/5 for over 3.5 goals.
There have been first half goals for both teams in the last two meetings at Atalanta and Thursday’s clash is likely to follow a similar pattern at 10/3 with bet365.
This Serie A match between Atalanta and Torino will be played on Sep 1, 2022 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Atalanta vs Torino prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
