A place in the last four is up for grabs as Juventus travel to Atalanta for a Coppa Italia quarter-final clash on Thursday.
The Turin club have been in good form lately and also boasts a solid record in Bergamo, while the hosts are looking a little out of sorts at the moment.
Atalanta are in the quarter-finals of the Coppa Italia after claiming a 4-0 home victory over Genoa in the previous round. Raffaele Palladino's team will head into Thursday's clash off the back of a 0-0 Serie A draw at Como last weekend.
The draw at Como is part of a recent poor run for Atalanta, who are winless in four of their last five matches in all competitions. They have also been a little unconvincing at home lately, with three wins and two defeats in the last five matches at New Balance Arena.
Juventus claimed a 2-0 home victory over Udinese to secure a place in the quarter-finals. They travel to Bergamo in good form, having gone unbeaten in 11 of their last 12 matches across all competitions.
The Turin club have also been solid on the road lately and are unbeaten in five of their last six away matches in all competitions. Luciano Spalletti warmed up for Thursday's clash with a 4-1 victory at Parma in a Serie A fixture last weekend.
How the bookies view it: Slight edge for Juventus
Juventus have the slight edge among the bookies and are priced at 6/4 by bet365 to claim the win. A victory for Atalanta is valued at 9/5 by William Hill, while Ladbrokes are offering odds of 23/10 for a draw.
Head to head: Upper hand for Juventus
Juventus have a 28-5 advantage, with 15 draws in the last 48 matches against Atalanta. Both teams battled to a 1-1 scoreline when they met in a Serie A fixture back in September, while the Turin club are unbeaten in the last six away matches against Atalanta.
Players to watch: David on a hot streak
Jonathan David has been on a hot streak for Juventus, scoring four goals in the last seven matches in all competitions. The striker will be the one to watch on Thursday (Jonathan David anytime goalscorer – priced at 21/10 by Ladbrokes).
Atalanta also have some quality in attack and will look to Gianluca Scamacca, who is their leading scorer this season with eight goals in all competitions. The striker could be worth keeping an eye on (Gianluca Scamacca anytime goalscorer – valued at 23/10 by Ladbrokes).
Probable line-ups:
Defender Honest Ahanor is suspended for Atalanta after picking up a red card last weekend. Isak Hien could come in at the back after sitting out the draw at Como, while Scamacca is set to feature in attack.
Juventus remain without Arkadiusz Milik and Dusan Vlahovic, who are sidelined with injury. David should lead the line once again, while Bremer is set to continue in defence.
Atalanta: Carnesecchi, Scalvini, Djimsiti, Hien, Zappacosta, Ederson, De Room, Bernasconi, De Ketelaere, Sulemana, Scamacca.
Juventus: Di Gregorio, Kalulu, Bremer, Kelly, Cambiaso, Locatelli, Thuram, Conceicao, McKennie, Yildiz, David.
Anything else catch the eye?
Born teams have scored in three of the last four matches between Atalanta and Juventus (BTTS YES – offered at 4/5 by bet365). Two of the last three meetings have also produced over 2.5 goals – available at 11/10 on Betfred.
Juventus have opened the scoring in three of their last four matches (Juventus to score first – set at odds 20/21 by bet365).
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