Roma travel to Atalanta for a Monday night Serie A fixture with the race for European places getting more intense. The Bergamo club have lost their way in recent weeks and should find things difficult against Roma, who appear to be playing at a higher level.
The overturn of Juventus’ points deduction means that Atalanta have now dropped out of the European places. The Bergamo club are currently seventh on the table, seven points off the top four and with eight matches to go, they face a tough battle to reclaim their position.
The problem for Atalanta is that they have been far from their best in recent weeks with just three wins from their last 10 Serie A matches. Gian Piero Gasperini’s men have suffered five defeats in that run but were held 1-1 by Fiorentina in their previous fixture.
Atalanta have also found things difficult at Gewiss Stadium with just one win from their last four home matches. They have been beaten twice in that run, including a 2-0 defeat to Bologna in their previous fixture in front of their fans.
In contrast to Atalanta’s struggles, Roma appear to be cruising in recent weeks. They have won their last three Serie A matches and reached the semi-final of the Europa League after a 4-2 aggregate victory over Feyenoord last Thursday.
Roma were in fine form last time out in Serie A as they claimed a 3-0 victory over Udinese with Lorenzo Pellegrini and Tammy Abraham among the goals.
A slight problem for Roma is their record on their travels having won just once in five away matches, although that was a 1-0 victory at Torino in their most recent away fixture. Jose Mourinho’s men have also struggled defensively on the road with just two clean sheets in their last eight Serie A away matches.
How the bookies view it
Atalanta have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 13/10 by Paddy Power. A victory for Roma is valued at 9/4 by Unibet while a draw is set at odds of 12/5 by Unibet.
Head to head
Roma have a 24-16 advantage with 10 draws from 50 previous matches against Atalanta. The Bergamo club claimed a 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture back in September but Roma had won the previous two meetings, including a 4-1 triumph in the most recent clash at Gewiss Stadium.
Players to watch
With top scorer Ademola Lookman still sidelined with injury, Atalanta will look to Rasmus Hojlund to provide the scoring touch on Monday. The young forward has seven Serie A goals and is priced at 13/5 by William Hill to find the net on Monday.
Paulo Dybala remains the top scorer for Roma this season with 11 Serie A goals and will be the one to watch on Monday. The attacker has found the net three times in his last four matches across all competitions and is priced at 27/10 by Unibet to maintain his scoring run.
Anything else catch the eye?
Neither side has shown much defensive solidity lately, which means both teams could be backed to score at 19/20 with bet365. Over 2.5 goals can also be considered at 6/5 with bet365 while over 3.5 goals is valued at 10/3 by BetVictor.
Roma have opened the scoring in their last three Serie A matches and could be backed to grab the first goal on Monday at 11/8 with bet365.
This Serie A match between Atalanta and Roma will be played on Apr 24, 2023 and kick off at 19:45. Check below for our tipsters best Atalanta vs Roma prediction. You may also visit our dedicated betting previews section for the most up to date previews.
