Atalanta will be looking to maintain their unbeaten records this season as they host Sassuolo in a Serie A fixture on Saturday. The visitors have struggled on their travels this season and could be in for a difficult time at Gewiss Stadium.
Atalanta appear to have put last season’s struggles behind them and are one of two unbeaten teams left in Serie A this term. They are just two points off leaders Napoli having claimed seven wins from nine matches so far.
Although Atalanta are still unbeaten this season, they will be disappointed to have dropped points in their previous fixture. They threw away a two-goal lead from Ademola Lookman and Luis Muriel in a 2-2 draw with Udinese last time out.
Despite the result at Udinese, Atalanta's defence has generally excelled this season. They had kept clean sheets against Roma and Fiorentina in their two outings prior to the clash at Dacia Arena.
Sassuolo will be keen to focus on the positives of their campaign so far, although they are still looking slightly inconsistent. Despite the loss of Gianluca Scamacca and Giacomo Raspadori and the injury to Domenico Berardi, they have managed a respectable mid-table campaign so far with three wins and as many draws and defeats from nine matches.
Alessio Dionisi’s men travel to Bergamo off the back of a 2-1 home defeat to Inter Milan in their previous Serie A fixture. They were behind at the break but scored through Davide Frattesi before conceding the winner midway through the second half.
Sassuolo have struggled on their travels this season with just one win from five away matches across all competitions. However, that win came in their previous fixture on the road as they earned a 1-0 victory at Sassuolo.
How the bookies view it
Atalanta have the upper hand among the bookies with a home win priced at 9/13 by SBK. A victory for Sassuolo is valued at 17/4 by BetVictor while a draw is set at odds of 16/5 by Betfred.
Head to head
Atalanta have a 15-3 advantage with five draws from 23 previous matches with Sassuolo. Both teams won their home fixture last season with Atalanta claiming a 2-1 victory in the last meeting.
Players to watch
Ademola Lookman has settled quickly to life in Bergamo and has scored in his last two matches. The forward will be the one to watch for Atalanta and is priced at 21/10 by Betfred to find the net on Saturday.
Atalanta have also impressed at the back this season, particularly youngster Giorgio Scalvini. Having shut out Roma and Fiorentina in recent weeks, they could be tipped to keep a clean sheet at 33/20 by Coral.
Anything else catch the eye?
Atalanta have been solid at the back this season and with Sassuolo looking light in attack, BTTS NO can be considered at 13/10 by BetVictor. Atalanta have also won to nil in two of their last three matches and could be set for a repeat at 9/4 with bet365.
Atalanta scored in both halves last time out at Udinese and Saturday’s clash could be tipped to follow a similar pattern at 7/5 Unibet.
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