A crucial Serie A clash in Bergamo pits third up against fourth as Atalanta host Bologna on Sunday morning.
Both teams are separated by just one point, and with a vicious chasing pack behind in the race for the top four and subsequent UEFA Champions League (UCL) qualification, three points could be massive for both sides.
Atalanta suffered a third straight defeat without scoring last time out, losing 1-0 at home to Lazio which means they are now looking over their shoulders rather than up to the summit. They are also winless in seven games on home soil in all competitions, which does not bode well for Bologna's visit.
A 1-1 draw at home to second-placed Napoli last time out ended a brilliant six-match winning streak, but extended their unbeaten run to seven games in the process. Bologna are also unbeaten in five H2Hs against Atalanta, winning four of them including in their Coppa Italia clash in February.
How the bookies view it: Atalanta odds-on favourites
Perhaps surprisingly given Atalanta's recent form, they are 20/21 odds-on favourites with BoyleSports to win in Bergamo. A draw is priced at 23/10 with the same bookmaker, and a Bologna victory is out at 5/2, which should tempt a lot of bettors.
Recent head-to-head: Bologna knock Atalanta out
Bologna knocked Atalanta out of the Coppa Italia with a 1-0 away victory in February. Santiago Castro grabbed the winner just 10 minutes from time, and he also scored when the two sides met in the league earlier in the season in a 1-1 draw.
With that in mind, backing Castro to score anytime again at 10/3 with BoyleSports could be worth a punt.
Players to watch: Eyes on Look-man
Atalanta are really struggling to score goals at the moment, and have often relied on Ademola Lookman to bail them out of tough situations.
As mentioned, Castro has scored twice against Atalanta already this season, and should prove to be a real handful again.
Predicted lineups
Charles De Ketelaere has recently been ruled out for at least a couple of weeks with injury, and so he joins a number of other star names on Atalanta's treatment table.
Bologna have also suffered fresh injury problems with both Lewis Ferguson and Lukasz Skorupski set to be ruled out for the rest of the month.
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Djimsiti, Hien, Kolasinac, Bellanova, De Roon, Ederson, Zappacosta, Samardzic, Lookman, Retegui.
Bologna: Ravaglia, Holm, Beukema, Lucumi, Miranda, Freuler, Aebischeer, Orsolini, Odgaard, Ndoye, Castro.
Anything else catch the eye?
Given Atalanta's toothless spell in front of goal of late, and the fact the previous two meetings this season produced just three goals in total, we should expect a low-scoring affair. Under 2.5 total goals can be backed at 3/4 with BoyleSports.
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