A place in the last four is the prize as Atalanta host Bologna in the Coppa Italia quarter-finals on Tuesday. The Bergamo club have been a bit below their best lately but should have enough to get past Bologna, who have been unconvincing on their travels.
Having lost in the final last season, Atalanta will be keen to go one better this time around. Gian Piero Gasperini’s men were rampant in the previous round as they eased to a 6-1 victory over lower league side Cesena.
Although they have been a bit off colour lately, Atalanta remain solid at home, winning seven of their last 10 matches in all competitions at Gewiss Stadium. However, they were held to a 1-1 draw by Torino in a Serie A fixture last weekend.
Bologna were also comfortable in the previous round as they eased to a 4-0 victory over fellow Serie A side Monza. They beat Como 2-0 on Saturday but will travel to Bergamo with just three wins in their last eight matches in all competitions having played out too many draws lately.
Vincenzo Italiano’s men have earned just one win from their last seven away matches in all competitions. They have been held to draws five times in that run.
How the bookies view it: Home team on top
The bookies have installed Atalanta as favourites, with a home win priced at 4/6 by BoyleSports. A victory for Bologna is valued at 16/5 while a draw is set at odds of 13/5 by BoyleSports.
Head to head: Recent edge for Bologna
Atalanta have a 20-11 advantage with 12 draws from 43 previous matches against Bologna. However, the visitors are unbeaten in the last three meetings and earned a 1-1 draw in the reverse fixture in September.
Players to watch: Attacks to shine
Mateo Retegui returned from injury in fine form, scoring five times in the last six matches in all competitions. Charles De Ketelaere has also been among the goals lately and both men can produce over 1.5 goals for the Bergamo club at 7/10 with BoyleSports.
Bologna can also hold their own going forward and will look to Santiago Castro and Benjamin Dominguez to provide the spark in attack. Both men were on target in the win over Monza and can help the visitors produce over 0.5 goals at 4/9 with BoyleSports.
Probable line-ups
Ademola Lookman is sidelined with a knee problem and misses out for Atalanta while Sead Kolasinac went off in the first half against Torino and is also likely to be unavailable. Rafael Toloi should come in for the Bosnian defender while Mario Pasalic is also pushing for a start.
Lewis Ferguson and Riccardo Orsolini are both sidelined with injury while Charalampos Lykogiannis could also miss out after being taken off at halftime on Saturday. Juan Miranda could replace the Greek defender while Santiago Castro is likely to come in for Thijs Dallinga up front.
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Djimsiti, Hien, Toloi, Ruggeri, Ederson, de Roon, Bellanova, Pasalic, De Ketelaere, Retegui
Bologna: Skorupski, Miranda, Lucumi, Beukema, De Silvestri, Freuler, Moro, Ndoye, Odgaard, Dominguez, Castro
Anything else catch the eye?
Atalanta and Bologna have quality going forward and both teams can be backed to score at 7/10 with BoyleSports. Four of the Bergamo club’s last five matches have produced over 2.5 goals and a repeat is priced at 8/11 with BoyleSports who are offering odds of 15/8 for over 3.5 goals.
The hosts have scored in both halves in five of their last seven home matches in all competitions and a repeat is priced at 13/8 with BoyleSports.
This Coppa Italia match between Atalanta and Bologna will be played on Feb 4, 2025 and kick off at 20:00. Check below for our tipsters best Atalanta vs Bologna prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
